Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) Cast & Character Guide — No Spoilers | Who's That?

Who plays who in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)? Browse a spoiler-free character guide with photos of every major character and the actors behind them, including Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden.

• Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muffley / Dr. Strangelove — played by Peter Sellers
• General 'Buck' Turgidson — played by George C. Scott
• Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper — played by Sterling Hayden
• Colonel Bat Guano — played by Keenan Wynn
• Major "King" Kong — played by Slim Pickens
• Botschafter De Sadesky — played by Peter Bull
• Lt. Lothar Zogg — played by James Earl Jones
• Miss Scott — played by Tracy Reed
• Mr. Staines — played by Jack Creley
• Lt. Dietrich — played by Frank Berry
• Adm. Randolph — played by Robert O'Neil
• Lt. Kivel — played by Glenn Beck
• Frank — played by Roy Stephens
• Capt. 'Ace' Owens — played by Shane Rimmer
• Burpelson AFB Defense Team Member — played by Hal Galili
• Lt. Goldberg — played by Paul Tamarin
• Burpelson AFB Defense Team Member — played by Laurence Herder
• Burpelson AFB Defense Team Member — played by John McCarthy
• Gen. Faceman — played by Gordon Tanner
• Mandrake' aide (uncredited) — played by Burnell Tucker