- Charles Chaplin
- Narrator
- Albert Austin
- Crook (segment "A Dog's Life") / German Soldier / American Officer (segment "Shoulder Arms") (archive footage)
- Henry Bergman
- Dance-hall Lady (segment "A Dog's Life") / The Kaiser's General (segment "Shoulder Arms") / Sheriff on Train / Man In Railroad Station (segment "The Pilgrim") (archive footage)
- Kitty Bradbury
- Girl's Mother (segment "The Pilgrim")
- Syd Chaplin
- Lunchwagon Owner (segment "A Dog's Life") / The Kaiser (segment "Shoulder Arms") / Eloper / Train Conductor / Little Boy's Father (segment "The Pilgrim") (archive footage) (as Sydney Chaplin)
- Tom Murray
- Sheriff (segment "The Pilgrim")
- Edna Purviance
- The Girl
- Charles Reisner
- Employment Agency Clerk / Drummer (segment "A Dog's Life") / Crook (segment "The Pilgrim") (archive footage) (as Chuck Reisner)
- Dean Riesner
- Little Boy (segment "The Pilgrim")
- Mack Swain
- Large Deacon (segment "The Pilgrim")
- Loyal Underwood
- Small German Officer (segment "Shoulder Arms") / Small Deacon (segment "The Pilgrim") (archive footage)
- Mai Wells
- Little Boy's Mother (segment "The Pilgrim")
- Jack Wilson
- CrownMan at the Bar (segment "A Dog's Life") / Crown Prince (segment "Shoulder Arms") (archive footage)
- Tom Wilson
- Policeman (segment "A Dog's Life") / Dumb German Wood-Cutter (segment "Shoulder Arms") (archive footage)
- Phyllis Allen
- Congregation Member (segment "The Pilgrim")
- Dave Anderson
- The Bartender (segment "A Dog's Life")
- Bert Appling
- Unemployed Man (segment "A Dog's Life")
- Monta Bell
- Policeman (segment "The Pilgrim")
- Alva D. Blake
- Man in Dance Hall (segment "A Dog's Life") / German Officer (segment "Shoulder Arms") (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Edith Bostwick
- Congregation Member (segment "The Pilgrim")
- Mel Brown
- Employment Agency Clerk (segment "A Dog's Life")
- Minnie Chaplin
- Dance-Hall Dramatic Lady (segment "A Dog's Life")
- Slim Cole
- Unemployed Man (segment "A Dog's Life")
- Margaret Cullington
- Woman in Dance Hall (segment "A Dog's Life")
- Ted Edwards
- Unemployed Man / Bartender (segment "A Dog's Life") (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Cecille Evans
- Eloper (segment "The Pilgrim")
- F.F. Guenste
- Congregation Member (segment "The Pilgrim")
- Fay Holderness
- Woman in Dance Hall (segment "A Dog's Life")
- James T. Kelley
- Tamale Customer / Unemployed Man / Minimarket Owner / Musician (segment "A Dog's Life") (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Florence Latimer
- Congregation Member (segment "The Pilgrim")
- Raymond Lee
- Boy in Congregation (segment "The Pilgrim")
- Frank Liscomb
- Ticket Seller (segment "The Pilgrim")
- I.S. McVey
- Musician (segment "A Dog's Life")
- Mut
- Scraps the Dog (segment "A Dog's Life")
- J.F. Parker
- Musician (segment "A Dog's Life")
- Granville Redmond
- Dance-Hall Proprietor (segment "A Dog's Life")
- Alfred Reeves
- Man at the Table (segment "A Dog's Life")
- Thomas Riley
- Unemployed Man (segment "A Dog's Life")
- Fred Starr
- Crook (segment "A Dog's Life")
- Janet Sully
- Woman in Dance Hall (segment "A Dog's Life")
- H. Tahbel
- Tamale Man (segment "A Dog's Life")
- Rob Wagner
- The Robbed Man (segment "A Dog's Life")
- William White
- Man at the Bar (segment "A Dog's Life")
- S.D. Wilcox
- Eloper's Father (segment "The Pilgrim")
