Richard Widmark

Lt. Carl Anderson

Jack Palance

Pigeon Lane

Reginald Gardiner

Sgt. Randolph Johnson

Robert Wagner

Coffman

Karl Malden

C.E. "Doc" Jones

Richard Hylton

Stuart Conroy

Richard Boone

Lt. Col. Gilfillan

Skip Homeier

Riley "Pretty Boy" Duncanon

Jack Webb

Correspondent Dickerman

Bert Freed

Slattery

Neville Brand

Sgt. Zelenko

Martin Milner

Whitney

Philip Ahn

Maj. Kenji Matsuoda (aka "Nomura")

Joe Turkel

Marine

Richard Allan

Pvt. Stewart (uncredited)

Edward Binns

First Soldier in Final Tracking Shot (uncredited)

Harry Carter

Bosun's Mate (uncredited)

Chris Drake

Frank (uncredited)

Jerry Fujikawa

Japanese Soldier (uncredited)

Don Gordon

Marine (uncredited)

Frank Iwanaga

Japanese Soldier (uncredited)

Marion Marshall

Nurse (uncredited)

John McKee

Marine (uncredited)

George Offerman, Jr.

Marine (uncredited)

Mike Road

Ship's Captain (uncredited)

Buster Slaven

Marine (uncredited)