 | Eddie Murphy als Det. Axel Foley |
 | Judge Reinhold als Det. William 'Billy' Rosewood |
 | John Ashton als Sgt. John Taggart |
 | Lisa Eilbacher als Jenny Summers |
 | Ronny Cox als Lt. Bogomil |
 | Steven Berkoff als Victor Maitland |
 | James Russo als Mikey Tandino |
 | Jonathan Banks als Zack |
 | Stephen Elliott als Chief Hubbard |
 | Gilbert R. Hill als Insp. Douglas Todd |
 | Art Kimbro als Det. Foster |
| Joel Bailey als Det. McCabe |
 | Bronson Pinchot als Serge |
 | Paul Reiser als Det. Jeffrey Friedman |
 | Michael Champion als Casey |
 | Frank Pesce als Cigarette Buyer |
| Gene Borkan als Truck Driver |
 | Michael Gregory als Hotel Manager |
| Alice Cadogan als Hotel Clerk |
| Philip Levien als Donny |
| Karen Mayo-Chandler als Maitland Receptionist |
 | Gerald Berns als Beverly Hills Cop #1 |
| William Wallace als Beverly Hills Cop #2 |
| Israel Juarbe als Room Service Waiter |
 | Randy Vasquez als Bell Hop |
 | Damon Wayans als Banana Man |
 | Chuck Adamson als Crate Opener #1 |
| Chip Heller als Crate Opener #2 |
 | Rick Overton als Bonded Warehouse Night Supervisor |
| Rex Ryon als Bonded Warehouse Security Guard |
 | Mike Pniewski als Bonded Warehouse Clerk #1 |
 | Douglas Warhit als Bonded Warehouse Clerk #2 |
| Paul Drake als Holdup Man #1 |
 | Tom Everett als Holdup Man #2 |
| Sally Kishbaugh als Waitress |
| Barry Shade als Valet |
| Jack Heller als Harrow Club Maitre d' |
| Michael Harrington als Harrow Club Arresting Officer |
| David Wells als Dispatcher |
| Scott Murphy als Det. Owenby |
| Dennis Madden als 1st Detroit Cop |
| John Achorn als 2nd Detroit Cop |
| John Pettis als 3rd Detroit Cop |
| Nicholas Shields als Detroit Station Cop #1 |
 | Carl Weintraub als Detroit Station Cop #2 |
| Anthony De Fonte als Detroit Station Cop #3 |
 | Darwyn Carson als Barmaid |
| Mark E. Corry als Pool Player |
| Thomas J. Hageboeck als Maitland Bodyguard |
 | David Patrick Kelly als Luther (uncredited) |
| Donald Chaffin als Detective (uncredited) |
 | Martin Brest als Beverly Palms Hotel Checkout Clerk (uncredited) |
| Danny Nero als Hotel Front Desk Receptionist (uncredited) |
| Bob Davis als Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Peter Eastman als Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Farrell Mayer als Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Earl Jolly Brown als Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| Paul LeClair als Worker (uncredited) |
| Arthur Coburn | Editor |
| Don Simpson | Producer |
| Margery Simkin | Casting |
| Betty Goldberg | Script Supervisor |
| Martin Brest | Director |
| Rhonda Young | Casting |
| Angelo P. Graham | Production Design |
| Bruce Surtees | Director of Photography |
| Harold Faltermeyer | Original Music Composer |
| Daniel Petrie Jr. | Screenplay |
| Jerry Bruckheimer | Producer |
| Linda Horner | Associate Producer |
| Billy Weber | Editor |
| Mike Moder | Executive Producer |
| Danilo Bach | Story |
| Daniel Petrie Jr. | Story |
| Keith Forsey | Original Music Composer |
| Tom Bronson | Costume Design |
| Mike Moder | Unit Production Manager |
| Peter Bogart | First Assistant Director |
| Richard Graves | Second Assistant Director |
| James J. Murakami | Art Direction |
| Jeff Haley | Set Decoration |
| John M. Dwyer | Set Decoration |
