Dan Aykroyd

as Sgt. Frank Tree

Ned Beatty

as Ward Douglas

John Belushi

as Capt. Wild Bill Kelso

Lorraine Gary

as Joan Douglas

Murray Hamilton

as Claude Crumn

Christopher Lee

as Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt

Tim Matheson

as Capt. Loomis Birkhead

Toshirō Mifune

as Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura

Warren Oates

as Col. 'Madman' Maddox

Robert Stack

as Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell

Treat Williams

as Cpl. Chuck 'Stretch' Sitarski

Nancy Allen

as Donna Stratton

Lucille Benson

as Gas Mama (Eloise)

Jordan Brian

as Macey Douglas

John Candy

as Pvt. Foley

Elisha Cook Jr.

as The Patron (Dexter)

Eddie Deezen

as Herbie Kazlminsky

Bobby Di Cicco

as Wally Stephens

Dianne Kay

as Betty Douglas

Perry Lang

as Dennis DeSoto

Patti LuPone

as Lydia Hedberg

J. Patrick McNamara

as Pvt. DuBois

Frank McRae

as Pvt. Ogden Johnson Jones

Steven Mond

as Gus Douglas

Slim Pickens

as Hollis P. Wood

Wendie Jo Sperber

as Maxine Dexheimer

Lionel Stander

as Angelo Scioli

Dub Taylor

as Mr. Malcomb

Iggie Wolfington

as Meyer Mishkin

Christian Brackett-Zika

as Stevie Douglas

Joe Flaherty

as Raoul Lipschitz

David L. Lander

as Joe

Michael McKean

as Willy

Susan Backlinie

as Polar Bear Woman

E. Hampton Beagle

as Phone Man

Deborah Benson

as USO Girl

Don Calfa

as Telephone Operator

Dave Cameron

as Reporter

Vito Carenzo

as Vito, Shore Patrol

Mark Carlton

as Stilwell Aide

Gary Carlos Cervantes

as Zoot Suiter

Paul Cloud

as Stilwell Aide

Luis Contreras

as Zoot Suiter

Carol Culver

as Anderson Sister

Lucinda Dooling

as Lucinda

Gray Frederickson

as Lt. Bressler

Brian Frishman

as USO Goon

Samuel Fuller

as Interceptor Commander

Marjorie Gaines

as Anderson Sister

Dian Gallup

as Twin

Denise Gallup

as Twin

Trish Garland

as Anderson Sister

Barbara Gannen

as Interceptor Assistant

Brad Gorman

as USO Nerd

Jerry Hardin

as Map Man

Diane Hardin

as Interceptor Assistant

Robert Houston

as Maddox's Soldier

Audrey Landers

as USO Girl

John Landis

as Mizerany

Mark Marias

as Dept. Store Kid

John McKee

as Reporter

Ronnie McMillan

as Winowski

Dan McNally

as Reporter

Dick Miller

as Officer Miller

Akio Mitamura

as Ashimoto

Antoinette Molinari

as Mrs. Scioli

Walter Olkewicz

as Hinshaw

Mickey Rourke

as Reese

Whitney Rydbeck

as Daffy

Donovan Scott

as Kid Sailor

Kerry Sherman

as USO Girl

Hiroshi Shimizu

as Ito

Geno Silva

as Martinez

Rita Taggart

as Reporter

Maureen Teefy

as USO Girl

Andy Tennant

as Babyface

Jack Thibeau

as Stilwell Aide

Galen Thompson

as Stilwell Aide

Frankie Verroca

as USO Nerd

John Voldstad

as USO Nerd

Carol Ann Williams

as USO Girl

Jenny Williams

as USO Girl

James Caan

as Sailor in Fight (uncredited)

Penny Marshall

as Miss Fitzroy (uncredited)

Denise Cheshire

as Swimming Girl (at U-boat periscope)