John WayneLt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Robert MitchumBrig. Gen. Norman Cota
Henry FondaBrig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Richard BurtonFlying Officer David Campbell
Sean ConneryPvt. Flanagan
Leslie PhillipsRAF Officer Mac
Robert RyanBrig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Paul AnkaU.S. Army Ranger
Wolfgang BüttnerMaj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel
Mel FerrerMaj. Gen. Robert Haines
Eddie AlbertCol. Thompson
Jean-Louis BarraultFather Louis Roulland
Richard BeymerPvt. Dutch Schultz
Hans Christian BlechMaj. Werner Pluskat
BourvilMayor of Colleville
Red ButtonsPvt. John Steele
Irina DemickJanine Boitard, a resistance
Fred DurU.S. Army Ranger Major
Steve ForrestCapt. Harding
Gert FröbeSgt. Kaffekanne
Leo GennBrig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
John GregsonBritish Padre
Paul HartmannField Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt
Werner HinzField Marshal Erwin Rommel
Jeffrey HunterSgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller
Karl JohnGen. Wolfgang Häger
Curd JürgensMaj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt
Alexander KnoxMaj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
Christian MarquandCmdr. Philippe Kieffer - Commando Leader
Roddy McDowallPvt. Morris
Michael MedwinPvt. Watney
Kenneth MoreCapt. Colin Maud
Richard MünchGen. Erich Marcks
Edmond O'BrienGen. Raymond D. Barton
Wolfgang PreissMaj. Gen. Max Pemsel
Madeleine RenaudMother Superior
Georges RivièreSgt. Guy de Montlaur
Norman RossingtonPvt. Clough
Tommy SandsU.S. Army Ranger
George SegalU.S. Army Ranger
Jean ServaisRAdm. Janjard
Rod SteigerDestroyer Commander
Richard ToddMaj. John Howard
Peter van EyckLt. Col. Ocker
Robert WagnerU.S. Army Ranger
Richard WattisBritish Paratrooper
Georges WilsonAlexandre Renaud
Patrick BarrGroup Capt. J.N. Stagg (uncredited)
Lyndon BrookLt. Walsh (uncredited)
John CrawfordCol. Caffey (uncredited)
Armin DahlenBlumentritt's Adjutant (uncredited)
Mark DamonPvt. Harris (uncredited)
Richard DawsonBritish Soldier (uncredited)
Eugene DeckersGerman Soldier (uncredited)
Gil DelamareFrench Commando (uncredited)
Frank FinlayPvt. Coke (uncredited)
Harry FowlerBritish Paratrooper (uncredited)
Bernard FoxPvt. Hutchinson (uncredited)
Robert FreitagMeyer's Aide (uncredited)
Bernard FressonFrench Commando (uncredited)
Lutz GaborMinor Role (uncredited)
Arnold GeldermanGerman Guard on Train Track (uncredited)
Harold GoodwinBritish Soldier (uncredited)
Walter GotellGerman Soldier (uncredited)
Henry GraceGen. Dwight D. Eisenhower (uncredited)
Clément HarariMinor Role (uncredited)
Ruth HausmeisterFrau Maria Rommel (uncredited)
Jack HedleyRAF Briefing Officer (uncredited)
Michael HinzManfred Rommel (uncredited)
Walter HorsbrughAdm. Creasey (uncredited)
Til KiweCapt. Helmuth Lang (uncredited)
Harry LandisBritish Soldier (uncredited)
Wolfgang LukschyCol. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited)
Victor MaddernCamp Cook (uncredited)
Howard Marion-CrawfordGlider Doctor (uncredited)
Neil McCallumCanadian Doctor (uncredited)
John MeillonRAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)
Kurt MeiselCapt. Ernst During (uncredited)
Gérard MoisanParatrooper (uncredited)
Tony MordenteCook (uncredited)
Bill NagyMajor in Ste. Mère-Eglise (uncredited)
Rainer PenkertLt. Fritz Theen (uncredited)
Malte PetzelGerman Officer with Rupert (uncredited)
John PhillipsRoosevelt's Aide (uncredited)
Siân PhillipsWRNS Officer (uncredited)
Maurice PoliJean (uncredited)
Hartmut ReckSgt. Bernhard Bergsdorf (uncredited)
Trevor ReidGen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery (uncredited)
Heinz ReinckeCol. Josef 'Pips' Priller (uncredited)
Alexandre RenaudFirefighter (uncredited)
Paul Edwin RothCol. Schiller (uncredited)
Ernst SchröderGen. Hans von Salmuth (uncredited)
Dietmar SchönherrLuftwaffe Major (uncredited)
Heinz SpitznerLt. Col. Helmuth Meyer (uncredited)
Nicholas StuartLt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley (uncredited)
Hans SöhnkerGerman Officer (uncredited)
Alice TissotHousekeeper (uncredited)
Michel TureauFrench Commando (uncredited)
Roland UrbanParatrooper (uncredited)
Vicco von BülowPemsel's Adjutant (uncredited)
Joe WarfieldUS Army Medic (uncredited)
Dominique ZardiFrench Spitfire Pilot (uncredited)