Gene Hackman
Lex Luthor
Christopher Reeve
Clark Kent / Superman
Ned Beatty
Otis
Jackie Cooper
Perry White
Sarah Douglas
Ursa
Jack O'Halloran
Non
Margot Kidder
Lois Lane
Valerie Perrine
Eve Teschmacher
Susannah York
Lara
Clifton James
Sheriff
E.G. Marshall
The President
Marc McClure
Jimmy Olsen
Terence Stamp
General Zod
Leueen Willoughby
Leueen
Robin Pappas
Alice
Roger Kemp
Spokesman
Roger Brierley
Terrorist
Anthony Milner
Terrorist
Richard Griffiths
Terrorist
Melissa Wiltsie
Nun
Alain Dehay
Gendarme
Marc Boyle
C.R.S. Man
Alan Stuart
Cab Driver
John Ratzenberger
Controller
Shane Rimmer
Controller
John Morton
Nate
Jim Dowdall
Boris
Angus MacInnes
Prison Warder
Antony Sher
Bell Boy
Elva Mai Hoover
Mother
Hadley Kay
Jason
Todd Woodcroft
Father
John Hollis
Krypton Elder
Gordon Rollings
Fisherman
Peter Whitman
Deputy
Bill Bailey
J.J.
Dinny Powell
Boog
Hal Galili
Man at Bar
Marcus D'Amico
Willie
Richard LeParmentier
Reporter
Don Fellows
General
Tony Sibbald
Presidential Imposter
Tommy Duggan
Diner Owner
Pamela Mandell
Waitress
Pepper Martin
Rocky
Eugene Lipinski
Newsvendor
Cleon Spencer
Kid
Carl Parris
Kid
Jack Cooper
Dino
Norman Chancer
White House Aide (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Cassel
French Officer at the White House (uncredited)
Richard Donner
Man Walking by Diner (uncredited)
Jeff East
Teenage Clark Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
Glenn Ford
Jonathan Kent in Opening Montage (archive footage) (uncredited)
Trevor Howard
Krypton Elder (archive footage) (uncredited)
Michael Shannon
President's Aide
John Cannon
Prison Inmate (uncredited)