
Kevin Costner
Kenneth O'Donnell
Acting

Bruce Greenwood
John F. Kennedy
Acting

Steven Culp
Robert F. Kennedy
Acting

Dylan Baker
Robert McNamara
Acting

Michael Fairman
Adlai Stevenson
Acting

Henry Strozier
Dean Rusk
Acting

Frank Wood
McGeorge Bundy
Acting

Kevin Conway
Gen. Curtis LeMay
Acting

Tim Kelleher
Ted Sorensen
Acting

Len Cariou
Dean Acheson
Acting

Bill Smitrovich
Gen. Maxwell Taylor
Acting

Shawn Driscoll
U-2 Pilot
Acting
![Drake Cook]()
Drake Cook
Mark O'Donnell
Acting

Stephanie Romanov
Jacqueline Kennedy
Acting

Lucinda Jenney
Helen O'Donnell
Acting

Caitlin Wachs
Kathy O'Donnell
Acting

Jon Foster
Kenny O'Donnell, Jr.
Acting
![Matthew Dunn]()
Matthew Dunn
Kevin O'Donnell
Acting
![Kevin O'Donnell]()
Kevin O'Donnell
NPIC Photo Interpreter
Acting
![Janet Coleman]()
Janet Coleman
Evelyn Lincoln
Acting

Dakin Matthews
Arthur Lundahl
Acting
![Liz Sinclair]()
Liz Sinclair
Kenny's Assistant #1
Writing

Colette O'Connell
Kenny's Assistant #2
Acting

Karen Ludwig
Operator Margaret
Acting

Audrey Rapoport
White House Operator #1
Acting

Marliese Schneider
White House Operator #2
Acting

Ed Lauter
Gen. Marshall Carter
Acting
![Walter Adrian]()
Walter Adrian
Lyndon Johnson
Acting

James Karen
George Ball
Acting
![Dan Ziskie]()
Dan Ziskie
Gen. Walter 'Cam' Sweeney
Acting

Peter White
John McCone
Acting

Kelly Connell
Pierre Salinger
Acting

Olek Krupa
Andrei Gromyko
Acting

Ilya Baskin
Anotoly Dobrinyn
Acting

Timothy Jerome
Journalist
Acting

Jack McGee
Richard J. Daley
Acting

John Aylward
Orville Dryfoos
Acting

Madison Mason
Adm. George Anderson
Acting
![Vivien Straus]()
Vivien Straus
White House Aide
Acting

Christopher Lawford
Cmdr. William B. Ecker
Acting

David O'Donnell
Lt. Bruce Wilhemy
Acting
![Gene Del Bianco]()
Gene Del Bianco
Petty Officer
Acting

Benjamin Koldyke
RF-8 Pilot
Acting
![Daniel Vergara]()
Daniel Vergara
OAS Secretary General José A. Mora
Acting
![Ruben Moreno]()
Ruben Moreno
Argentine Diplomat
Acting

Thomas Roberts
Sonar Operator
Acting
![Sean Bergin]()
Sean Bergin
Chief Sonarman
Acting
![Alan Francis Sullivan]()
Alan Francis Sullivan
Executive Officer of USS Pierce
Acting
![Robert Munstis]()
Robert Munstis
Radio Room Operator #1
Acting

Michael Gaston
Captain of USS Pierce
Acting
![Joseph Repoff]()
Joseph Repoff
Radio Room Operator #2
Acting

J. Tucker Smith
Captain of USS Kennedy
Acting

Chris Henry Coffey
Officer of Destroyer
Acting

Oleg Vidov
Valerian Zorin
Acting
![Radu Gavor]()
Radu Gavor
Romanian Delegate
Acting
![Zitto Kazann]()
Zitto Kazann
Chilean Delegate
Acting

Alex Veadov
Radio Room Operator #3
Acting

Jack Blessing
John Scali
Acting

Tom Everett
Walter Sheridan
Acting

Karl Makinen
Young FBI Agent
Acting

Boris Lee Krutonog
Alexander Fomin
Acting

Charles Esten
Maj. Rudolf Anderson
Acting
![Charles Barrett]()
Charles Barrett
Air Force NCO
Acting
![Darryl Smith]()
Darryl Smith
Football Coach
Acting

Allan Graf
Football Referee
Acting

Robert Miranda
RFK's Driver
Acting

Todd Sible
RFK's Staffer
Acting
![Marya Kazakova]()
Marya Kazakova
Soviet Woman
Acting

Cliff Fleming
Aerial Coordinator
Crew
![Michael R. Bowman]()
Michael R. Bowman
Aide to JFK (uncredited)
Acting

Greg Bronson
Secret Service Agent (uncredited)
Acting

Walter Cronkite
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Acting

Ryder Davis
Boy Scout (uncredited)
Acting
![Roger Ferreira]()
Roger Ferreira
Army Lieutenant General (uncredited)
Acting

Armen Garo
Crewman on Freighter (uncredited)
Acting
![Gilley Grey]()
Gilley Grey
Air Force Pilot (uncredited)
Acting

Phil Hawn
UN Administrator (uncredited)
Acting

Rick Kain
Carpenter (uncredited)
Crew

John F. Kennedy
Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Acting
![Steven Koller]()
Steven Koller
White House Staff (uncredited)
Acting

Pramod Kumar
U Thant (uncredited)
Acting

Richard Rossi
Reporter (uncredited)
Acting
![Larry Strauss]()
Larry Strauss
Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon (uncredited)
Acting

Brad Yoder
Sorensen's Assistant (uncredited)
Acting