凯文·科斯特纳
Kevin Costner
饰：肯尼斯·奥唐纳 Kenny O'Donnell, Special Assistant to the President
布鲁斯·格林伍德
Bruce Greenwood
饰：约翰·肯尼迪 President John F. Kennedy
斯蒂文·卡普
Steven Culp
饰：罗伯特·肯尼迪 Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy
迪伦·贝克
Dylan Baker
饰：Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense
迈克尔·费尔曼
Michael Fairman
饰：Adlai Stevenson, US Ambassador to the UN
亨利斯·特罗齐尔
Henry Strozier
饰：Dean Rusk, Secretary of State
弗兰克·伍德
Frank Wood
饰：McGeorge Bundy, National Security Advisor
凯文·康韦
Kevin Conway
饰：Gen. Curtis LeMay, Air Force Chief of Staff
蒂姆·科勒赫
Tim Kelleher
饰：Ted Sorensen, Special Counsel to the President
兰·卡琉
Len Cariou
饰：Dean Acheson, Foreign Policy Advisor
比尔·斯米托洛维奇
Bill Smitrovich
饰：Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff
戴金·马修斯
Dakin Matthews
饰：Arthur Lundhal
麦迪逊·梅森
Madison Mason
饰：Adm. George Anderson
克里斯多福·劳福德
Christopher Lawford
饰：Cmdr. William B. Ecker, Mission Flight Leader
艾德·劳特
Ed Lauter
饰：Lt. Gen. Marshall Carter
埃利亚·巴斯金
Elya Baskin
饰：Anotoly Dobrynin, Soviet Ambassador
鲍里斯·李·库尔通格
Boris Lee Krutonog
饰：Alexander Fomin, KGB Agent (as Boris Krutonog)
皮特·怀特
Peter White
饰：John McCone, CIA Director
詹姆斯·凯伦
James Karen
饰：George Ball, Undersecretary of State
欧勒克·克鲁帕
Olek Krupa
饰：Andrei Gromyko, Soviet Foreign Minister
卢辛达·珍妮
Ne-Yo
饰：Helen O'Donnell
奥列格·维多夫
Oleg Vidov
饰：Valerian Zorin, Soviet Ambassador to the UN
Shawn Driscoll
Shawn Driscoll
饰：U-2 Pilot
卡特琳·瓦克斯
Caitlin Wachs
饰：Kathy O'Donnell
乔恩·福斯特
Jon Foster
饰：Kenny O'Donnell, Jr.
Matthew Dunn
饰：Kevin O'Donnell
布鲁斯·托马斯
Bruce Thomas
饰：Floyd
斯蒂芬尼·罗曼诺夫
Stephanie Romanov
饰：Jacqueline Kennedy
Liz Sinclair
饰：Kenny's Assistant #1
卡伦·路德维希
Karen Ludwig
饰：Operator Margaret
蒂莫西·杰尔姆
Timothy Jerome
饰：Journalist (as Tim Jerome)
Audrey Rapoport
Audrey Rapoport
饰：White House Operator #1
Marliese Schneider
饰：White House Operator #2 (as Marliese K. Schneider)
Walter Adrian
饰：Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson
丹·茨斯基
Dan Ziskie
饰：Gen. Walter 'Cam' Sweeney (as Daniel Ziskie)
Kelly Connell
饰：Pierre Salinger, White House Press Secretary
杰克·麦克吉
Jack McGee
饰：Richard J. Daley, Mayor of Chicago
约翰·艾尔瓦德
John J. Aylward
饰：Orville Dryfoos, New York Times Publisher
Vivien Straus
Vivien Straus
饰：White House Aide
大卫·奥唐内尔
David O'Donnell
饰：Lt. Bruce Wilhemy, Cmdr. Ecker's Wingman
本杰明·克洛德雅克
Benjamin Koldyke
饰：RF-8 Pilot (as Ben Koldyke)
Ruben Moreno
Ruben Moreno
饰：Argentine Diplomat
艾伦·弗朗西斯
Alan Francis
