Robert De Niro

Max Cady

Nick Nolte

Sam Bowden

Jessica Lange

Leigh Bowden

Juliette Lewis

Danielle Bowden

Joe Don Baker

Claude Kersek

Robert Mitchum

Lieutenant Elgart

Gregory Peck

Lee Heller

Martin Balsam

Judge

Illeana Douglas

Lori Davis

Fred Thompson

Tom Broadbent

Zully Montero

Graciella

Rod Ball

Prisoner

Antoni Corone

Corrections Officer

Parris Buckner

Racquetball Colleague

Jody Wilson

Parade Watcher

C.C. Costigan

Waitress

Domenica Cameron-Scorsese

Danny's Girlfriend

Billy D. Lucas

Big Man #2

Linda Perri

Ticket Agent

Catherine Scorsese

Fruit Stand Customer

Charles Scorsese

Fruit Stand Customer

Esther Rolle

Woman Watching Cady Get Out from Under the Car (uncredited)