 | Arnold Schwarzenegger als The Terminator |
 | Michael Biehn als Kyle Reese |
 | Linda Hamilton als Sarah Connor |
 | Lance Henriksen als Detective Vukovich |
 | Paul Winfield als Lieutenant Ed Traxler |
 | Bess Motta als Ginger Ventura |
 | Rick Rossovich als Matt Buchanan |
 | Earl Boen als Dr. Peter Silberman |
 | Dick Miller als Pawnshop Clerk |
 | Shawn Schepps als Nancy |
 | Bruce M. Kerner als Desk Sergeant |
 | Franco Columbu als Future Terminator |
 | Bill Paxton als Punk Leader |
 | Brad Rearden als Punk (uncredited) |
 | Brian Thompson als Punk (uncredited) |
 | William Wisher als Policeman (uncredited) |
| Ken Fritz als Policeman (uncredited) |
| Tom Oberhaus als Policeman (uncredited) |
 | Joe Farago als TV Anchorman (uncredited) |
| Hettie Lynne Hurtes als TV Anchorwoman (uncredited) |
| Philip Gordon als Mexican Boy (uncredited) |
| Stan Yale als Derelict (uncredited) |
| Al Kahn als Customer (uncredited) |
| Leslie Morris als Customer (uncredited) |
| Hugh Farrington als Customer (uncredited) |
 | Harriet Medin als Customer (uncredited) |
| James Ralston als Customer (uncredited) |
 | Norman Friedman als Cleaning Man (uncredited) |
| Wayne Stone als Tanker Driver (uncredited) |
| David Michels als Tanker Partner (uncredited) |
| John E. Bristol als Phone Booth Man (uncredited) |
 | Webster Williams als Reporter (uncredited) |
 | Patrick Pinney als Bar Customer (uncredited) |
| Bill W. Richmond als Bartender (uncredited) |
| Chino 'Fats' Williams als Truck Driver (uncredited) |
 | Greg Robbins als Motel Customer (uncredited) |
 | Marianne Muellerleile als Wrong Sarah (uncredited) |
 | Marian Green als Dancer shot by the Terminator (uncredited) |
| J. Randolph Harrison als Policeman (uncredited) |
| David Kristin als Punk (uncredited) |
| Darrell Mapson als Bar Patron at Pay Phone with Sarah (uncredited) |
 | John Stuart West als MacDougal (uncredited) |
| James Cameron | Director |
| William Wisher | Dialogue |
| Gale Anne Hurd | Producer |
| Derek Gibson | Executive Producer |
| John Daly | Executive Producer |
| Brad Fiedel | Original Music Composer |
| Adam Greenberg | Director of Photography |
| Mark Goldblatt | Editor |
| Stanzi Stokes | Casting |
| James Cameron | Writer |
| Gale Anne Hurd | Writer |
| George Costello | Art Direction |
| Maria Caso | Set Decoration |
| Jeff Dawn | Makeup Department Head |
| Deborah Everton | Costume Supervisor |
| Hilary Wright | Costume Design |
| Shay Austin | Assistant Art Director |
| Tommy Estridge | Property Master |
| Amy McGary | Scenic Artist |
| Kristen McGary | Scenic Artist |
| Gary Schoeneck | Leadman |
| Ken Brocious | Boom Operator |
| David Campling | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Gordon Daniel | Foley |
| John Post | Foley |
| David J. Hudson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Mel Metcalfe | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Terry Porter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Ernest D. Farino | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Ken Fritz | Stunt Coordinator |
| Dennis Bishop | Gaffer |
| Tim Morton | Best Boy Electric |
| Joyce Rudolph | Still Photographer |
| Emilie Robertson | Music Editor |
| Wayne Stone | Transportation Coordinator |
| Wayne Nelson | Transportation Captain |
| Joseph A. Liuzzi | Location Manager |
| Marian Green | Stunts |
| Kyle Sweet | Makeup Artist |
| Peter Tothpal | Hairstylist |
| Bruce M. Kerner | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Donna Smith | Post Production Supervisor |
| Greg Robbins | Casting |
| Lorna Anderson | First Assistant Editor |
| Robert Randles | Music Supervisor |
| Harlan Ellison | Thanks |
| Glenn R. Wilder | Stunts |
| Gilbert D. Marchant | Sound Effects Editor |
| Gabriel Guy | Sound |
| Bob Williams | Mechanical & Creature Designer |
| Frank Orsatti | Stunts |
| Chuck Colwell | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Sean McLin | Camera Operator |
| David Michels | Dolly Grip |
| Mark Morton | Electrician |
| Mark Peterson | Electrician |
| Ernest D. Farino | Title Designer |
| Brenda Weisman | Script Supervisor |
| Gene Warren Jr. | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Betsy Magruder | First Assistant Director |
| Vance Piper | Camera Production Assistant |
| Maria Caso | Art Direction |
| Anne S. Coffey | Camera Operator |
| Marilyn Tasso | Production Accountant |
| Kathy Breen | Production Coordinator |
| Spike Allison Hooper | Assistant Editor |
| Michael Bloecher | Associate Editor |
| Mary Nelson-Duerrstein | Negative Cutter |
| Julia Gombert | Costumer |
| Thomas A. Irvine | First Assistant Director |
| Jean-Paul Ouellette | Second Unit Director |
| Robert Roda | Second Assistant Director |
| Stan Winston | Second Unit Director |
| Sharon Kirkpatrick | Script Supervisor |
| Polly Apostolof | Assistant Production Manager |
| Gary Shepherd | Sound Effects Editor |
| Karola Storr | Sound Effects Editor |
| Horace Manzanares | Sound Effects Editor |
| James J. Klinger | Sound Effects Editor |
| Mike Le Mare | Sound Effects Editor |
| James Fritch | Sound Effects Editor |
| Greg Dillon | Sound Effects Editor |
| Gary McLarty | Stunts |
| Anthony Cecere | Stunts |
| J. Suzanne Fish | Stunts |
| Jeffrey J. Dashnaw | Stunts |
| Diamond Farnsworth | Stunts |
| Tom Hart | Stunts |
| Ken Fritz | Stunt Double |
| Gene Hartline | Stunts |
| Pete Turner | Stunts |
| Eddy Donno | Stunt Driver |
| Monty Jordan | Stunt Driver |
| Jeff Habberstad | Stunts |
| Peter Kent | Stunt Double |
| Rob King | Stunts |
| Lee Waddell | Utility Stunts |
| Greg Robbins | Stunts |
| Jean Malahni | Stunt Double |
| Brian Wade | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Frank DeMarco | Special Effects |
| Roger George | Special Effects |
| Gene Warren Jr. | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Darcee F. Olson | Costumer |
