Tony Scott Director Eddie Murphy Det. Axel Foley Actor Judge Reinhold Det. William "Billy" Rosewood Actor Brigitte Nielsen Karla Fry Actor John Ashton Det. Sgt. John Taggart Actor Jürgen Prochnow Maxwell Dent Actor Ronny Cox Capt., Chief Andrew Bogomil Actor Allen Garfield Police Chief Harold Lutz Actor Dean Stockwell Charles "Chip" Cain Actor Paul Reiser Det. Jeffrey Friedman Actor Gilbert R. Hill Insp. Douglas Todd Actor Robert Ridgely Mayor Ted Egan Actor Chris Rock Parking Valet Actor Tommy Tiny Lister Orvis Actor Larry Ferguson Screenwriter Warren Skaaren Screenwriter Robert D. Wachs Executive Producer Richard Tienken Executive Producer Jerry Bruckheimer Producer Don Simpson Producer Jeffrey Kimball Cinematographer Chris Lebenzon Film Editing Michael Tronick Film Editing Billy Weber Film Editing Ken Davis Production Design James J. Murakami Art Director John Anderson Set Decoration Bonnie Timmermann Casting