Alec Guinness

Professor Marcus

Cecil Parker

Claude, alias 'Major Courtney'

Herbert Lom

Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'

Peter Sellers

Harry, alias 'Mr. Robinson'

Danny Green

'One-Round', alias 'Mr. Lawson'

Katie Johnson

Mrs. Wilberforce

Jack Warner

The Superintendent

Philip Stainton

The Sergeant

Frankie Howerd

The Barrow Boy

Madge Brindley

Large Lady (uncredited)

Hélène Burls

Hypatia (uncredited)

Kenneth Connor

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Michael Corcoran

Burglar (uncredited)

Harold Goodwin

Parcels Clerk (uncredited)

Fred Griffiths

Junk Man (uncredited)

Lucy Griffiths

Miss Pringle (uncredited)

George Hilsdon

Security Van Driver (uncredited)

Vincent Holman

Station Master (uncredited)

Stratford Johns

Security Guard (uncredited)

Sam Kydd

Second Cab Driver (uncredited)

Edie Martin

Lettice (uncredited)

Jack Melford

Detective (uncredited)

Arthur Mullard

(uncredited)

Ewan Roberts

Constable (uncredited)

George Roderick

Radio Car Policeman (uncredited)

John Rudling

Nervous Man (uncredited)

Leonard Sharp

Pavement Artist (uncredited)

Peter Williams

Detective at Parcels Office (uncredited)

Neil Wilson

Policeman (uncredited)

Phoebe Hodgson

Constance (uncredited)