From IMDB (
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074899/): Cast overview, first billed only:
Charlton Heston .... Capt. Matthew Garth
Edward Albert .... Ens. Thomas Garth
Henry Fonda .... Adm. Chester W. Nimitz
James Coburn .... Capt. Vinton Maddox
Glenn Ford .... RAdm. Raymond A. Spruance
Hal Holbrook .... Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort
Toshirô Mifune .... Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto
Robert Mitchum .... Vice Adm. William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr.
Cliff Robertson .... Cmdr. Carl Jessop
Robert Wagner .... Lt. Cmdr. Ernest L. Blake
Robert Webber .... RAdm. Frank J. 'Jack' Fletcher
Ed Nelson .... Cmmdre. Harry Pearson
James Shigeta .... Vice Adm. Chuichi Nagumo
Christina Kokubo .... Miss Haruko Sakura
Monte Markham .... Cmdr. Maxwell F. Leslie
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James Coburn was in that? Coburn played a small part, that of the Washington liason to Nimitz.
Lots of famous actors in that film. Just saw it again the other day (I can never NOT watch it). If you look close at the Midway Island scenes, you'll also see a very young Tom Selleck--without his mustache.