| Jack N. Green | Camera Operator |
| Michael D. Weldon | Assistant Camera |
| Jeff L. Miller | Assistant Camera |
| Thomas J. Wright | Second Unit Director |
| Richard R. Robinson | Still Photographer |
| Steve McRoberts | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Charles M. Wilborn | Sound Mixer |
| William Gocke | Boom Operator |
| Bob Badami | Music Editor |
| Cecelia Hall | Supervising Sound Editor |
| George Watters II | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Teri E. Dorman | Sound Editor |
| Bruce Lacey | Sound Editor |
| Bruce Richardson | Sound Editor |
| Daniel F. Finnerty | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Carolyn Colwell | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Pamela Bentkowski | Foley Editor |
| Alan L. Nineberg | ADR Editor |
| Donald O. Mitchell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Gregg Landaker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Rick Kline | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Gary Ritchie | Sound Recordist |
| Ben Nye Jr. | Makeup Artist |
| Leonard Engelman | Makeup Artist |
| Barbara Lorenz | Hairstylist |
| Kathie Gale | Costumer |
| Michael J. Long | Costumer |
| Chuck Velasco | Costumer |
| Claudia Finkle | Assistant Editor |
| John Haggar | Assistant Editor |
| Gary McLarty | Stunt Coordinator |
| Don Nygren | Gaffer |
| Peter Wagner | Key Grip |
| Tommy Tomlinson | Property Master |
| Stanley Brossette | Unit Publicist |
| Richard Ritchie | Color Timer |
| Loren Janes | Stunts |
| Danny Costa | Stunts |
| Vince Deadrick Jr. | Stunts |
| Vince Deadrick Sr. | Stunts |
| Eddy Donno | Stunts |
| Steve M. Davison | Stunts |
| Janet Brady | Stunts |
| Christopher R. Adams | Stunts |
| Ron Ellis | Stunts |
| Kenny Endoso | Stunts |
| Richard Epper | Stunts |
| Tony Epper | Stunts |
| Stephanie Epper | Stunts |
| Matt Johnston | Stunts |
| Billy Hank Hooker | Stunts |
| Karen McLarty | Stunts |
| Harold Jones | Stunts |
| John C. Meier | Stunts |
| Bobby McLaughlin | Stunts |
| Alan Oliney | Stunts |
| Danny Rogers | Stunts |
| Mic Rodgers | Stunts |
| Justin De Rosa | Stunt Double |
| John Sistrunk | Stunts |
| Gene Hartline | Stunts |
| Alan Oliney | Stunt Double |
| Tom Glass | Stunts |
| James Herbert | Location Manager |
| William Bowling | Location Manager |
| Laurie Allison | Location Manager |
| Jay Fuller | Transportation Coordinator |
| Sam Edelman | Transportation Captain |
| Peter J. Breen | Dolly Grip |
| Jim Rose | Dolly Grip |
| John Davis | Best Boy Grip |
| Frank McKane | Best Boy Grip |
| Francis X. Valdez III | Electrician |
| Danny Marzolo | Electrician |
| Michael Liakos | Second Company Grip |
| Al Contreras | Second Company Grip |
| Ken Pepiot | Special Effects |
| Mike Blaze | Assistant Property Master |
| John Hutchinson | Standby Painter |
| Robert Mueller | Construction Coordinator |
| Maggie Mills | Casting Assistant |
| Barbara Weintraub | Producer's Assistant |
| Carol Richmond | Producer's Assistant |
| Scott Metcalfe | Producer's Assistant |
| Janis Benjamin Collister | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Kathy Nelson | Music Consultant |
| Michael W. Moore | Stunts |
| Rex Pierson | Stunts |
| Harold Faltermeyer | Theme Song Performance |
| Jay Fuller | Stunts |
| Allan Bromberg | Foley Editor |
