J. J. (Jake) Gittes

Jack Nicholson

Evelyn Cross Mulwray

Faye Dunaway

Noah Cross

John Huston

Escobar

Perry Lopez

Russ Yelburton

John Hillerman

Ida Sessions

Diane Ladd

Curly

Burt Young

Hollis I. Mulwray

Darrell Zwerling

Man with knife

Roman Polanski

Claude Mulvihill

Roy Jenson

Detective Loach

Dick Bakalyan

Walsh

Joe Mantell

Evelyn's Butler

James Hong

Duffy

Bruce Glover

Sophie

Nandu Hinds

Lawyer

James O'Rear

Mayor Bagby

Roy Roberts

Councilman

Noble Willingham

Mulwray's maid

Beulah Quo

Irate Farmer

Rance Howard

Farmer in the Valley

Jesse Vint

Mulwray's Gardener

Jerry Fujikawa

Katherine Cross

Belinda Palmer

Policeman

Lee de Broux

Councilman

Elliott Montgomery

Barney, the Barber

George Justin

Banker at Barbershop

Doc Erickson

Mulwray's Secretary

Fritzi Burr

Farmer in the Valley

Jim Burk

Mortician

Charles Knapp

Boy on Horseback

Claudio Martínez

Cross' Butler

Freddie Roberto

Clerk

Allan Warnick

Cross' Butler

Federico Roberto

Cross's Butler

Frederico Roberto

Farmers in the Valley

John Holland

Curly's Wife

Elizabeth Harding

Farmers in the Valley

Denny Arnold

Mr. Palmer

John Rogers

Emma Dill

Cecil Elliott

Policeman

Paul Jenkins

Lawyer

James O'Reare

Policeman

Bob Golden

Farmers in the Valley

Jim Burke

Townsman (uncredited)

Jack Berle

Sign Painter on Door (uncredited)

Duke Fishman

Robert Towne

Retirement Home Resident (uncredited)

Charles Fogel

Policeman (uncredited)

Bob Harks

John A. Alonzo

Jerry Goldsmith

John Alzono Alzono

Townsman (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers

Waiter (uncredited)

John Marlin

Retirement Home Resident (uncredited)

Rose Michtom

Councilman (uncredited)

Monty O'Grady

Townsman (uncredited)

Joe Pine

Councilman (uncredited)

Murray Pollack

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Anthony Redondo

Barber (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo

Townsman (uncredited)

Jack Slate

Pedestrian (uncredited)

Owen Song

Maitre D' (uncredited)

Norman Stevans

Driver (uncredited)

Richard Warren

Townsman (uncredited)

Wally West

Bailiff (uncredited)

Chalky Williams

Pedestrian (uncredited)

Kai J. Wong

Committee Reporter (uncredited)

Sally Yarnell