饰：Executive Officer of USS Pierce
迈克尔·加斯顿
Michael Gaston
饰：Captain of USS Pierce
克里斯·亨利·科菲
Chris Henry Coffey
饰：Officer of Destroyer
Radu Gavor
Radu Gavor
饰：Romanian Delegate
Zitto Kazann
Zitto Kazann
饰：Chilean Delegate
亚历克斯·维多夫
Alex Veadov
饰：Radio Room Operator #3
杰克·布莱辛
Jack Blessing
饰：John Scali
汤姆·埃沃雷特
Tom Everett
饰：Walter Sheridan, FBI
卡尔·马金恩
KarlMakinen
饰：Young FBI Agent
查尔斯·伊斯滕
Chip (昵称)
饰：Maj. Rudolph Anderson
Darryl Smith
饰：Football Coach
阿兰·格拉夫
Allan Graf
饰：Football Referee
劳勃·米兰达
Robert Miranda
饰：RFK's Driver
Todd Sible
饰：RFK's Staffer
Cliff Fleming
饰：Aerial Coordinator
克雷格·豪斯金
Craig Hosking
饰：Pilot
Paul Farber
饰：Child Greeting President
塞拉·法伯
Sierra Farber
饰：Child Greeting President
John Michael
饰：UN Manager
Brad Yoder
饰：Sorensen's Assistant
沃尔特
Walter Cronkite
饰：Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Armen Garo
Armen Garo
饰：Crewman on Freighter (uncredited)
菲尔霍恩
Phil Hawn
饰：UN Administrator (uncredited)
Rick Kain
Rick Kain
饰：Carpenter (uncredited)
约翰·肯尼迪
John F. Kennedy
饰：Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Larry Strauss
饰：Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon (uncredited)
Ron A. Williams
饰：Man Walking in Building (uncredited)
Roger Ferreira
Roger Ferreira
饰：Lt. General Army
普拉莫德库马尔
Pramod Kumar
饰：Uthant
Anna de Cardi
饰：Extra (uncredited)
Gilbert J. Anderson
Gilbert J. Anderson
饰：Air Force Pilot (uncredited)
Drake Cook
饰：Mark O'Donnell
Kevin O'Donnell
饰：NPIC Photo Interpreter
Janet Coleman
饰：Evelyn Lincoln, JFK's Secretary
Colette O'Connell
Colette O'Connell
饰：Kenny's Assistant #2
Lamar Smith
饰：Aide
Gene Del Bianco
饰：Petty Officer
Daniel Vergara
饰：OAS President
Thomas Roberts
饰：Sonar Operator
Sean Bergin
饰：Chief Sonarman
Robert Munstis
饰：Radio Room Operator #1
Joseph Repoff
饰：Radio Room Operator #2
J. Tucker Smith
J. Tucker Smith
饰：Captain of USS Kennedy
Charles Barrett
饰：Air Force NCO
Marya Kazakova
Marya Kazakova
饰：Soviet Woman
Hope Cruickshank
饰：Kenny O'Donnell's Daughter
Tess Cruickshank
饰：Kenny O'Donnell's Daughter
Steven Koller
饰：White House staff
Ryan Notch
饰：Boy Scout
Jennifer D. Lac Kamp
饰：UN Secretary (uncredited)
Richard Rossi
饰：Reporter (uncredited)
Marie Tringali
饰：UN Administrator (uncredited)
Ryder Davis
饰：Boy Scout
Michael R Bowman
饰：Aide to JFK (uncredited)
Cico Silva
饰：Secret Service Agent (uncredited)
J·塔克·史密斯
J. Tucker Smith
泰德·霍利斯
Ted Hollis
约翰·肯尼迪
John F. Kennedy
Pauli Macy
饰：Admiral