Eddie Murphy
Judge Reinhold
John Ashton
Jürgen Prochnow
Ronny Cox
Brigitte Nielsen
Allen Garfield
Dean Stockwell
Paul Reiser
Gilbert R. Hill
Eddie Murphy as Det. Axel Foley
Judge Reinhold as Det. William 'Billy' Rosewood
John Ashton as Det. Sgt. John Taggart
Jürgen Prochnow as Maxwell Dent
Ronny Cox as Capt./Chief Andrew Bogomil
Brigitte Nielsen as Karla Fry
Allen Garfield as Police Chief Harold Lutz
Dean Stockwell as Charles 'Chip' Cain
Paul Reiser as Det. Jeffrey Friedman
Gilbert R. Hill as Insp. Douglas Todd (as Gil Hill)
Paul Guilfoyle as Nikos Thomopolis
Robert Ridgely as Mayor Ted Egan
Brian O'Connor as Biddle, Lutz's Aide
Alice Adair as Jan Bogomil
Eugene Butler as May