 | Paul O'Keefe als Chris |
 | Jack Gilford als Papa Andersen |
 | Margaret Hamilton als Mrs. Klopplebobbler |
 | Ray Bolger als The Pieman |
 | Robert Harter als Big Claus |
 | Tallulah Bankhead als The Sea Witch (voice) |
 | Victor Borge als Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice) |
 | Patty Duke als Thumbelina (voice) |
 | Sessue Hayakawa als The Mole (voice) |
 | Burl Ives als Father Neptune (voice) |
 | Boris Karloff als The Rat (voice) |
 | Hayley Mills als The Little Mermaid (voice) |
 | Cyril Ritchard als The Sandman (voice) |
 | Terry-Thomas als Brig. Zachary Zilch, the First Tailor (voice) |
 | Ed Wynn als The Emperor (voice) |
 | Larry D. Mann als Various (voice) |
| Billie Mae Richards als Various (voice) |
| James Daugherty als Various (voice) |
| William Marine als Various (voice) |
 | Robert Goulet als Singer (voice) |
| Arthur Rankin, Jr. | Writer |
| Jules Bass | Director |
| Hans Christian Andersen | Story |
| Arthur Rankin, Jr. | Producer |
| Romeo Muller | Dialogue |
| Maurice Gordon | Art Direction |
| Joseph E. Levine | Executive Producer |
| Larry Roemer | Associate Producer |
| Maury Laws | Original Music Composer |
| Maury Laws | Songs |
| Jules Bass | Lyricist |
| Daniel Cavelli | Director of Photography |
| Phyllis Grens | Makeup Artist |
| Sal Scoppa Jr. | Production Manager |
| Kizo Nagashima | Assistant Director |
| Maurice Gordon | Set Designer |
| Al Hirschfeld | Assistant Art Director |
| Bernard Cowan | Recording Supervision |
| Richard Gramaglia | Sound |
| Alan Mirchin | Sound |
| Peter Page | Sound |
| Eric Tomlinson | Sound |
| John Hoppe | Visual Effects |
| Oleg Cassini | Costume Design |
| Don Costa | Orchestrator |
| Jules Bass | Songs |
| Joseph E. Levine | Presenter |
| Tony Mordente | Choreographer |
| Hans Christian Andersen | Characters |
