• 
• Louis Calhern
• King Lear of Britain
  

• 
• Wesley Addy
• Edgar
  

• 
• Mitchell Agruss
• Curan
  

• 
• Edith Atwater
• Goneril
  

• 
• Nina Foch
• Cordelia
  

• 
• Martin Gabel
• Earl of Kent
  

• 
• Richard Malek
• Duke of Albany
  

• 
• Arnold Moss
• Earl of Gloucester
  

• 
• Nehemiah Persoff
• Duke of Cornwall
  

• 
• Kurt Richards
• Oswald
  

• 
• Jo Van Fleet
• Regan
  

• 
• Martin Waldron
• King of France
  

• 
• Frederic Warriner
• Duke of Burgundy
  

• 
• Joseph Weiseman
• Edmund
  

• 
• Guy Arbury
• Knight
  Loyal Knight
  

• 
• Ted Baden
• Ensemble
  

• 
• E. J. Ballantine
• Gentleman
  

• 
• Michael Bay
• Ensemble
  

• 
• Jack Bittner
• Servant to Cornwall
  

• 
• MacGregor Gibb
• Servant to Cornwall
  

• 
• Sam Gilman
• Ensemble
  

• 
• Henry Leonard
• Ensemble
  

• 
• Norman Lloyd
• Fool
  

• 
• Bernard Pollock
• Servant to Cornwall
  

• 
• Thomas Poston
• Herald
  

• 
• Jack Ramsey
• Ensemble
  

• 
• Earl Simmons
• Ensemble
  

• 
• Keith Taylor
• Ensemble
  

• 
• William Shakespeare
• Writer
  

• 
• Marc Blitzstein
• Featured Songs
  Featured Songs with Lyrics
  

• 
• John Houseman
• Staging
  

• 
• Ralph Alswang
• Scenic Design
  Lighting Design
  

• 
• Dorothy Jeakins
• Costume Design
  

• 
• Edward McHugh
• General Stage Manager
  

• 
• Harvey B. Sabinson
• Press Representative
  

• 
• Robert L. Joseph
• Producer
  

• 
• Alexander H. Cohen
• Producer