- David Bowie as Jareth, the king of the goblins
- Jennifer Connelly as Sarah, a 16-year-old[6] girl who searches through the labyrinth to find her baby brother Toby
- Toby Froud as Toby, Sarah's baby half-brother
- Shelley Thompson as Irene, Toby's mother and Sarah's stepmother
- Christopher Malcolm as Sarah and Toby's father
Juggler Michael Moschen is credited with performing Jareth's elaborate "crystal-ball manipulation", which Moschen had created for his stage performances and is now known as contact juggling. He performed the manipulations blind, behind Bowie's back.[7]
Creature performers
| Character | Puppeteer | Voice |
|---|---|---|
| Hoggle | Brian Henson | |
| Shari Weiser (in body suit) | ||
| Ludo | Ron Mueck | |
| with Rob Mills | ||
| Sir Didymus | Dave Goelzwith David Barclay | David Shaughnessy |
| The Worm | Karen Prell | Timothy Bateson |
| The Wiseman | Frank Oz | Michael Hordern |
| The Hat | Dave Goelz | David Shaughnessy |
| The Junk Lady | Karen Prell | Denise Bryer |
| The Four Guards | Steve Whitmire,Kevin Clash,Anthony Asbury,Dave Goelz | Anthony Jackson,Douglas Blackwell,David Shaughnessy,Timothy Bateson |
| Right Door Knocker | Anthony Asbury | David Healy |
| Left Door Knocker | Dave Goelz | Robert Beatty |
| Fiery #1 | Kevin Clash | |
| with David Barclay & Toby Philpott | ||
| Fiery #2 | Karen Prellwith Ron Mueck & Ian Thom | Charles Augins |
| Fiery #3 | Dave Goelzwith Rob Mills & Sherry Ammott | Danny John-Jules |
| Fiery #4 | Steve Whitmirewith Cheryl Henson & Kevin Bradshaw | |
| Fiery #5 | Anthony Asburywith Alistair Fullarton & Rollin Krewson | Richard Bodkin |
| Ambrosius | Steve Whitmire,Kevin Clash | Percy Edwards |
| Goblins | Don Austen, Michael Bayliss,Martin Bridle, Fiona Beynor Brown,Simon Buckley, David Bulbeck,Sue Dacre, Geoff Felix,Trevor Freeborn, Christine Glanville,David Greenaway, Brian James,Jan King, Ronnie Le Drew, Terry Lee,Christopher Leith, Kathryn Mullen,Angie Passmore, Michael Petersen,Nigel Plaskitt, Judy Preece,Michael Quinn, Gillie Robic,David Rudman, David Showler,Robin Stevens, Ian Tregonning,Mary Turner, Robert Tygner,Mak Wilson, Francis Wright | Michael Attwell, Sean Barrett,Timothy Bateson, Douglas Blackwell,John Bluthal, Brian Henson,Anthony Jackson, Peter Marinker,Ron Mueck, Steve Nallon,Jan Ravens, Enn Reitel,Kerry Shale, David Shaughnessy |
Goblin Corps performed by Marc Antona, Kenny Baker, Michael Henbury Ballan, Danny Blackner, Peter Burroughs, Toby Clark, Tessa Crockett, Warwick Davis, Malcolm Dixon, Anthony Georghiou, Paul Grant, Andrew Herd, Richard Jones, John Key, Mark Lisle, Peter Mandell, Jack Purvis, Katie Purvis, Nicholas Read, Linda Spriggs, Penny Stead, and Albert Wilkinson.
