Ted Kotcheff Director Sylvester Stallone Rambo Actor, Writer Richard Crenna Trautman Actor Brian Dennehy Teasle Actor David Caruso Mitch Actor Jack Starrett Galt Actor Michael Talbot Balford Actor David L. Crowley Shingleton Actor Chris Mulkey Ward Actor Don MacKay Preston Actor Alf Humphreys Lester Actor John McLiam Orval Actor Bill McKinney Kern Actor Charles A. Tamburro Pilot Actor Michael Kozoll Writer William Sackheim Writer David Morrell Writer Mario Kassar Executive Producer Andrew G. Vajna Executive Producer Buzz Feitshans Producer Herb Nanas Producer Andrew Laszlo Cinematographer Joan E. Chapman Film Editor Jerry Goldsmith Music Wolf Kroeger Production Design Kimberley Richardson Set Decoration Tom Bronson Costume Design Toni Howard Casting