Richard Donner Director, Producer Mel Gibson Martin Riggs Actor Danny Glover Roger Murtaugh Actor Joe Pesci Leo Getz Actor Rene Russo Lorna Cole Actor Chris Rock Detective Lee Butters Actor Jet Li Wah Sing Ku Actor Steve Kahan Captain Ed Murphy Actor Kim Chan Benny 'Uncle Benny' Chan Actor Darlene Love Trish Murtaugh Actor Traci Wolfe Rianne Murtaugh Butters Actor Eddy Ko Hong (Chinese refugee) Actor Steven Lam Ping Actor Richard Libertini Rabbi Gelb Actor Shane Black Writer Jonathan Lemkin Writer Alfred Gough Writer Miles Millar Writer Channing Gibson Writer Steve Perry Executive Producer Jim Van Wyck Executive Producer Joel Silver Producer Eric Clapton Original Music Michael Kamen Original Music Marcus Miller Original Music David Sanborn Original Music Michael Anthony Original Music Alex Van Halen Original Music Eddie Van Halen Original Music Andrzej Bartkowiak Cinematographer Dallas Puett Film Editing Kevin Stitt Film Editing Eric Strand Film Editing Frank J. Urioste Film Editing Marion Dougherty Casting J. Michael Riva Production Design David F. Klassen Art Director Richard F. Mays Art Director Lauri Gaffin Set Decoration Ha Nguyen Set Decoration