The Bridge on the River Kwai— Full Cast

William Holden

as Cmdr. Shears

Alec Guinness

as Col. Nicholson

Jack Hawkins

as Maj. Warden

Sessue Hayakawa

as Col. Saito

James Donald

as Maj. Clipton

David Brinkley

as Self

Geoffrey Horne

as Lt. Joyce

Tom Llamas

as Self

André Morell

as Col. Green

Brian Williams

as Self

Peter Williams

as Capt. Reeves

Tom Brokaw

as Self

John Boxer

as Major Hughes

Lester Holt

as Self

Jessica Savitch

as Self

Percy Herbert

as Grogan

Harold Goodwin

as Baker

Ann Sears

as Nurse

Heihachirō Ōkawa

as Captain Kanematsu

Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung

as Siamese Girl

Keiichirō Katsumoto

as Lieutenant Miura