James Cagney

Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey

Acting

Dennis Weaver

Andy Lowe

Acting

Ward Costello

Harry Black

Acting

Vaughn Taylor

Mike Pulaski

Acting

Richard Jaeckel

Roy Webb

Acting

Les Tremayne

Frank Enright

Acting

Walter Sande

Horace Keys ("Doc")

Acting

Karl Swenson

Bill Bailey

Acting

Richard Carlyle

Father Gehring

Acting

Carl Benton Reid

Robert Ghormley

Acting

William Schallert

Thomas G. Lamphier Jr.

Acting

Raymond Bailey

Vandergrift

Acting

Leon Lontoc

Manuel

Acting

Robert Burton

Roy Geiger

Acting

Harry Landers

Joseph Foss

Acting

Robert Montgomery

Narration (American scenes)

Acting

Art Gilmore

Narration (Japanese scenes)

Acting

Carleton Young

Colonel Evans Carlson

Acting

James Yagi

Rear Admiral Jiro Kobe

Acting

Nelson Leigh

Adm. Dan Callaghan (uncredited)

Acting

Sydney Smith

Rear Admiral Norm Scott (uncredited)

Acting

Maggie Magennis

Red Cross Nurse Young (uncredited)

Acting

John McKee

Lieutenant Harrison Ludlam (uncredited)

Acting

Richard H. Cutting

Acting

Selmer Jackson

Acting

Jim Jacobs

Acting

Frank Latimore

Acting

Herbert Lytton

Acting

Tyler McVey

Acting

Robert Montgomery Jr.

Acting

Rollin Moriyama

Acting

Stuart Randall

Acting

William Schallert

Acting

Arthur Tovey

Acting

John Zaremba

Acting