| Bruce Willis | John McClane |
| Bonnie Bedelia | Holly McClane |
| William Atherton | Richard Thornburg |
| William Sadler | Col. Stuart |
| Reginald VelJohnson | Sgt. Al Powell |
| Franco Nero | Gen. Ramon Esperanza |
| John Amos | Maj. Grant |
| Dennis Franz | Capt. Carmine Lorenzo |
| Art Evans | Leslie Barnes |
| Fred Dalton Thompson | Trudeau |
| Tom Bower | Marvin |
| Sheila McCarthy | Samantha Coleman |
| Don Harvey | Garber |
| Tony Ganios | Baker |
| Peter Nelson | Thompson |
| Robert Patrick | O'Reilly |
| Michael Cunningham | Sheldon |
| John Leguizamo | Burke |
| Tom Verica | Kahn |
| John Costelloe | Sgt. Oswald Cochrane |
| Vondie Curtis-Hall | Miller |
| Mark Boone Junior | Shockley |
| Ken Baldwin | Mulkey |
| Danny Weselis | Blue Light Team |
| Gregg Kovan | Blue Light Team |
| Don Charles McGovern | Blue Light Team |
| Danial Donai | Blue Light Team |
| Jeff Langton | Blue Light Team |
| Bob 'Rocky' Cheli | Blue Light Team |
| Dale Jacoby | Blue Light Team |
| Patrick O'Neal | Cpl. Telford |
| Ben Lemon | Sergeant |
| Jason Ross-Azikiwe | Second Sergeant |
| Anthony Droz | Soldier |
| Michael Francis Clarke | Pilot (Northeast Plane) |
| Steve Pershing | Co-Pilot (Northeast Plane) |
| Tom Everett | Navigator (Northeast Plane) |
| Sherry Bilsing | Stewardess (Northeast Plane) |
| Karla Tamburrelli | Stewardess (Northeast Plane) |
| Jeanne Bates | Older Woman (Northeast Plane) |
| Colm Meaney | Pilot (Windsor Plane) |
| Stephen Gregory Foster | Co-Pilot (Windsor Plane) |
| James Lancaster | Navigator (Windsor Plane) |
| Amanda Hillwood | Stewardess (Windsor Plane) |
| Felicity Waterman | Stewardess (Windsor Plane) |
| Alan Berger | Passenger (Windsor Plane) |
| Vance Valencia | Pilot (Foreign Military Plane) |
| Gilbert Garcia | Co-Pilot (Foreign Military Plane) |
| Julian Reyes | Young Corporal (Foreign Military Plane) |
| Richard Domeier | Cameraman (WWTW) |
| David Katz | Soundman (WWTW) |
| Robert Lipton | Chopper Pilot (WWTW) |
| Robert Martin Steinberg | Victor (WZDC) |
| Paul Abascal | Director (WZDC) |
| John Rubinow | Producer (WZDC) |
| Bob Braun | Newscaster (WZDC) |
| Dominique Jennings | Newscaster (WZDC) |
| Carol Barbee | Newscaster (WZDC) |
| Jerry E. Parrott | Engineer |
| Robert Sacchi | Engineer |
| Edward Gero | Engineer |
| Robert J. Bennett | Engineer |
| Jim Hudson | Engineer |
| Thomas Tofel | Engineer |
| Wynn Irwin | Engineer |
| Ken Smolka | Engineer |
| Martin Lowery | Engineer |
| Dick McGarvin | Engineer |
| Stafford Morgan | Engineer |
| Nick Angotti | Engineer |
| Tom Finnegan | Engineer |
| Earl Houston Bullock | Engineer |
| Rande Scott | Engineer |
| Robert Costanzo | Sgt. Vito Lorenzo |
| Lauren Letherer | Rent-A-Car Girl |
| Connie Lillo-Thieman | Information Booth Girl |
| Ed DeFusco | Morgue Worker |
| Charles Lanyer | Rollins |
| Bill Smillie | Custodian |
| Dwayne Hargray | Luggage Worker |
| John Cade | Lobby Cop |
| Paul Bollen | Airport Cop |
| Joseph Roth | Airport Cop |
| Joseph Michael Roth | Airport Cop |
| David Willis Sr | .Murray the Tow Truck Driver |
| George Fisher | Painter |
| Vincent Mazella Jr | .Blue Light Team |
| Dean Wein | Painter |
| Russell J. McConnell | Airport Engineer |
| Dana Vargas | Passenger |
