John Wayne character Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Henry Fonda character Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt jr.
Robert Mitchum character Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Richard Burton character Flying Officer David Campbell
Curd Jürgens character Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt
Eddie Albert character Col. Thompson
Paul Anka character U.S. Army Ranger
Arletty character Madame Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault character Father Louis Roulland
Richard Beymer character Pvt. Dutch Schultz
Hans Christian Blech character Maj. Werner Pluskat
Bourvil character Le maire de Colleville
Wolfgang Büttner character Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
Red Buttons character Pvt. John Steele
Pauline Carton character Maid
Sean Connery character Pvt. Flanagan
Ray Danton character Capt. Frank
Irina Demick character Janine Boitard
Fred Dur character U.S. Army Ranger major
Fabian character U.S. Army Ranger
Mel Ferrer character Maj. Gen. Robert Haines
Steve Forrest character Capt. Harding
Gert Fröbe character Sgt. Kaffekanne
Leo Genn character Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
John Gregson character British Padre
Paul Hartmann character Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt
Peter Helm character Young GI
Werner Hinz character Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Donald Houston character RAF Pilot
Jeffrey Hunter character Sgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller
Karl John character Gen. Wolfgang Hager
Alexander Knox character Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
Peter Lawford character Lord Lovat
Fernand Ledoux character Louis
Christian Marquand character Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer (commando leader)
Dewey Martin character Sgt. Wilder
Roddy McDowall character Pvt. Morris
Michael Medwin character Pvt. Watney
Sal Mineo character Pvt. Martini
Kenneth More character Capt. Colin Maud
Richard Münch character Gen. Erich Marcks
Edmond O'Brien character Gen. Raymond D. Barton
Leslie Phillips character RAF Officer Mac
Wolfgang Preiss character Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel
Ron Randell character Joe Williams
Madeleine Renaud character Mother Superior
Georges Rivière character Sgt. Guy de Montlaur
Norman Rossington character Pvt. Clough
Robert Ryan character Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Tommy Sands character U.S. Army Ranger
George Segal character U.S. Army Ranger
Jean Servais character RAdm. Janjard
Rod Steiger character Destroyer Commander
Richard Todd character Maj. John Howard
Tom Tryon character Lt. Wilson
Peter van Eyck character Lt. Col. Ocker
Robert Wagner character U.S. Army Ranger
Richard Wattis character British Paratrooper
Stuart Whitman character Lt. Sheen
Georges Wilson character Alexandre Renaud
Patrick Barr character Group Capt. J.N. Stagg (uncredited)
Lyndon Brook character Lt. Walsh (uncredited)
John Crawford character Col. Caffey (uncredited)
Armin Dahlen character Blumentritt's Adjutant (uncredited)
Mark Damon character Pvt. Harris (uncredited)
Richard Dawson character British Soldier (uncredited)
Eugene Deckers character German Soldier (uncredited)
Gil Delamare character French Commando (uncredited)
Frank Finlay character Pvt. Coke (uncredited)
Harry Fowler character British Paratrooper (uncredited)
Bernard Fox character Pvt. Hutchinson (uncredited)
Robert Freitag character Meyer's Aide (uncredited)
Bernard Fresson character French Commando (uncredited)
Lutz Gabor character Bit Part (uncredited)
Arnold Gelderman character German Guard on Traintreck (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin character British Soldier (uncredited)
Walter Gotell character German soldier (uncredited)
Henry Grace character Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower (uncredited)
Ruth Hausmeister character Frau Maria Rommel (uncredited)
Jack Hedley character RAF Briefing Officer (uncredited)
Michael Hinz character Manfred Rommel (uncredited)
Walter Horsbrugh character Adm. Creasey (uncredited)
Til Kiwe character Capt. Helmuth Lang (uncredited)
Harry Landis character British Soldier (uncredited)
Wolfgang Lukschy character Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited)
Victor Maddern character Camp Cook (uncredited)
Howard Marion-Crawford character Glider Doctor (uncredited)
Neil McCallum character Canadian Doctor (uncredited)
John Meillon character RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)
Kurt Meisel character Capt. Ernst During (uncredited)
Gérard Moisan character Paratrooper (uncredited)
Tony Mordente character Cook (uncredited)
Bill Nagy character Major in Ste. Mère-Eglise (uncredited)
Rainer Penkert character Lt. Fritz Theen (uncredited)
Malte Petzel character German Officer with Rupert (uncredited)
John Phillips character Roosevelt's Aide (uncredited)
Siân Phillips character WRNS Officer (uncredited)
Maurice Poli character Jean (uncredited)
Hartmut Reck character Sgt. Bernhard Bergsdorf (uncredited)
Trevor Reid character Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery (uncredited)
Heinz Reincke character Col. Josef 'Pips' Priller (uncredited)
Paul Edwin Roth character Col. Schiller (uncredited)
Dietmar Schönherr character Luftwaffe Major (uncredited)
Ernst Schröder character Gen. Hans von Salmuth (uncredited)
Hans Söhnker character Deutscher Offizier (uncredited)
Heinz Spitzner character Lt. Col. Helmuth Meyer (uncredited)
Nicholas Stuart character Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley (uncredited)
Alice Tissot character Housekeeper (uncredited)
Michel Tureau character French Commando (uncredited)
Roland Urban character Paratrooper (uncredited)
Vicco von Bülow character Pemsel's adjutant (uncredited)
Joe Warfield character US Army Medic (uncredited)
Dominique Zardi character French Spitfire Pilot (uncredited)
