Sylvester Stallone (John J. Rambo), Charles A. Tamburro (Pilot), Bill McKinney (State Police Capt. Dave Kern), Richard Crenna (Col. Samuel Trautman), Brian Dennehy (Hope Sheriff Will Teasle), Chris Mulkey (Deputy Ward), Jack Starrett (Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt) more..., Michael Talbott (Deputy Balford), John McLiam (Orval the Dog Man), Alf Humphreys (Deputy Lester), David Caruso (Deputy Mitch), David L. Crowley (Deputy Shingleton), Don MacKay (Preston), David Petersen (Trooper), Craig Huston (Radio operator), Patrick Stack (Lt. Morgen), Stephen E. Miller (Guardsman #1), Raimund Stamm (Guardsman #2), Robert Metcalfe (Guardsman #3), Stephen Dimopoulos (Guardsman #4), Bruce Greenwood (Guardsman #5), Earl Klein (Guardsman #6), Danny Wozna (Boy), Peter Lonstrup (Attendant), Mike Winlaw (TV Reporter), Donald Adams (Guard C.O.), David Menzies (Miner), Frank Richter (Man on Street #1), Grahman L. Galativk (Man on Street #2), Ian Hutchinson (Man on Street #3), Amy Alexander (Woman on Street), Gary Hetherington (Hunter), Alex Kliner (Hunter), R.G. Miller (Hunter), Suzee Pai (Vietnamese Prostitute (uncredited)), Robert Prowse (Soldier (uncredited)), Jack Rigg (Bobby - Base Camp Radio Operator (uncredited)), Helene Udy (Small Girl (uncredited)), Cynthia Dale ((archive footage) (uncredited)), Stephen Chang (VC Commander (uncredited))

David Morrell (Original Story), Michael Kozoll (Screenplay), William Sackheim (Screenplay), Sylvester Stallone (Screenplay), Buzz Feitshans (Producer), Jerry Goldsmith (Original Music Composer), Andrew Laszlo (Director of Photography) more..., Joan E. Chapman (Editor), Wolf Kroeger (Production Design), Kimberley Richardson (Set Decoration), Tom Bronson (Costume Design), Salli Bailey (Hairstylist), Ilona Herman (Makeup Artist), Fred J. Brown (Supervising Sound Editor), Bub Asman (Sound Editor), Conrad E. Palmisano (Stunt Coordinator), Will Harper (Stunts), Burton Elias (Unit Publicist), Mario Kassar (Executive Producer), Herb Nanas (Co-Executive Producer), Andrew G. Vajna (Executive Producer), Joseph Lederer (Still Photographer), Jimmy Turrell (Camera Operator), Stéphane Reichel (Art Department Coordinator), David Willson (Construction Coordinator), Gary J. Williams (Greensman), Theo Eglseder (First Assistant Camera), Lesley Beale (Craft Service), Bob Bowe (Driver), Thomas L. Fisher (Special Effects Coordinator), Scott Irvine (Transportation Coordinator), Russell Engels (Gaffer), John W. Scott (Lighting Technician), Lisa Freiberger (Casting Associate), Charlie Davidson (Production Accountant), Bridget Murphy (Production Office Coordinator), Arthur Morton (Orchestrator), Rob Young (Sound mixer), Rick Kline (Sound Re-Recording Mixer), Tom Neuwirth (Helicopter Camera) and others.