William Holden

Joe Gillis

Gloria Swanson

Norma Desmond

Erich von Stroheim

Max von Mayerling

Nancy Olson

Betty Schaefer

Fred Clark

Sheldrake

Lloyd Gough

Morino

Jack Webb

Artie Green

Franklyn Farnum

Undertaker

Larry J. Blake

1st Finance Man

Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille

Hedda Hopper

Hedda Hopper

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Anna Q. Nilsson

Anna Q. Nilsson

H.B. Warner

H.B. Warner

Fred Aldrich

Cop Who Drags Joe's Body from Pool (uncredited)

Gertrude Astor

Courtier (uncredited)

Anne Bauchens

Editor (uncredited)

Ruth Clifford

Sheldrake's Secretary (uncredited)

Eddie Dew

Assistant Coroner (uncredited)

Julia Faye

Hisham (uncredited)

Al Ferguson

Phone Standby (uncredited)

Gerry Ganzer

Betty's Roommate Connie (uncredited)

Creighton Hale

Creighton Hale (uncredited)

Gertrude Messinger

Hairdresser (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Man on Golf Course (uncredited)

Howard Negley

Police Captain (uncredited)

John 'Skins' Miller

Hog-Eye Electrician (uncredited)

Lee Miller

Dancing Party Guest / Paramount Studio Employee (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

Gordon Cole (uncredited)

Jay Morley

Fat Man (uncredited)

Eva Novak

Courtier (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

Courtier (uncredited)

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited)

Jack Perrin

Detective (uncredited)

Archie Twitchell

Salesman at Men's Shop (uncredited)

Yvette Vickers

Giggling Girl on Phone at Party (uncredited)

Henry Wilcoxon

Actor on DeMille's 'Samson & Delilah' Set (uncredited)

Jack Warden

Party Guest (uncredited)