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==Cast== {{div col}} * [[Steve McQueen]] as Captain {{vanchor|Virgil Hilts}} ('The Cooler King'): one of three Americans in the camp, a particularly persistent escapee with an irreverent attitude. * [[James Garner]] as Flight Lieutenant Bob Hendley ('The Scrounger'): American RAF officer, [[Eagle Squadron]], responsible for finding materials on the black market for the escape attempt; forms a close friendship with Blythe. * [[Richard Attenborough]] as Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett ('Big X'): RAF officer and ringleader of the escape committee. * [[James Donald]] as Group Captain Ramsey ('The SBO'): most senior British & Allied officer in the camp, serves as an intermediary between the Germans and the POWs as their de facto leader. * [[Charles Bronson]] as Flight Lieutenant Danny Welinski ('Tunnel King'): Polish RAF officer; despite having dug 17 escape tunnels in other camps, is severely claustrophobic. * [[Donald Pleasence]] as Flight Lieutenant Colin Blythe ('The Forger'): mild-mannered English forger; forms close friendship with Hendley. * [[James Coburn]] as Flying Officer Sedgwick ('The Manufacturer'): an Australian officer who constructs tools for the escape.<ref group="note">Bartlett calls Sedgwick "Bluey", an affectionate Australian slang term for a person with red hair; however, Sedgwick is often mistakenly referred to as "Louis" in some sources, including DVD subtitles.</ref> * [[Hannes Messemer]] as ''[[Ranks and insignia of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945)|Oberst]]'' von Luger ('The Kommandant'): [[Commandant]] of the camp and a senior [[Luftwaffe]] officer. * [[David McCallum]] as Lieutenant-Commander Eric Ashley-Pitt ('Dispersal'): a [[Fleet Air Arm]] officer; devises a way to get rid of the tunnel dirt. * [[Gordon Jackson (actor)|Gordon Jackson]] as Flight Lieutenant Andy MacDonald ('Intelligence'): Bartlett's second-in-command. * [[John Leyton]] as Flight Lieutenant Willie Dickes ('Tunnel King'): Welinski's best friend and co-lead on tunnel design and construction. * [[Angus Lennie]] as Flying Officer Archie Ives ('The Mole'): anxious Scottish airman who befriends Hilts in the cooler. * [[Nigel Stock (actor)|Nigel Stock]] as Flight Lieutenant Dennis Cavendish ('The Surveyor'): surveys the tunnel routes and leads prisoner choirs to cover up the sounds of digging and manufacturing. * [[Robert Graf (actor)|Robert Graf]] as Werner ('The Ferret'): young, naive guard whom Hendley befriends and exploits for black market contraband. * [[Jud Taylor]] as Second Lieutenant Goff: the camp's third American. * [[Hans Reiser (actor)|Hans Reiser]] as Kuhn: [[Gestapo]] officer and ardent [[Nazi]]. * [[Harry Riebauer]] as ''[[Stabsfeldwebel]]'' Strachwitz: the senior NCO amongst the German guards. * [[William Russell (English actor)|William Russell]] as Flight Lieutenant Sorren ('Security'): British officer who leads the escapers' lookouts and watchmen. * [[Robert Freitag]] as ''[[Hauptmann]]'' Posen: von Luger's [[adjutant]]. * [[Ulrich Beiger]] as Preissen: Gestapo officer. * [[George Mikell]] as ''[[sicherheitsdienst|SD]]'' ''[[Hauptsturmführer]]'' Dietrich: SS officer. * [[Lawrence Montaigne]] as Flying Officer Haynes ('Diversions'): Canadian officer in charge of distractions to draw the guards' attention away from any escape-related activity. * [[Robert Desmond]] as Pilot Officer Griffith ('Tailor'): British officer; provides civilian clothes and military uniforms to disguise the escapees. * [[Til Kiwe]] as Frick * [[Heinz Weiss]] as Kramer * [[Tom Adams (actor)|Tom Adams]] as Flight Lieutenant Dai Nimmo ('Diversions'): Welsh officer in charge of distractions to draw the guards' attention away from any escape-related activity. * [[Karl-Otto Alberty]] as ''SD'' ''[[Untersturmführer]]'' Steinach: SS officer. {{div col end}}
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