 | Adrienne Barbeau als Stevie Wayne |
 | Hal Holbrook als Father Malone |
 | Janet Leigh als Kathy Williams |
 | Tom Atkins als Nick Castle |
 | Jamie Lee Curtis als Elizabeth Solley |
 | Nancy Kyes als Sandy Fadel |
 | Ty Mitchell als Andy |
 | John Houseman als Mr. Machen |
| James Canning als Dick Baxter |
 | Charles Cyphers als Dan O'Bannon |
 | John F. Goff als Al Williams |
 | George Buck Flower als Tommy Wallace |
| Regina Waldon als Mrs. Kobritz |
 | Jim Haynie als Dockmaster |
| Darrow Igus als Mel |
 | John Carpenter als Bennett |
 | Darwin Joston als Dr. Phibes |
 | Fred Franklyn als Ashcroft |
| John Strobel als Grocery Clerk |
 | Tommy Lee Wallace als Ghost |
| Lee Socks als Ghost |
| Ric Moreno als Ghost |
 | Rob Bottin als Blake |
| Charles Nicklin als Blake (voice) |
 | Debra Hill als Blonde Girl on Bleachers (uncredited) |
| John Carpenter | Director |
| Debra Hill | Screenplay |
| Barry Bernardi | Producer |
| Charles B. Bloch | Executive Producer |
| Pegi Brotman | Producer |
| Debra Hill | Producer |
| Dean Cundey | Director of Photography |
| Charles Bornstein | Editor |
| Tommy Lee Wallace | Editor |
| Tommy Lee Wallace | Production Design |
| Craig Stearns | Art Direction |
| Stephen Loomis | Costume Design |
| Bill Whitten | Costume Design |
| John Carpenter | Original Music Composer |
| John Carpenter | Screenplay |
| Tina Cassady | Hairstylist |
| Dante Palmiere | Makeup Artist |
| Edward Ternes | Makeup Artist |
| Erica Ueland | Makeup Artist |
| Randy Moore | Assistant Art Director |
| William L. Stevenson | Sound Designer |
| Frank Serafine | Sound Effects Editor |
| Bob Minkler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Ray West | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Gregg Barbanell | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Ron Horwitz | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Richard Albain Jr. | Special Effects |
| Raymond Stella | Camera Operator |
| Mark Walthour | Gaffer |
| Jeanne Rosenberg | Script Supervisor |
| Ed Pine | Unit Publicist |
| Katy Sweet | Unit Publicist |
| Richard Tyler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Rob Bottin | Makeup Effects |
| Donald P. Borchers | Production Accountant |
| Ben Haller | Key Grip |
| David Michels | Grip |
| Joe Woo Jr. | Assistant Editor |
| Craig Felburg | Sound Mixer |
| Joseph F. Brennan | Boom Operator |
| Burke Mattsson | Title Designer |
| Mags Kavanaugh | Stunts |
| James Winburn | Stunt Driver |
| Larry J. Franco | First Assistant Director |
| Jim Van Wyck | Second Assistant Director |
