| Charlton Heston | Capt. Peter Holly |
| John Cassavetes | Sgt. Chris Button |
| Martin Balsam | Sam McKeever |
| Beau Bridges | Mike Ramsay |
| Marilyn Hassett | Lucy |
| David Janssen | Steve |
| Jack Klugman | Stu Sandman |
| Gena Rowlands | Janet |
| Walter Pidgeon | Pickpocket |
| Mitchell Ryan | Priest |
| Joe Kapp | Charlie Tyler |
| Juli Bridges | Pickpocket's Accomplice |
| Brooke Mills | Tyler's Girl |
| Andy Sidaris | TV Director |
| Jack Brodsky | Spectator |
| Arnold Carr | Spectators |
| Christine Nelson | Old Woman At Airport |
| Holly Irving | Old Woman At Airport |
| Allan Miller | Mr. Green |
| Glenn Wilder | Green's Henchman |
| Warren Miller | Sniper |
| Frank Gifford | Himself |
| Dick Enberg | Himself |
| Merv Griffin | Himself |
| Fred Hice | Innocent Suspect |
| John Ramsey | Actor |
| Sharri Zak | Actor |
| Brock Peters | Paul, McKeever's Asst. |
| David Groh | Al |
| Pamela Bellwood | Peggy Ramsay |
| Jon Korkes | Jeffrey |
| William Bryant | Lt. Calloway |
| Ron Sheldon | Assistant TV Director |
| Vincent Baggetta | Ted Shelley |
| Stewart Steinberg | Portman |
| Brad Savage | Ramsay Child |
| Lina Raymond | Sandman's Girl Friend |
| Buck Young | Baltimore Booster |
| Sandy Johnson | Sutton's Wife |
| Richard Feldman | Sutton's Child |
| Dick Winslow | Man with Toupee |
| J.A. Preston | Policeman |
| Garry Walberg | Governor Ogden |
| Colin Hamilton | Governor Diller |
| Gracia Lee | Mrs. Diller |
| Robert Ginty | Vendor |
| Forrest Wood | Detective |
| Terry Hinz | Doctor |
| Boris Aplon | Maitre d' |
| Ed McNally | Newsman with Governors |
| Ray Nadeau | Newsman in Press Box |
| Thomas Huff | Cyclist |
| Eugene Daniels | Federal Agent |
| Karl Lukas | Couple at S.W.A.T. Call |
| Hanna Hertelendy | Couple at S.W.A.T. Call |
| John West | Ambulance Attendant |
| Tom Bower | Decker |
| Asher Brauner | McCoy |
| Gino Ardito | Swanson |
| Carmen Argenziano | Jennings |
| Larry Manetti | Pratt |
| Tom Baker | Stakowski |
| Trent Dolan | Fuller |
| Michael Gregory | Angelo |
| Wild Bill Mock | Gilmore |
| Gary Combs | Downing |
| Howard Cosell | Himself |
| Reed Diamond | Ramsay Children |
| Dave Cass | Green's Henchman |
| Chuck Tamburro | Porter |
Technical Credits
| Larry Peerce | Director |
| James Alexander | Sound/Sound Designer |
| Lon Bentley | Makeup |
| Herman A. Blumenthal | Art Director |
| John M. Dwyer | Set Decoration/Design |
| Ed Feldman | Producer |
| Charles Fox | Score Composer |
| Walter A. Hannemann | Editor |
| Gerald Hirschfeld | Cinematographer |
| Robert L. Hoyt | Sound/Sound Designer |
| Edward C. Hume | Screenwriter |
| Tony Lloyd | Makeup |
| Eve Newman | Editor |
| Vicki Sanchez | Costumes/Costume Designer |
| Ken Swor | Asst. Director |
| Albert J. Whitlock | Special Effects |
| Glenn Wilder | Stunts |
