Characters played by Topol
Galileo Galilei
Characters played by Edward Fox
Cardinal Inquisitor
Characters played by Colin Blakely
Priuli
Characters played by Georgia Brown
Ballad Singer's Wife
Characters played by Clive Revill
Ballad Singer
Characters played by Margaret Leighton
Elderly Court Lady
Characters played by John Gielgud
The Old Cardinal
Characters played by Michael Gough
Sagredo
Characters played by Michael Lonsdale
Cardinal Barberini (later Pope Urban VIII)
Characters played by Richard O'Callaghan
Fulganzio
Characters played by Tim Woodward
Ludovico Marsili
Characters played by Judy Parfitt
Angelica Sarti
Characters played by John McEnery
Federzoni
Characters played by Patrick Magee
Cardinal Bellarmin
Characters played by Mary Larkin
Virginia
Characters played by Iain Travers
Andrea Sarti (boy)
Characters played by Tom Conti
Andrea Sarti (man)
Characters played by James Aubrey
Monk-Scholar
Characters played by Robert Bridges
Fat Prelate
Characters played by Tom Chatto
Town Crier
Characters played by Dermot Colman
Choirboy
Characters played by Paul Curran
Mathematician
Characters played by Mischa De La Motte
Third Sacristan
Characters played by Richard Dennis
Peasant
Characters played by Vernon Dobtcheff
First Secretary
Characters played by William Gossling
First Sacristan
Characters played by Andrew Harding
Choirboy
Characters played by Brian Hawksley
Second Sacristan
Characters played by Basil Henson
Infuriated Monk
Characters played by Ian Hoare
Duke Cosimo di Medici
Characters played by Harold Innocent
Second Secretary-Informer
Characters played by Robert Langdon Lloyd
Monk-Scholar
Characters played by Martin Milman
Monk-Scholar
Characters played by John Moffatt
Philosopher
Characters played by Robert Owens
Choirboy
Characters played by Maurice Quick
Fourth Sacristan
Characters played by Ronald Radd
Vanni
Characters played by John Savident
Second Senator
Characters played by Norman Scace
First Senator
Characters played by John Sharp
Monk Official
Characters played by Leon Silver
Monk-Scholar
Characters played by Madeline Smith
Young Court Lady
Characters played by Job Stewart
Monk-Scholar
Characters played by Peggy Thorpe-Bates
Court Lady
Characters played by Bill Wallis
Supporting Monk
Characters played by Charles West
Rector-Gaffone
Characters played by William Wilde
Guard
Characters played by Henry Woolf
Father Clavius
Characters played by Ken Wynne
Court Official
Characters played by Willy Bowman
Bit part
Characters played by Peter Hannon
Guard
Characters played by George Holdcroft
Bit part
Characters played by Aileen Lewis
Woman
Characters played by Bob Raymond
Bit part
Characters played by John Tatham
Florentine Official