Sunset Boulevard (1950) Cast & Character Guide — No Spoilers | Who's That?

Who plays who in Sunset Boulevard (1950)? Browse a spoiler-free character guide with photos of every major character and the actors behind them, including William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim.

• Joe Gillis — played by William Holden
• Norma Desmond — played by Gloria Swanson
• Max von Mayerling — played by Erich von Stroheim
• Betty Schaefer — played by Nancy Olson
• Sheldrake — played by Fred Clark
• Morino — played by Lloyd Gough
• Artie Green — played by Jack Webb
• Undertaker — played by Franklyn Farnum
• Finance Man #1 — played by Larry J. Blake
• Finance Man #2 — played by Charles Dayton
• Cecil B. DeMille — played by Cecil B. DeMille
• Hedda Hopper — played by Hedda Hopper
• H.B. Warner — played by H.B. Warner
• Buster Keaton — played by Buster Keaton
• Ray Evans — played by Ray Evans
• Anna Q. Nilsson — played by Anna Q. Nilsson
• Jay Livingston — played by Jay Livingston
• Cop Dragging Body from Pool (uncredited) — played by Fred Aldrich
• Prop Man #2 (uncredited) — played by Joel Allen
• Courtier (uncredited) — played by Gertrude Astor