Burt Lancaster
Gen. James Mattoon Scott
Kirk Douglas
Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey
Fredric March
President Jordan Lyman
Ava Gardner
Eleanor Holbrook
Edmond O'Brien
Sen. Raymond Clark
Martin Balsam
Paul Girard
Andrew Duggan
Col. William "Mud" Henderson
Hugh Marlowe
Harold McPherson
Whit Bissell
Sen. Frederick Prentice
George Macready
Christopher Todd
Richard Anderson
Col. Murdock
Malcolm Atterbury
Horace the White House Physician (uncredited)
Al Bain
Reporter (uncredited)
Bill Baldwin
Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Jack Berle
Reporter (uncredited)
Robert Brubaker
Gen. Diefenbach (uncredited)
William Challee
Gen. Riley (uncredited)
Wesley Gale
Reporter (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Reporter (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Senate Committee Member (uncredited)
John Houseman
Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
Capt. Ortega (uncredited)
Clegg Hoyt
Diner Operator (uncredited)
Colette Jackson
Bar Girl (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Senate Committee Member (uncredited)
John Larkin
Col. Broderick (uncredited)
Kent McCord
Presidential Aide (uncredited)
Tyler McVey
Gen. Hardesty (uncredited)
Charles Meredith
Senate Committee Member (uncredited)
Jack Mullaney
Lt. Dorsey Grayson (uncredited)
Ron Rich
Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Watts
Stewart Dillard (uncredited)
Fredd Wayne
Henry Whitney (uncredited)
Helen Kleeb
Esther Townsend
Bart Burns
Secret Service White House Chief Art Corwin
John Alban
Party Guest (uncredited)
Monya Andre
Party Guest (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Reporter (uncredited)
Sam Bagley
Reporter (uncredited)
John Barton
Reporter (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Cirillo
Reporter (uncredited)
Harry Denny
Party Guest (uncredited)
Mimi Dillard
Mother at Dulles Airport (uncredited)
Alphonso DuBois
Reporter (uncredited)
Fred Fisher
Waiter (uncredited)
Jim Jacobs
Helicopter Commando (uncredited)
Paul King
Party Guest (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava
Party Guest (uncredited)
William Meader
Reporter (uncredited)
Tina Menard
Reporter (uncredited)
Ernesto Molinari
Reporter (uncredited)
Joe Ploski
Reporter (uncredited)
José Portugal
Party Guest (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
Party Guest (uncredited)
Paul Ravel
Party Guest (uncredited)
Owen Song
Reporter (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Senate Commitee Member (uncredited)
Ferris Webster
Gen. Bernard "Barney" Rutkowski (uncredited)