James Stewart

• George Bailey

• Actor

Donna Reed

• Mary Hatch

Lionel Barrymore

• Mr. Potter

Thomas Mitchell

• Uncle Billy

Henry Travers

• Clarence

Beulah Bondi

• Mrs. Bailey

Frank Faylen

• Ernie

Ward Bond

• Bert

Gloria Grahame

• Violet

H.B. Warner

• Mr. Gower

Frank Albertson

• Sam Wainwright

Todd Karns

• Harry Bailey

Samuel S. Hinds

• Pa Bailey

Mary Treen

• Cousin Tilly

Virginia Patton

• Ruth Dakin

Charles Williams

• Cousin Eustace

Sarah Edwards

• Mrs. Hatch

William Edmunds

• Mr. Martini

Lillian Randolph

• Annie

Argentina Brunetti

• Mrs. Martini

Robert J. Anderson

• Little George

Ronnie Ralph

• Little Sam

Jeanne Gail

• Little Mary

Jeanine Ann Roose

• Little Violet

Danny Mummert

• Little Marty Hatch

Georgie Nokes

• Little Harry Bailey

Sheldon Leonard

• Nick

Frank Hagney

• Potter's Bodyguard

Ray Walker

• Joe (Luggage Shop)

Charles Lane

• Real Estate Salesman

Edward Keane

• Tom (Bldg. & Loan)

Carol Coombs

• The Bailey Child - Janie

Karolyn Grimes

• The Bailey Child - Zuzu

Larry Simms

• The Bailey Child - Pete

Jimmy Hawkins

• The Bailey Child - Tommy

Jean Acker

• Townswoman (uncredited)

Ernie Adams

• Ed (uncredited)

Monya Andre

• Elderly Woman (uncredited)

Stanley Andrews

• Mr. Welch (uncredited)

Sam Ash

• Nervous Banker (uncredited)

Jack Bailey

• One of Vi's Suitors (uncredited)

Louise Bates

• Building & Loan Depositor (uncredited)

Mary Bayless

• Townswoman (uncredited)

Beth Belden

• Young Girl (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

• Military Officer in Montage (uncredited)

Joseph E. Bernard

• Townsman (uncredited)

Al Bridge

• Sheriff (uncredited)

Buz Buckley

• Young Boy (uncredited)

Marian Carr

• Jane Wainwright (uncredited)

Adriana Caselotti

• Singer at Martini's (uncredited)

Lane Chandler

• Policeman (uncredited)

Michael Chapin

• Young George's Friend (uncredited)

Tom Chatterton

• Townsman (uncredited)

Jack Cheatham

• Cop Arresting Violet (uncredited)

Harry Cheshire

• Dr. Campbell (uncredited)

Edward Clark

• Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)

Tom Coleman

• Building & Loan Customer (uncredited)

Ellen Corby

• Ms. Davis (uncredited)

Bryn Davis

• Elderly Woman (uncredited)

Lew Davis

• High School Teacher at Poolside (uncredited)

Harry Denny

• (uncredited)

Helen Dickson

• Woman at Graduation Dance (uncredited)

Dick Elliott

• Man on Porch (uncredited)

Tom Fadden

• Tollhouse Keeper (uncredited)

Frank Fenton

• Violet's Boyfriend (uncredited)

Eddie Fetherston

• Horace (uncredited)

Sam Flint

• Relieved Banker in Potter's Office (uncredited)

Lee Frederick

• (uncredited)

Dick Gordon

• Photographer with Sheriff (uncredited)

Jack Gordon

• Bar Patron (uncredited)

Herschel Graham

• Townsman (uncredited)

Joseph Granby

• Elderly Man (voice) (uncredited)

Charles Halton

• Carter (uncredited)

Carl Eric Hansen

• (uncredited)

Herbert Heywood

• Building & Loan Depositor (uncredited)

Harry Holman

• Mr. Partridge (uncredited)

Art Howard

• Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)

Bert Howard

• Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)

Arthur Stuart Hull

• Mr. Randall (uncredited)

John Indrisano

• Man in Fantasy (uncredited)

Eddie Kane

• Building & Loan Depositor (uncredited)

Carl Kent

• Townsman (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee

• Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)

Effie Laird

• Townswoman (uncredited)

Mike Lally

• Building & Loan Customer (uncredited)

Harold Landon

• Marty Hatch (uncredited)

Meade 'Lux' Lewis

• Pianist in Nick's Place (uncredited)

Jack Lomas

• Bar Patron (uncredited)

J. Farrell MacDonald

• Man Whose Grandfather Planted Tree (uncredited)

Irene Mack

• Townswoman (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

• Building & Loan Customer (uncredited)

Charles Meakin

• Elderly Man (uncredited)

Priscilla Montgomery

• Student in Gym (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

• Man with Sheriff (uncredited)

Evelyn Moriarty

• Bar Patron (uncredited)

Philip Morris

• Building & Loan Customer (uncredited)

George Noisom

• School Dancer (uncredited)

Bob O'Connor

• Bar Patron (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

• Military Officer in Montage (uncredited)

Lynn O'Leary-Jameson

• Infant Janie Bailey (uncredited)

Moroni Olsen

• Senior Angel (voice) (uncredited)

Garry Owen

• Bill-Poster (uncredited)

Netta Packer

• Elderly Woman (uncredited)

Franklin Parker

• Photographer / Reporter (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway

• Nick's Waitress (uncredited)

Mark Roberts

• Mickey (uncredited)

Constantine Romanoff

• Bar Patron (uncredited)

Cy Schindell

• Nick's Bouncer (uncredited)

Almira Sessions

• Potter's Secretary (uncredited)

Cedric Stevens

• Townsman (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan

• Man in Fantasy (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan

• Nick's Bartender (uncredited)

Carl Switzer

• Freddie Othello (uncredited)

Max Wagner

• Cashier / Nick's Assistant Bouncer (uncredited)

Larry Wheat

• Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)

Charles C. Wilson

• Charlie (uncredited)

Finn Zirzow

• Bar Patron (uncredited)

Philip Van Doren Stern

William Hornbeck

Jo Swerling

Joseph F. Biroc

Joseph Walker

Jack Okey

Frank Capra

Frances Goodrich

Dimitri Tiomkin

Frank Capra

Albert Hackett

Michael Wilson

Frank Capra

Daniel Hays

Phil Stern

Clem Portman

Gordon Bau

Emile Kuri

Lila Finn

Paul Marquardt

William Cameron Menzies

Homer Plannette

Richard Van Hessen

John Aalberg

Russell Shearman

Arthur S. Black Jr.

Russell A. Cully

Victor Milner

Edward Stevenson