Charlton Heston Capt. Matthew Garth Henry Fonda Adm. Chester W. Nimitz James Coburn Capt. Vinton Maddox Glenn Ford Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance Hal Holbrook Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort Robert Mitchum Vice Adm. William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr. Toshirō Mifune Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto Cliff Robertson Cmdr. Jessop Robert Wagner Lt.Cmdr. Blake Robert Webber Admiral Jack Fletcher James Shigeta Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo Pat Morita Rear Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka John Fujioka Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi Ed Nelson Admiral Harry Pearson Christopher George Lieutenant Commander C. Wade McClusky Erik Estrada Pilot "Chili Bean" Ramos Tom Selleck Aide to Capt. Cyril Simard Robert Ito Cmdr. Minoru Genda Edward Albert Ens. Thomas Garth Susan Sullivan Ann (TV Version) Larry Pennell Captain Cyril Simard Monte Markham Commander Max Leslie Biff McGuire Captain Miles Browning Kevin Dobson Ensign George Gay Glenn Corbett Lieutenant Commander John Waldron Gregory Walcott Captain Elliott Buckmaster Edward Albert Lieutenant Tom Garth Charlton Heston Capt. Matthew Garth Henry Fonda Adm. Chester W. Nimitz James Coburn Capt. Vinton Maddox Glenn Ford Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance Hal Holbrook Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort Robert Mitchum Vice Adm. William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr. Toshirō Mifune Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto Cliff Robertson Cmdr. Jessop Robert Wagner Lt.Cmdr. Blake Robert Webber Admiral Jack Fletcher James Shigeta Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo Pat Morita Rear Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka John Fujioka Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi Ed Nelson Admiral Harry Pearson Christopher George Lieutenant Commander C. Wade McClusky Erik Estrada Pilot "Chili Bean" Ramos Tom Selleck Aide to Capt. Cyril Simard Robert Ito Cmdr. Minoru Genda Edward Albert Ens. Thomas Garth Susan Sullivan Ann (TV Version) Larry Pennell Captain Cyril Simard Monte Markham Commander Max Leslie Biff McGuire Captain Miles Browning Kevin Dobson Ensign George Gay Glenn Corbett Lieutenant Commander John Waldron Gregory Walcott Captain Elliott Buckmaster Edward Albert Lieutenant Tom Garth Dale Ishimoto Vice Admiral Moshiro Hosogaya Dabney Coleman Captain Murray Arnold Erik Estrada Pilot 'Chili Bean' Ramos Clyde Kusatsu Cmdr. Watanabe Sab Shimono Lt. Tomonaga Yuki Shimoda Officer Aboard Carrier Hiryu Seth Sakai Capt. Kameto Kuroshima Steve Kanaly Lt. Cmdr. Lance E. "Lem" Massey Kip Niven Lt. Howard P. Ady, PBY Pilot