Besetzung

• Sylvester Stallone
• Talia Shire — Adrianna "Adrian" Pennino
• Burgess Meredith — Mickey Goldmill
• Burt Young — Paulie
• Carl Weathers — Apollo Creed
• Thayer David — Jergens
• Tony Burton — Duke
• Bill Baldwin — Fight Announcer
• Joseph Frazier — Himself
• Al Silvani — Cut Man
• George Memmoli — Ice Rink Attendant
• Diana Lewis — TV Commentator 1
• George O'Hanlon — TV Commentator 2
• Michael Dorn — Apollo Creed's Bodyguard
• Stan Shaw — Dipper
• Don Sherman — Bartender
• Billy Sands — Club Fight Announcer
• Lloyd Kaufman — Drunk
• Jane Marla Robbins — Owner of Pet Shop
• Shirley O'Hara — Secretary
• Simmy Bow — Club Corner Man
• Kathleen Parker — Paulie's Date
• Hank Rolike — Apollo Corner Man
• Frankie Van — Club Fight Referee
• DeForest Covan — Apollo's Corner
• Larry Carroll — TV Interviewer
• Frank Stallone — Timekeeper
• Frank Stallone — Timekeeper
• Joe Spinell — Gazzo