
| Michael Jackson | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: |
 | Forrest J Ackerman | ... | Cinema audience member (segment "Thriller") (archive footage) |
 | Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter | ... | Himself (segment "Black or White") (archive footage) |

| Sybil Azur | ... | Susie (segment "Blood On The Dance Floor") (archive footage) |

| Rick Baker | ... | Zombie (segment "Thriller") (archive footage) |

| Tyra Banks | ... | Herself (segment "Black or White") (archive footage) |

| Marlon Brando | ... | Boss (segment "You Rock My World") (archive footage) |
 | Miko C. Brando | ... | Cinema audience member (segment "Thriller") / Thug (segment "You Rock My World") (archive footage) |

| Sheryl Crow | ... | Diana (segment "Dirty Diana") (archive footage) |

| Macaulay Culkin | ... | The Kid (segment "Black or White") (archive footage) |

| Michael DeLorenzo | ... | Gang Member (segment "Beat It") (archive footage) |
 | Billy Drago | ... | Thug (segment "You Rock My World") (archive footage) |
 | Kishaya Dudley | ... | The Girl (segment "You Rock My World") (archive footage) |

| Janet Jackson | ... | Zombie (segment "Thriller") (archive footage) |
 | La Toya Jackson | ... | (segment "The Way You Make Me Feel") (archive footage) |

| John Landis | ... | Himself (segment "Black or White") (archive footage) |
 | Peggy Lipton | ... | The Mother (segment "Black or White") (archive footage) |

| Michael Madsen | ... | Thug (segment "You Rock My World") (archive footage) |
 | Michael Peters | ... | Zombie (segment "Thriller") (archive footage) |

| Lisa Marie Presley | ... | Herself (segment "You Are Not Alone") (archive footage) |

| Vincent Price | ... | Himself (segment "Thriller") (voice) (archive sound) |
 | Ola Ray | ... | Michael's Girl (segment "Thriller") (archive footage) |
 | Wade Robson | ... | Kid Dancer (segment "Black or White") (archive footage) (as Wade J. Robson) |
 | Cree Summer | ... | Herself (segment "Black or White") (archive footage) |
 | Tatiana Thumbtzen | ... | The Girl (segment "The Way You Make Me Feel") (archive footage) |

| Chris Tucker | ... | Chris (segment "You Rock My World") (archive footage) |
 | George Wendt | ... | The Father (segment "Black or White") (archive footage) |