George Bailey
James Stewart
Mary Hatch
Donna Reed
Sam Wainwright
Frank Albertson
Senior Angel (voice) (uncredited)
Moroni Olsen
Bill-Poster (uncredited)
Garry Owen
Elderly Woman (uncredited)
Netta Packer
Photographer / Reporter (uncredited)
Franklin Parker
Nick's Waitress (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
Mickey (uncredited)
Mark Roberts
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Constantine Romanoff
Nick's Bouncer (uncredited)
Cy Schindell
Potter's Secretary (uncredited)
Almira Sessions
Townsman (uncredited)
Cedric Stevens
Harry Bailey
Todd Karns
Man in Fantasy (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Nick's Bartender (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Freddie Othello (uncredited)
Carl Switzer
Cashier / Nick's Assistant Bouncer (uncredited)
Max Wagner
Building & Loan Board Member (uncredited)
Larry Wheat
Charlie (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson
Finn Zirzow
Pa Bailey
Samuel S. Hinds
Cousin Tilly
Mary Treen
Ruth Dakin
Virginia Patton
Cousin Eustace
Charles Williams
Mrs. Hatch
Sarah Edwards
Mr. Martini
William Edmunds
Annie
Lillian Randolph
Mrs. Martini
Argentina Brunetti
Mr. Potter
Lionel Barrymore
Little George
Robert J. Anderson
Little Sam
Ronnie Ralph
Little Mary
Jeanne Gail
Little Violet
Jeanine Ann Roose
Little Marty Hatch
Danny Mummert
Little Harry Bailey
Georgie Nokes
Nick
Sheldon Leonard
Potter's Bodyguard
Frank Hagney
Joe (Luggage Shop)
Ray Walker
Real Estate Salesman
Charles Lane
Uncle Billy
Thomas Mitchell
Tom (Bldg. & Loan)
Edward Keane
The Bailey Child - Janie
Carol Coombs
The Bailey Child - Zuzu
Karolyn Grimes
The Bailey Child - Pete
Larry Simms
The Bailey Child - Tommy
Jimmy Hawkins
Townswoman (uncredited)
Jean Acker
Ed (uncredited)
Ernie Adams
Monya Andre
Mr. Welch (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews
Nervous Banker (uncredited)
Sam Ash
Clarence
Henry Travers
One of Vi's Suitors (uncredited)
Jack Bailey
Building & Loan Depositor (uncredited)
Louise Bates
Mary Bayless
Young Girl (uncredited)
Beth Belden
Military Officer in Montage (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Joseph E. Bernard
Sheriff (uncredited)
Al Bridge
Young Boy (uncredited)
Buz Buckley
Jane Wainwright (uncredited)
Marian Carr
Singer at Martini's (uncredited)
Adriana Caselotti
Mrs. Bailey
Beulah Bondi
Policeman (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
Young George's Friend (uncredited)
Michael Chapin
Tom Chatterton
Cop Arresting Violet (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham
Dr. Campbell (uncredited)
Harry Cheshire
Edward Clark
Building & Loan Customer (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Ms. Davis (uncredited)
Ellen Corby
Bryn Davis
High School Teacher at Poolside (uncredited)
Lew Davis
Ernie
Frank Faylen
(uncredited)
Harry Denny
Woman at Graduation Dance (uncredited)
Helen Dickson
Man on Porch (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
Tollhouse Keeper (uncredited)
Tom Fadden
Violet's Boyfriend (uncredited)
Frank Fenton
Horace (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston
Relieved Banker in Potter's Office (uncredited)
Sam Flint
Lee Frederick
Photographer with Sheriff (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Jack Gordon
Bert
Ward Bond
Herschel Graham
Elderly Man (voice) (uncredited)
Joseph Granby
Carter (uncredited)
Charles Halton
Carl Eric Hansen
Herbert Heywood
Mr. Partridge (uncredited)
Harry Holman
Art Howard
Bert Howard
Mr. Randall (uncredited)
Arthur Stuart Hull
John Indrisano
Violet
Gloria Grahame
Eddie Kane
Carl Kent
Milton Kibbee
Effie Laird
Mike Lally
Marty Hatch (uncredited)
Harold Landon
Pianist in Nick's Place (uncredited)
Meade 'Lux' Lewis
Jack Lomas
Man Whose Grandfather Planted Tree (uncredited)
J. Farrell MacDonald
Irene Mack
Mr. Gower
H.B. Warner
Wilbur Mack
Elderly Man (uncredited)
Charles Meakin
Student in Gym (uncredited)
Priscilla Montgomery
Man with Sheriff (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Evelyn Moriarty
Philip Morris
School Dancer (uncredited)
George Noisom
Bob O'Connor
Frank O'Connor
Infant Janie Bailey (uncredited)
Lynn O'Leary-Jameson
Additional Writing
Michael Wilson
Art Direction
William Cameron Menzies
Original Music Composer
Dimitri Tiomkin
Producer
Frank Capra
Screenplay
Director
Jo Swerling
Frances Goodrich
Albert Hackett
Original Story
Philip Van Doren Stern
Editor
William Hornbeck
Director of Photography
Joseph F. Biroc
Joseph Walker
Jack Okey
Special Effects
Daniel Hays
Still Photographer
Phil Stern
Sound
Clem Portman
Makeup Artist
Gordon Bau
Set Decoration
Emile Kuri
Stunts
Lila Finn
Orchestrator
Paul Marquardt
Gaffer
Homer Plannette
Richard Van Hessen
John Aalberg
Special Effects Supervisor
Russell Shearman
Assistant Director
Arthur S. Black Jr.
Russell A. Cully
Cinematography
Victor Milner
Costume Design
Edward Stevenson