Here’s the core cast of the World War II action film Where Eagles Dare (1968), which is what “where eagles dare cast” usually refers to.

Main cast

  • Richard Burton – Major John Smith (often listed as Maj. Smith)
  • Clint Eastwood – Lieutenant Morris Schaffer (Lt. Schaffer)
  • Mary Ure – Mary Ellison (sometimes spelled Elison in some listings)
  • Patrick Wymark – Colonel Wyatt Turner (Col. Turner, DSO MC)
  • Michael Hordern – Vice Admiral/Admiral Rolland (credit wording varies slightly by site)
  • Donald Houston – Captain Olaf Christiansen / Christiansen
  • Peter Barkworth – Captain Ted Berkeley / Berkeley
  • William Squire – Thomas
  • Robert Beatty – General George Carnaby / Carnaby
  • Brook Williams – Sergeant Harrod
  • Neil McCarthy – Sergeant Jock MacPherson / MacPherson
  • Vincent Ball – Carpenter
  • Anton Diffring – Colonel Kramer
  • Ferdy Mayne – General Rosemeyer / Rosemeyer
  • Derren Nesbitt – Major Von Hapen
  • Victor Beaumont – Colonel Weissner
  • Ingrid Pitt – Heidi

Quick HTML table of key cast

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Actor Role
Richard Burton Maj. John Smith / Maj. Smith
Clint Eastwood Lt. Morris Schaffer
Mary Ure Mary Ellison / Mary Elison
Patrick Wymark Col. Wyatt Turner
Michael Hordern Adm. / Vice Adm. Rolland
Donald Houston Christiansen / Capt. Olaf Christiansen
Peter Barkworth Berkeley / Capt. Ted Berkeley
Robert Beatty Gen. George Carnaby
Anton Diffring Col. Kramer
Ferdy Mayne Gen. Rosemeyer
Derren Nesbitt Maj. Von Hapen
Ingrid Pitt Heidi
If you’d like, I can also walk through who’s who in the plot (who’s on which side, who’s undercover, etc.). Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.