 | Mark Hamill als Luke Skywalker |
 | Harrison Ford als Han Solo |
 | Carrie Fisher als Princess Leia |
 | Billy Dee Williams als Lando Calrissian |
 | Anthony Daniels als C-3PO |
 | David Prowse als Darth Vader |
 | Peter Mayhew als Chewbacca |
 | Kenny Baker als R2-D2 |
 | Frank Oz als Yoda (Voice) |
 | Alec Guinness als Obi-Wan Kenobi |
 | Jeremy Bulloch als Boba Fett |
 | Jason Wingreen als Boba Fett (voice - uncredited) |
 | John Hollis als Lando's Aide |
 | Jack Purvis als Chief Ugnaught |
 | Des Webb als Snow Creature |
 | Kathryn Mullen als Performing Assistant for Yoda |
 | Marjorie Eaton als Emperor (uncredited) |
 | Clive Revill als Emperor (voice) |
 | Kenneth Colley als Admiral Piett |
 | Julian Glover als General Veers |
 | Michael Sheard als Admiral Ozzel |
 | Michael Culver als Captain Needa |
 | John Dicks als Captain Lennox |
| Milton Johns als Bewil |
 | Mark Jones als Commander Nemet |
 | Oliver Maguire als Cabbel |
| Robin Scobey als Lieutenant Venka |
 | Bruce Boa als General Carlist Rieekan |
| Christopher Malcolm als Zev Senesca |
 | Denis Lawson als Wedge Antilles |
 | Richard Oldfield als Derek "Hobbie" Klivian |
 | John Morton als Dak Ralter |
| Ian Liston als Wes Janson |
 | John Ratzenberger als Major Derlin |
| Jack McKenzie als Cal Alder |
| Jerry Harte als Rebel Force Head Controller |
 | Norman Chancer als Tamizander Rey |
 | Norwich Duff als Jeroen Webb |
 | Ray Hassett als Tigran Jamiro |
| Brigitte Kahn als Toryn Farr |
 | Burnell Tucker als Wyron Serper |
 | Bob Anderson als Imperial Officer (uncredited) |
 | Lightning Bear als Stormtrooper (uncredited) |
 | Richard Bonehill als Stormtrooper / Snowtrooper / Rebel Soldier / ... (uncredited) |
 | John Cannon als Holographic Imperial Officer (uncredited) |
 | Mark Capri als Officer M'kae (Captain Needa's Communications Officer) (uncredited) |
 | Martin Dew als Cloud City Guard (uncredited) |
 | Peter Diamond als Snowtrooper Gunner (uncredited) |
| Stuart Fell als Snowtrooper (uncredited) |
 | Doug Robinson als Snowtrooper (uncredited) |
| Tony Smart als Snowtrooper (uncredited) |
 | Alan Harris als Bossk / Bespin Security Guard (uncredited) |
 | James Earl Jones als Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited) |
 | Mac McDonald als Rebel Pilot (uncredited) |
 | Ralph McQuarrie als General McQuarrie (uncredited) |
| Ralph Morse als Stormtrooper / Imperial Comms Officer / Rebel Soldier (uncredited) |
| Terry Richards als Wampa (uncredited) |
 | Treat Williams als Echo Base Trooper (uncredited) |
| Shaun Curry als Hoth Rebel Commander (uncredited) |
 | Alan Austen als Stormtrooper/Snowtrooper |
| Jim Dowdall als Stormtrooper/Snowtrooper |
| Tom Egeland als Hoth Trooper (uncredited) |
| Alan Flyng als Stormtrooper (uncredited) |
| Trevor Butterfield als Imperial Officer / Stormtrooper (uncredited) |
| Mercedes Burleigh als Female Hoth Control Room Tech (uncredited) |
| Jane Busby als Ugnaught (uncredited) |
 | Maurice Bush als Dengar (uncredited) |
 | Tony Clarkin als Stormtrooper (uncredited) |
 | Mike Edmonds als Ugnaught (uncredited) |
| Walter Henry als Rebel Technician on Hoth (uncredited) |
| Paul Jerricho als AT-AT Driver (uncredited) |
 | Joe Johnston als Hoth Rebel (uncredited) |
