James Dean character Jim Stark
Natalie Wood character Judy
Sal Mineo character John "Plato" Crawford
Ann Doran character Mrs. Carol Stark
Jim Backus character Frank Stark
Corey Allen character Buzz Gunderson
William Hopper character Judy's Vater
Rochelle Hudson character Judy's Mutter
Dennis Hopper character Goon
Edward Platt character Ray Fremick
Steffi Sidney character Mil
Virginia Brissac character Mrs. Stark, Jim's Großmutter
Beverly Long character Helen
Ian Wolfe character Dr. Minton (Dozent im Planetarium)
Frank Mazzola character Crunch
Robert Foulk character Gene
Jack Simmons character Cookie
Nick Adams character Chick
Jack Grinnage character Moose
Clifford Morris character Cliff
Marietta Canty character Haushälterin bei Plato
Almira Sessions character Lehrerin im Planetarium
Paul Birch character Polizeileutnant
Dorothy Abbott character Krankenschwester (uncredited)
Jimmy Baird character Beau (uncredited)
Paul Bryar character Desk Sergeant #2 (uncredited)
John Close character Police Officer (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton character Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Chuck Hicks character Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
Nelson Leigh character Desk Sergeant #1 (uncredited)
David McMahon character Crunch's Vater (uncredited)
Edward McNally character Approaching Officer (uncredited)
Peter Miller character Hoodlum (uncredited)
Faye Michael Nuell character Natalie Wood's double (uncredited)
House Peters Jr. character Officer at Police Station (uncredited)
Nicholas Ray character Man in Last Shot (uncredited)
Gus Schilling character Attendant (uncredited)
Bert Stevens character Police Detective (uncredited)
Dick Wessel character Planetarium Führer (uncredited)
Robert B. Williams character Ed, Moose's Vater (uncredited)
Ralph Moratz character Schuljunge im Planetarium (uncredited)