John Wayne
Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort

Robert Mitchum
Brig. Gen. Norman Cota

Henry Fonda
Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

Richard Burton
Flying Officer David Campbell

Sean Connery
Pvt. Flanagan

Leslie Phillips
RAF Officer Mac

Robert Ryan
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

Paul Anka
U.S. Army Ranger

Wolfgang Büttner
Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel

Mel Ferrer
Maj. Gen. Robert Haines

Ray Danton
Capt. Frank

Peter Lawford
Lord Lovat

Eddie Albert
Col. Thompson

Arletty
Madame Barrault

Jean-Louis Barrault
Father Louis Roulland

Richard Beymer
Pvt. Dutch Schultz

Hans Christian Blech
Maj. Werner Pluskat

Bourvil
Mayor of Colleville

Red Buttons
Pvt. John Steele

Pauline Carton
Maid

Irina Demick
Janine Boitard, a resistance

Fabian
U.S. Army Ranger

Steve Forrest
Capt. Harding

Gert Fröbe
Sgt. Kaffekanne

Leo Genn
Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.

John Gregson
British Padre

Paul Hartmann
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt

Peter Helm
Young GI

Werner Hinz
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

Donald Houston
RAF Pilot

Jeffrey Hunter
Sgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller

Karl John
Gen. Wolfgang Häger

Curd Jürgens
Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt

Alexander Knox
Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith

Fernand Ledoux
Louis

Christian Marquand
Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer - Commando Leader

Dewey Martin
Sgt. Wilder

Roddy McDowall
Pvt. Morris

Michael Medwin
Pvt. Watney

Sal Mineo
Pvt. Martini

Kenneth More
Capt. Colin Maud

Richard Münch
Gen. Erich Marcks

Edmond O'Brien
Gen. Raymond D. Barton

Wolfgang Preiss
Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel

Ron Randell
Joe Williams

Madeleine Renaud
Mother Superior

Georges Rivière
Sgt. Guy de Montlaur

Norman Rossington
Pvt. Clough

Tommy Sands
U.S. Army Ranger

George Segal
U.S. Army Ranger

Jean Servais
RAdm. Janjard

Rod Steiger
Destroyer Commander

Richard Todd
Maj. John Howard

Tom Tryon
Lt. Wilson

Peter van Eyck
Lt. Col. Ocker

Robert Wagner
U.S. Army Ranger

Richard Wattis
British Paratrooper

Stuart Whitman
Lt. Sheen

Georges Wilson
Alexandre Renaud

Patrick Barr
Group Capt. J.N. Stagg (uncredited)

Lyndon Brook
Lt. Walsh (uncredited)

John Crawford
Col. Caffey (uncredited)

Armin Dahlen
Blumentritt's Adjutant (uncredited)

Mark Damon
Pvt. Harris (uncredited)

Richard Dawson
British Soldier (uncredited)

Eugene Deckers
German Soldier (uncredited)

Gil Delamare
French Commando (uncredited)

Frank Finlay
Pvt. Coke (uncredited)

Harry Fowler
British Paratrooper (uncredited)

Bernard Fox
Pvt. Hutchinson (uncredited)

Robert Freitag
Meyer's Aide (uncredited)

Bernard Fresson
French Commando (uncredited)

Harold Goodwin
British Soldier (uncredited)

Walter Gotell
German Soldier (uncredited)

Clément Harari
Minor Role (uncredited)

Ruth Hausmeister
Frau Maria Rommel (uncredited)

Jack Hedley
RAF Briefing Officer (uncredited)

Til Kiwe
Capt. Helmuth Lang (uncredited)

Harry Landis
British Soldier (uncredited)

Wolfgang Lukschy
Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited)

Victor Maddern
Camp Cook (uncredited)

Howard Marion-Crawford
Glider Doctor (uncredited)

Neil McCallum
Canadian Doctor (uncredited)

John Meillon
RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)

Kurt Meisel
Capt. Ernst During (uncredited)

Bill Nagy
Major in Ste. Mère-Eglise (uncredited)

Rainer Penkert
Lt. Fritz Theen (uncredited)

John Phillips
Roosevelt's Aide (uncredited)

Siân Phillips
WRNS Officer (uncredited)

Maurice Poli
Jean (uncredited)

Hartmut Reck
Sgt. Bernhard Bergsdorf (uncredited)

Trevor Reid
Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery (uncredited)

Heinz Reincke
Col. Josef 'Pips' Priller (uncredited)

Paul Edwin Roth
Col. Schiller (uncredited)

Ernst Schröder
Gen. Hans von Salmuth (uncredited)

Dietmar Schönherr
Luftwaffe Major (uncredited)

Heinz Spitzner
Lt. Col. Helmuth Meyer (uncredited)

Hans Söhnker
German Officer (uncredited)

Alice Tissot
Housekeeper (uncredited)

Michel Tureau
French Commando (uncredited)

Vicco von Bülow
Pemsel's Adjutant (uncredited)

Dominique Zardi
French Spitfire Pilot (uncredited)