 Roddy McDowallNarrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) |
 Marc WanamakerSelf | Self |
| CChristopher SandersNot listed | Not listed |
| JJoy NoeMary Pickford | Mary Pickford |
| AAllan VinerNot listed | Not listed |
| LL. Michael WellsNot listed | Not listed |
 Richard BarthelmessThe Yellow Man (archive footage) | The Yellow Man (archive footage) |
 Charlie ChaplinSelf / Various roles (archive footage) | Self / Various roles (archive footage) |
| BBilly ComptonSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Jack DempseySelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 George EastmanSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Thomas A. EdisonSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Douglas Fairbanks Jr.Self | Self |
 Douglas FairbanksSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Lillian GishLucy - The Girl (archive footage) | Lucy - The Girl (archive footage) |
 D.W. GriffithSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Robert HarronSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Florence LawrenceSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Mabel NormandSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Mary PickfordSelf / Various roles (archive footage) | Self / Various roles (archive footage) |
 Eugen SandowSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Mack SwainBig Jim McKay (archive footage) | Big Jim McKay (archive footage) |
 Henry B. WalthallCol. Ben Cameron (archive footage) | Col. Ben Cameron (archive footage) |