 | Steven Meek als Stormtrooper / Chewbacca / Treva Horme / Solomahal (uncredited) |
| Peter Roy als Snowtrooper (uncredited) |
| Stephanie English als Hoth Rebel Technician (uncredited) |
 | Michael Leader als Imperial Crewman (uncredited) |
 | Egbert Sen als Willrow Hood (uncredited) |
| Elaine Baker als Emperor (uncredited) |
| Irvin Kershner | Director |
| Lawrence Kasdan | Screenplay |
| George Lucas | Executive Producer |
| Brian Johnson | Special Effects |
| Leigh Brackett | Screenplay |
| John Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Gary Kurtz | Producer |
| George Lucas | Story |
| Jim Bloom | Associate Producer |
| Bob Edmiston | Casting |
| Norman Reynolds | Production Design |
| Irene Lamb | Casting |
| Paul Hirsch | Editor |
| Leslie Dilley | Art Direction |
| Terry Liebling | Casting |
| Alan Tomkins | Art Direction |
| Michael Ford | Set Decoration |
| John Mollo | Costume Design |
| Harry Lange | Art Direction |
| Peter Suschitzky | Director of Photography |
| Robert Watts | Associate Producer |
| Bob Anderson | Stunts |
| Peter Diamond | Stunt Coordinator |
| Ralph McQuarrie | Visual Effects |
| Tiny Nicholls | Costume Supervisor |
| Patricia Carr | Production Manager |
| Howard G. Kazanjian | Producer |
| Nick Maley | Makeup Artist |
| Bruce Sharman | Production Supervisor |
| Herbert W. Spencer | Orchestrator |
| Terry Pritchard | Driver |
| Paul Huston | Camera Operator |
| Richard Edlund | Visual Effects |
| David H. Watkins | Special Effects |
| Bonnie Koehler | Sound Editor |
| Phil Tippett | Animation |
| Phil Tippett | Makeup Effects |
| Eileen Sullivan | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Laurie Shane | Gaffer |
| George Whitear | Still Photographer |
| Ben Burtt | Sound Designer |
| David Tomblin | First Assistant Director |
| Frank Bruton | Property Master |
| Pamela Mann | Continuity |
| Steve Lanning | Second Assistant Director |
| Kay Rawlings | Continuity |
| Richard Burrow | Sound Editor |
| Gregg Landaker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Barbara Ritchie | Hairdresser |
| Kay Freeborn | Makeup Artist |
| Stuart Freeborn | Makeup Artist |
| Graham Freeborn | Makeup Department Head |
| Reg Bream | Draughtsman |
| Harley Cokeliss | Second Unit Director |
| Peter MacDonald | Second Unit Director |
| Roy Button | Second Assistant Director |
| Philip Kohler | Location Manager |
| John Barry | Second Unit Director |
| Svend Johansen | Production Manager |
| Rick McCallum | Producer |
| Rick Baker | Makeup Artist |
| London Symphony Orchestra | Musician |
| Gary Summers | Sound Recordist |
| Robert Elswit | Visual Effects Lineup |
| Stephen Calcutt | Stand In |
| Liz Coke | Stand In |
| Jack Dearlove | Stand In |
| Alan Harris | Stand In |
| Deep Roy | Stand In |
| Peter Sutton | Sound |
| Marcia Lucas | Editor |
| Bill Hargreaves | Propmaker |
| Richard Bonehill | Stunts |
| Marc Boyle | Stunts |
| Colin Skeaping | Stunt Double |
| Stuart Fell | Stunt Double |
| Jim Dowdall | Stunts |
| Reg Harding | Stunts |
| Terry Richards | Stunts |
| Richard Hammatt | Stunts |
| Tony Smart | Stunts |
| Doug Robinson | Stunts |
| Graham Churchyard | Costume Assistant |
| George Hull | Visual Effects Art Director |
