Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
Edmund 'Ed' Exley
Guy Pearce
Wendell 'Bud' White
Russell Crowe
Jack Vincennes
Kevin Spacey
Lynn Bracken
Kim Basinger
Sid Hudgens
Danny DeVito
Dudley Smith
James Cromwell
Pierce Patchett
David Strathairn
D.A. Ellis Loew
Ron Rifkin
'Badge of Honor' Star Brett Chase
Matt McCoy
Mickey Cohen
Paul Guilfoyle
Johnny Stompanato
Paolo Seganti
Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner
Elisabeth Granli
Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner
Sandra Taylor
Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen
Steve Rankin
Dick Stensland
Graham Beckel
Wife Beater
Allan Graf
Wife
Precious Chong
Jack's Dancing Partner
Symba
Reporter at Hollywood Station
Bob Clendenin
Photographer at Hollywood Station
Lennie Loftin
Liquor Store Owner
Will Zahrn
Susan Lefferts
Amber Smith
Buzz Meeks
Darrell Sandeen
Sid's Assistant
Michael Warwick
Matt Reynolds
Simon Baker
Tammy Jordan
Shawnee Free Jones
Officer Escorting Mexicans
Matthew Allen Bretz
First Mexican
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station
Shane Dixon
Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station
Norman Howell
Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station
Brian Lally
Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station
Don Pulford
Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station
Chris Short
Police Chief
John Mahon
Breuning - Dudley's Guy
Tomas Arana
Carlisle - Dudley's Guy
Michael McCleery
Gangster at Victory Motel
George Yager
Vice Captain
Jack Conley
Secretary in Vice
Ginger Slaughter
Detective at Detective Bureau
Jack Knight
Patrolman at Nite Owl Cafe
John H. Evans
Forensic Chief
Gene Wolande
Forensic Officer
Brian Bossetta
Coroner
Michael Chieffo
Mrs. Lefferts
Gwenda Deacon
Bud's Rejected Partner
T.J. Kennedy
Jack's Rejected Partner
Ingo Neuhaus
Pierce Patchett’s Bodyguard
Robert Harrison
City Councilman
Jim Metzler
Boxer
Robert Barry Fleming
Ray Collins - Nite Owl Suspect
Jeremiah Birkett
Louis Fontaine - Nite Owl Suspect
Salim Grant
Ty Jones - Nite Owl Suspect
Karr Washington
Stenographer
Noel Evangelisti
Inez Soto - Rape Victim
Marisol Padilla Sánchez
Sylvester Fitch
Jeff Sanders
Roland Navarette
Steven Lambert
Officer at Detective Bureau
Jordan Marder
Mayor
Gregory White
Look-Alike Dancer
April Breneman
Look-Alike Dancer
Lisa Worthy
Witness on Badge of Honor
Beverly Sharpe
Reporter at Hospital
Colin Mitchell
Photographer at Hospital
John Slade
Lana Turner
Brenda Bakke
Frolic Room Bartender
Kevin Maloney
Police File Clerk
Patrice Walters
Police File Clerk
Rebecca Klingler
D.A. Ellis Loew's Secretary
Irene Roseen
West Hollywood Sheriff's Deputy
Scott Eberlein
Detective at Hush-Hush Office
David St. James
Officer at Hush-Hush Office
Bodie Newcomb
Detective
Jeff Austin
Detective
Robert Foster
Detective
Kevin Patrick Kelly
Detective
Henry Marder
Detective
Monty McKee
Detective
Henry Meyers
Detective
Michael Ossmann
Detective
Dick Stilwell
Detective
Jess Thomas
Detective
Robert Thompson
Detective
Jody Wood
Second Mexican (uncredited)
Jimmy Ortega
Marilyn Monroe (uncredited)
Nectar Rose
Uniformed Patrol Officer (uncredited)
Rocco Salata
Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Dell Yount
Cop (uncredited)
Scott McKinley
Third Mexican (uncredited)
Gilbert Rosales
Deuce Perkins (uncredited)
J.P. Romano
Anthony Trombino (uncredited)
Chris Palermo
Mayor's Wife (uncredited)
April Audia
Brunette Police Woman (uncredited)
Priscilla Cory
Dudley's Guy with Shotgun (uncredited)
Fred Lerner
Movie Star (uncredited)
Anne Zogby