 | Heather Langenkamp als Nancy Thompson |
 | John Saxon als Lieutenant Donald Thompson |
 | Ronee Blakley als Marge Thompson |
 | Amanda Wyss als Tina Gray |
 | Jsu Garcia als Rod Lane |
 | Johnny Depp als Glen Lantz |
 | Robert Englund als Fred Krueger |
 | Charles Fleischer als Dr. King |
 | Joseph Whipp als Sgt. Parker |
 | Lin Shaye als Teacher |
 | Joe Unger als Sergeant Garcia |
 | Mimi Craven als Nurse |
 | Jack Shea als Minister |
 | Ed Call als Mr. Lantz |
| Sandy Lipton als Mrs. Lantz |
 | David Andrews als Foreman |
| Jeff Levine als Coroner |
| Donna Woodrum als Mrs. Gray |
 | Shashawnee Hall als Cop #1 |
| Carol Pritikin als Cop #2 |
| Brian Reise als Cop #3 |
| Ash Adams als Surfer #1 |
| Don Hannah als Surfer #2 |
| Leslie Hoffman als Hallguard |
 | Paul Grenier als Mrs. Gray's Boyfriend |
| Kathi Gibbs als Kid (uncredited) |
 | Chris Tashima als Kid (uncredited) |
| Antonia Yannouli als Kid (uncredited) |
 | John Richard Petersen als Kid in Classroom (uncredited) |
 | Robert Shaye als Newsreader / KRGR Radio Announcer (voice, uncredited) |
| Rick Shaine | Editor |
| Annette Benson | Casting |
| Gregg Fonseca | Production Design |
| Wes Craven | Director |
| Dana Lyman | Costume Design |
| Patrick McMahon | Editor |
| Charles Bernstein | Original Music Composer |
| Robert Shaye | Producer |
| Joseph Wolf | Executive Producer |
| Anne H. Ahrens | Set Decoration |
| Stanley Dudelson | Executive Producer |
| Sara Risher | Producer |
| Jacques Haitkin | Director of Photography |
| John Burrows | Producer |
| Dan Perri | Title Designer |
| Wes Craven | Writer |
| John H. Burrows | Production Manager |
| Amy Rabins | Production Supervisor |
| Rachel Talalay | Assistant Production Manager |
| Stephen Abramson | Production Executive |
| Nicholas Batchelor | First Assistant Director |
| Kathryn Weygand | Script Supervisor |
| Anne S. Coffey | First Assistant Camera |
| Joyce Rudolph | Still Photographer |
| Lisa C. Cook | Production Coordinator |
| Craig Pointes | Location Manager |
| Scott Buttfield | Gaffer |
| Nelson Elwell | Grip |
| Dorree Cooper | Set Dresser |
| Don Diers | Art Department Assistant |
| John Krenz Reinhart Jr. | Construction Coordinator |
| John Stadelman | Property Master |
| Kara Lindstrom | Assistant Property Master |
| Timaree McCormick | Assistant Property Master |
| Lisa Jensen | Costume Supervisor |
| Terence McCorry | Costumer |
| RaMona Fleetwood | Hairstylist |
| James LaRue | Sound Mixer |
| Chuck Clarke | Transportation Coordinator |
| Brian Delahanty | Transportation Captain |
| David B. Householter | Set Production Assistant |
| Peter C. Graupner | Second Assistant Director |
| Jim Picciolo | Animal Wrangler |
| Jess Soraci | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Abe Nejad | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Jack Cooley | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Anthony Cecere | Stunt Coordinator |
| Jeff Habberstad | Stunts |
| Leslie Hoffman | Stunts |
| Paul Shaver | Stunts |
| Kerrie Cullen | Stunts |
| Bruce Carson | Stunts |
| Cindy Wills | Stunts |
| Don Pike | Stunts |
| Anthony Cecere | Stunts |
| Lou Carlucci | Special Effects Assistant |
| Larry Lapointe | Special Effects Assistant |
| Charles Belardinelli | Special Effects Assistant |
| Tassilo Baur | Special Effects Assistant |
| Debby Porter | Stunts |
