Top Billed Cast

1. 

   William Holden

   Joe Gillis

2. 

   Gloria Swanson

   Norma Desmond

3. 

   Erich von Stroheim

   Max von Mayerling

4. 

   Nancy Olson

   Betty Schaefer

5. 

   Fred Clark

   Sheldrake

6. 

   Lloyd Gough

   Morino

7. 

   Jack Webb

   Artie Green

8. 

   Franklyn Farnum

   Undertaker

9. 

   Larry J. Blake

   1st Finance Man

10. 

    Charles Dayton

    2nd Finance Man

11. 

    Cecil B. DeMille

    Cecil B. DeMille

12. 

    Hedda Hopper

    Hedda Hopper

13. 

    Buster Keaton

    Buster Keaton

14. 

    Anna Q. Nilsson

    Anna Q. Nilsson

15. 

    H.B. Warner

    H.B. Warner

16. 

    Ray Evans

    Ray Evans

17. 

    Jay Livingston

    Jay Livingston

18. 

    Fred Aldrich

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

19. 

    Joel Allen

    Prop Man #2 (uncredited)

20. 

    Gertrude Astor

    Courtier (uncredited)

21. 

    Anne Bauchens

    Editor (uncredited)

22. 

    Edward Biby

    Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

23. 

    Danny Borzage

    Accordionist (uncredited)

24. 

    Ken Christy

    Homicide Captain (uncredited)

25. 

    Ruth Clifford

    Sheldrake's Secretary (uncredited)

26. 

    John Cortay

    Young Gate Guard Mac at Paramount Studios (uncredited)

27. 

    Archie R. Dalzell

    Camera Operator (uncredited)

28. 

    Eddie Dew

    Assistant Coroner (uncredited)

29. 

    Julia Faye

    Hisham (uncredited)

30. 

    Al Ferguson

    Phone Standby (uncredited)

31. 

    Gerry Ganzer

    Betty's Roommate Connie (uncredited)

32. 

    Rudy Germane

    Detective (uncredited)

33. 

    Kenneth Gibson

    Salesman at Men's Shop (uncredited)

34. 

    Creighton Hale

    Creighton Hale (uncredited)

35. 

    Chuck Hamilton

    Grip on DeMille Set (uncredited)

36. 

    Len Hendry

    Police Sergeant (uncredited)

37. 

    E. Mason Hopper

    Doctor (uncredited)

38. 

    Stan Johnson

    First Assistant Director (uncredited)

39. 

    Tiny Jones

    Little Woman Outside Paramount Gate (uncredited)

40. 

    Howard Joslin

    Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

41. 

    Arthur Lane

    Camera Operator (uncredited)

42. 

    Perc Launders

    Violinist at Norma's New Year's Eve Party (uncredited)

43. 

    William Meader

    Party Guest (uncredited)

44. 

    Gertrude Messinger

    Hairdresser (uncredited)

45. 

    Harold Miller

    Man on Golf Course (uncredited)

46. 

    Howard Negley

    Police Captain (uncredited)

47. 

    John "Skins" Miller

    Hog-Eye Electrician (uncredited)

48. 

    Lee Miller

    Dancing Party Guest / Paramount Studio Employee (uncredited)

49. 

    Ralph Montgomery

    Prop Man #1 (uncredited)

50. 

    Bert Moorhouse

    Gordon Cole (uncredited)

51. 

    Jay Morley

    Fat Man (uncredited)

52. 

    Eva Novak

    Courtier (uncredited)

53. 

    Frank O'Connor

    Courtier (uncredited)

54. 

    Robert Emmett O'Connor

    Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited)

55. 

    Jack Perrin

    Detective (uncredited)

56. 

    Sidney Skolsky

    Sidney Skolsky (uncredited)

57. 

    Emmett Smith

    Black Man (uncredited)

58. 

    Archie Twitchell

    Salesman at Men's Shop (uncredited)

59. 

    Yvette Vickers

    Giggling Girl on Phone at Party (uncredited)

60. 

    Edward Wahrman

    Camera Assistant (uncredited)

61. 

    Henry Wilcoxon

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

62. 

    Peter Drynan

    Tailor (uncredited)

63. 

    Sanford E. Greenwald

    Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)

64. 

    James Hawley

    Camera Assistant (uncredited)

65. 

    Alan Marston

    Reporter (uncredited)

66. 

    Bernice Mosk

    Bernice (uncredited)

67. 

    Virginia L. Randolph

    Courtier (uncredited)

68. 

    Bill Sheehan

    Second Assistant Director (uncredited)

69. 

    Roy Thompson

    Rudy, Shoeshine Boy (uncredited)

70. 

    Jack Warden

    Party Guest (uncredited)

71. 

    Finn Zirzow

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