Henry Fonda

Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt jr.

John Wayne

Col. Benjamin Vandervoort

Robert Mitchum

Brig. Gen. Norman Cota

Robert Ryan

Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

Arletty

Madame Barrault

Jean-Louis Barrault

Father Louis Roulland

Bourvil

Le maire de Colleville

Eddie Albert

Col. Thompson

Paul Anka

U.S. Army Ranger

Richard Beymer

Pvt. Dutch Schultz

Hans Christian Blech

Maj. Werner Pluskat

Richard Burton

Flying Officer David Campbell

Wolfgang Büttner

Maj. Gen. Dr. Hans Speidel

Red Buttons

Pvt. John Steele

Pauline Carton

Maid

Gert Fröbe

Sgt. Kaffekanne

Mel Ferrer

Maj. Gen. Robert Haines

Robert Wagner

U.S. Army Ranger

Georges Wilson

Alexandre Renaud

Curd Jürgens

Maj. Gen. Gunther Blumentritt

Sean Connery

Pvt. Flanagan

Fernand Ledoux

Louis

Madeleine Renaud

Mother Superior

Roddy McDowall

Pvt. Morris

Peter Lawford

Lord Lovat

Christian Marquand

Cmdr. Philippe Kieffer (commando leader)

Rod Steiger

Destroyer Commander

Leo Genn

Brig. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.

Ray Danton

Capt. Frank

Irina Demick

Janine Boitard

Fabian

U.S. Army Ranger

Steve Forrest

Capt. Harding

John Gregson

British Padre

Paul Hartmann

Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt

Peter Helm

Young GI

Werner Hinz

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

Sal Mineo

Pvt. Martini

Donald Houston

RAF Pilot

Jeffrey Hunter

Sgt. (later Lt.) John H. Fuller

Karl John

Gen. Wolfgang Hager

Alexander Knox

Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith

Dewey Martin

Sgt. Wilder

Michael Medwin

Pvt. Watney

Kenneth More

Capt. Colin Maud

Jean Servais

RAdm. Janjard

Richard Münch

Gen. Erich Marcks

Edmond O'Brien

Gen. Raymond D. Barton

Leslie Phillips

RAF Officer Mac

Wolfgang Preiss

Maj. Gen. Max Pemsel

Ron Randell

Joe Williams

Georges Rivière

Sgt. Guy de Montlaur

Norman Rossington

Pvt. Clough

Tommy Sands

U.S. Army Ranger

George Segal

U.S. Army Ranger

Bernard Fox

Pvt. Hutchinson (uncredited)

Richard Todd

Maj. John Howard

Tom Tryon

Lt. Wilson

Peter van Eyck

Lt. Col. Ocker

Richard Wattis

British Paratrooper

Stuart Whitman

Lt. Sheen

Patrick Barr

Group Capt. J.N. Stagg (uncredited)

John Crawford

Col. Caffey (uncredited)

Lyndon Brook

Lt. Walsh (uncredited)

Armin Dahlen

Blumentritt's Adjutant (uncredited)

Mark Damon

Pvt. Harris (uncredited)

Richard Dawson

British Soldier (uncredited)

Eugene Deckers

German Soldier (uncredited)

Gil Delamare

French Commando (uncredited)

Frank Finlay

Pvt. Coke (uncredited)

Harry Fowler

British Paratrooper (uncredited)

Robert Freitag

Meyer's Aide (uncredited)

Bernard Fresson

French Commando (uncredited)

Lutz Gabor

Bit Part (uncredited)

Arnold Gelderman

German Guard on Traintreck (uncredited)

Harold Goodwin

British Soldier (uncredited)

Walter Gotell

German soldier (uncredited)

Henry Grace

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower (uncredited)

Clément Harari

Minor Role (uncredited)

Ruth Hausmeister

Frau Maria Rommel (uncredited)

Jack Hedley

RAF Briefing Officer (uncredited)

Michael Hinz

Manfred Rommel (uncredited)

Walter Horsbrugh

Adm. Creasey (uncredited)

Til Kiwe

Capt. Helmuth Lang (uncredited)

Harry Landis

British Soldier (uncredited)

Wolfgang Lukschy

Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl (uncredited)

Victor Maddern

Camp Cook (uncredited)

Howard Marion-Crawford

Glider Doctor (uncredited)

Neil McCallum

Canadian Doctor (uncredited)

John Meillon

RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)

Kurt Meisel

Capt. Ernst During (uncredited)

Gérard Moisan

Paratrooper (uncredited)

Tony Mordente

Cook (uncredited)

Bill Nagy

Major in Ste. Mère-Eglise (uncredited)

Rainer Penkert

Lt. Fritz Theen (uncredited)

Malte Petzel

German Officer with Rupert (uncredited)

John Phillips

Roosevelt's Aide (uncredited)

Siân Phillips

WRNS Officer (uncredited)

Maurice Poli

Jean (uncredited)

Hartmut Reck

Sgt. Bernhard Bergsdorf (uncredited)

Trevor Reid

Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery (uncredited)

Heinz Reincke

Col. Josef 'Pips' Priller (uncredited)

Paul Edwin Roth

Col. Schiller (uncredited)

Dietmar Schönherr

Luftwaffe Major (uncredited)

Ernst Schröder

Gen. Hans von Salmuth (uncredited)

Hans Söhnker

Deutscher Offizier (uncredited)

Heinz Spitzner

Lt. Col. Helmuth Meyer (uncredited)

Nicholas Stuart

Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley (uncredited)

Alice Tissot

Housekeeper (uncredited)

Michel Tureau

French Commando (uncredited)

Vicco von Bülow

Pemsel's adjutant (uncredited)

Joe Warfield

US Army Medic (uncredited)

Dominique Zardi

French Spitfire Pilot (uncredited)