William Holden character Joe Gillis
Gloria Swanson character Norma Desmond
Erich von Stroheim character Max von Mayerling
Nancy Olson character Betty Schaefer
Fred Clark character Sheldrake
Lloyd Gough character Morino
Jack Webb character Artie Green
Franklyn Farnum character Undertaker
Larry J. Blake character 1st Finance Man
Charles Dayton character 2nd Finance Man
Cecil B. DeMille character Cecil B. DeMille
Hedda Hopper character Hedda Hopper
Buster Keaton character Buster Keaton
Anna Q. Nilsson character Anna Q. Nilsson
H.B. Warner character H.B. Warner
Ray Evans character Ray Evans
Jay Livingston character Jay Livingston
Fred Aldrich character Cop Who Drags Joe's Body from Pool
Joel Allen character Prop Man #2
Gertrude Astor character Courtier
Anne Bauchens character Editor
Edward Biby character Restaurant Patron
Danny Borzage character Accordionist
Ken Christy character Homicide Captain
Ruth Clifford character Sheldrake's Secretary
John Cortay character Young Gate Guard Mac at Paramount Studios
Archie R. Dalzell character Camera Operator
Eddie Dew character Assistant Coroner
Julia Faye character Hisham
Al Ferguson character Phone Standby
Gerry Ganzer character Betty's Roommate Connie
Rudy Germane character Detective
Kenneth Gibson character Salesman at Men's Shop
Creighton Hale character Creighton Hale
Chuck Hamilton character Grip on DeMille Set
Len Hendry character Police Sergeant
E. Mason Hopper character Doctor
Stan Johnson character First Assistant Director
Tiny Jones character Little Woman Outside Paramount Gate
Howard Joslin character Police Lieutenant
Arthur Lane character Camera Operator
Perc Launders character Violinist at Norma's New Year's Eve Party
William Meader character Party Guest
Gertrude Messinger character Hairdresser
Harold Miller character Man on Golf Course
Howard Negley character Police Captain
John "Skins" Miller character Hog-Eye Electrician
Lee Miller character Dancing Party Guest / Paramount Studio Employee
Ralph Montgomery character Prop Man #1
Bert Moorhouse character Gordon Cole
Jay Morley character Fat Man
Eva Novak character Courtier
Frank O'Connor character Courtier
Robert Emmett O'Connor character Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy
Jack Perrin character Detective
Sidney Skolsky character Sidney Skolsky
Emmett Smith character Black Man
Archie Twitchell character Salesman at Men's Shop
Yvette Vickers character Giggling Girl on Phone at Party
Edward Wahrman character Camera Assistant
Henry Wilcoxon character Actor on DeMille's 'Samson & Delilah' Set
Peter Drynan character Tailor
Sanford E. Greenwald character Newsreel Cameraman
James Hawley character Camera Assistant
Alan Marston character Reporter
Bernice Mosk character Bernice
Virginia L. Randolph character Courtier
Bill Sheehan character Second Assistant Director
Roy Thompson character Rudy, Shoeshine Boy
