 | William Petersen als Richard Chance |
 | Willem Dafoe als Eric Masters |
 | John Pankow als John Vukovich |
 | Debra Feuer als Bianca Torres |
 | John Turturro als Carl Cody |
 | Dean Stockwell als Bob Grimes |
 | Darlanne Fluegel als Ruth Lanier |
 | Michael Greene als Jim Hart |
 | Steve James als Jeff Rice |
 | Robert Downey Sr. als Thomas Bateman |
 | Christopher Allport als Max Waxman |
 | Valentin de Vargas als Judge Filo Cedillo |
 | Jack Hoar als Jack |
 | Dwier Brown als Doctor |
| Michael Chong als Thomas Ling |
 | Jacqueline Giroux als Claudia Leith |
| Michael Zand als Terrorist |
| Bobby Bass als FBI Agent |
 | Dar Robinson als FBI Agent |
 | Anne Betancourt als Nurse |
| Katherine M. Louie als Ticket Agent |
| Edward Harrell als Airport Guard |
| Gilbert Espinoza als Utro's Bartender |
| John Petievich als Agent |
| Zarko Petievich als Agent |
| Rick Dalton als Agent |
| Richard L. Lane als Agent |
| Jack Cota als Agent |
| Shirley J. White als Airline Passenger |
| Gerald H. Brownlee als Visiting Room Guard |
| David M. DuFriend als Tower Guard |
| Rubén García als Inmate Ruben |
| Joe Duran als Prison Guard |
| Bufort McClerkins als Prison Assailant |
 | Gregg Dandridge als Prison Assailant |
| Donnie Williams als Rice's Friend |
| Earnest Hart Jr. als Rice's Friend |
 | Thomas F. Duffy als Second Suspect |
| Gerald Petievich als Special Agent |
| Mark Gash als Himself |
| Pat McGroarty als Criminal |
 | Brian Bradley als Tourist |
 | Jane Leeves als Serena |
 | Gary Cole als Man Chased (uncredited) |
| M. Scott Smith | Editor |
| William Friedkin | Screenplay |
| William Friedkin | Director |
| Gerald Petievich | Novel |
| Samuel Schulman | Executive Producer |
| Irving H. Levin | Producer |
| Robby Müller | Director of Photography |
| Gerald Petievich | Screenplay |
| Robert Glass | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Lilly Kilvert | Production Design |
| Jackie Saunders | Script Supervisor |
| Dins W. W. Danielsen | Assistant Art Director |
| Buddy Cone | Art Direction |
| Cricket Rowland | Set Decoration |
| Susie DeSanto | Costume Supervisor |
| Robert D. Yeoman | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Jack English | Gaffer |
| Linda M. Bass | Costume Design |
| Jane O'Neal | Still Photographer |
| Phil Cory | Special Effects |
| Jeff Bushelman | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sergio Reyes | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Robert Weiner | Casting |
| Louis L. Edemann | Sound Effects Editor |
| Peter Tothpal | Hairstylist |
| Mike Dobie | Sound Effects Editor |
| Lesli Linka Glatter | Choreographer |
| Gary M. Zuckerbrod | Casting Associate |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Dolby Consultant |
| Gary Alexander | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Chris Jenkins | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Frank Viviano | Construction Coordinator |
| Jeff Dawn | Makeup Artist |
| Wang Chung | Music |
| Nick Feldman | Music |
| Robert D. Yeoman | Camera Operator |
| Dick Ziker | Stunts |
| J. Paul Huntsman | Dialogue Editor |
| Jean-Louis Ducarme | Sound Recordist |
| Rodger Pardee | Sound Recordist |
| Bud S. Smith | Supervising Editor |
| Bud S. Smith | Co-Producer |
| Bud S. Smith | Second Unit Director |
| John J. Smith | Unit Production Manager |
| Charles Myers | First Assistant Director |
| Robert D. Yeoman | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Pat E. Johnson | Stunt Coordinator |
| Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunt Coordinator |
| Jere Huggins | Additional Editing |
| Richard K. Hummel | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Portia Iverson | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Bob Roe | Second Assistant Director |
| Loren Janes | Stunts |
| Ronnie Rondell Jr. | Stunts |
| Larry Holt | Stunts |
| David R. Ellis | Stunts |
| Richard M. Ellis | Stunts |
| Henry Kingi | Stunts |
| Gary McLarty | Stunts |
| Bobby Bass | Stunts |
| Billy Bates | Stunts |
| Jeb Stuart Adams | Stunts |
| Kenny Bates | Stunts |
| Bobby Burns | Stunts |
| Jophery C. Brown | Stunts |
| David Carlton | Stunts |
| John Casino | Stunts |
| William H. Burton Sr. | Stunts |
| Carl Ciarfalio | Stunts |
| Ray Colbert | Stunts |
| Phil Chong | Stunts |
| Jim Connors | Stunts |
| Wally Crowder | Stunts |
| Clarke Coleman | Stunts |
| Jeffrey J. Dashnaw | Stunts |
| Tim Culbertson | Stunts |
| Steve M. Davison | Stunts |
| Tim A. Davison | Stunts |
| Jay C. Currin | Stunts |
| Eddy Donno | Stunts |
| Doc Duhame | Stunts |
| Justin De Rosa | Stunts |
| Kenny Endoso | Stunts |
| Tony Epper | Stunts |
| Erik Felix | Stunts |
| Pat Green | Stunts |
| Glory Fioramonti | Stunts |
| Orwin C. Harvey | Stunts |
| James M. Halty | Stunts |
| Billy Hank Hooker | Stunts |
| Steve Holladay | Stunts |
| Tommy J. Huff | Stunts |
| Hugh Hooker | Stunts |
| Gary Hymes | Stunts |
| Donna Keegan | Stunts |
| Billy D. Lucas | Stunts |
| Matt Johnston | Stunts |
| Pat McGroarty | Stunts |
| Charley Morgan | Stunts |
| John C. Meier | Stunts |
| Manny Perry | Stunts |
| Jimmy Nickerson | Stunts |
| Chad Randall | Stunts |
| Jon Conrad Pochron | Stunts |
| Dar Robinson | Stunts |
| Danny Rogers | Stunts |
| Vernon Rieta | Stunts |
| R.A. Rondell | Stunts |
| Pat Romano | Stunts |
| Michael Runyard | Stunts |
| Debbie Lynn Ross | Stunts |
| Ray Saniger | Stunts |
| Keith Tellez | Stunts |
| Dennis Scott | Stunts |
| Scott Wilder | Stunts |
| Sonny Baskin | Assistant Editor |
| Joe Mosca | Assistant Editor |
| Jill Smith | Assistant Editor |
| Dianne Mapp-Cheek | Production Coordinator |
| John Stadelman | Set Dresser |
| Jon Hutman | Set Dresser |
| Michael Healy | Location Manager |
| Michael Helfand | Assistant Location Manager |
| Donah Bassett | Negative Cutter |
| Greg Gardiner | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Scott Guthrie | Best Boy Electric |
| Bob Field | Electrician |
| Kevin Galbraith | Electrician |
| Robert K. Feldmann | Key Grip |
| Les Percy | Best Boy Grip |
| Bill Guerre | Grip |
| Tim Moore | Grip |
| Jeff F. Renfro | Transportation Coordinator |
| Richard M. Brasic | Transportation Captain |
| Olivia Varnado | Transportation Captain |
| Betsy Oliver Luhrsen | Production Secretary |
| Richard Ritchie | Color Timer |
| Aubrey Head | Color Timer |
