Bruce Willis (John McClane), Alan Rickman (Jack Gruber), Bonnie Bedelia (Holly Gennaro McClane), Reginald Veljohnson (Sergeant Al Powell), Paul Gleason (Dwayne T. Robinson), Alexander Godunov (Charlie), Robert Davi (FBI Special Agent Big Johnson), De'voreaux White (Argyle), James Shigeta (Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi), Hart Bochner (Harry Ellis), Al Leong (Oliver), Andreas Wisniewski (Tony Vreski), Matt Landers (Captain Mitchell), Grand L. Bush (FBI Agent Little Johnson), Dennis Hayden (Eddie), George Christy (Dr. Hasseldorf), Hans Buhringer (Fritz), Lorenzo Caccialanza (Marco), Mary Ellen Trainor (Gail Wallens), Rick Ducommun (Walt, Stadtangestellter), Carmine Zozzora (Rivers), William Atherton (Richard Thornburg), Wilhelm von Homburg (James), Anthony Peck (junger Polizist), Clarence Gilyard (Theo), David Ursin (Harvey Johnson), Diana James (Polizeichefin), Shelley Pogoda (Einsatzleiterin), Bill Marcus (Stadtplaner), Gary Roberts (Henry), Joey Plewa (Alexander)