Superman/Clark Kent : Christopher Reeve

Lois Lane : Margot Kidder
Lex Luthor: Gene Hackman
Jimmy Olsen: Marc McClure

Perry White : Jackie Cooper

Jor-El : Marlon Brando

Lara : Susannah York

Jonathan Kent : Glenn Ford

Martha Kent : Phyllis Thaxter

Young Clark Kent : Jeff East

Otis: Ned Beatty

1st Elder: Trevor Howard

Eve Teschmacher: Valerie Perrine

Vond-Ah: Maria Schell

Ursa: Sarah Douglas

Baby Clark Kent: Aaron Smolinski

Baby Kal-El: Lee Quigley

Lana Lang: Diane Sherry

Rex Reed: Rex Reed

Young Lois Lane's mother: Noel Neill
Young Lois Lane's father: Kirk Alyn