Characters played by Charles Laughton
Henry VIII
Characters played by Robert Donat
Thomas Culpeper
Characters played by Franklin Dyall
Thomas Cromwell
Characters played by Miles Mander
Wriothesley
Characters played by Lawrence Hanray
Archbishop Cranmer
Characters played by William Austin
Duke of Cleves
Characters played by John Loder
Peynell
Characters played by Claud Allister
Cornell
Characters played by Gibb McLaughlin
The French Executioner
Characters played by Sam Livesey
The English Executioner
Characters played by Merle Oberon
Anne Boleyn - The Second Wife
Characters played by Wendy Barrie
Jane Seymour - The Third Wife
Characters played by Elsa Lanchester
Anne of Cleves - The Fourth Wife
Characters played by Binnie Barnes
Katherine Howard - The Fifth Wife
Characters played by Everley Gregg
Katherine Parr - The Sixth Wife
Characters played by Lady Tree
The King's Nurse
Characters played by Frederick Culley
Duke of Norfolk
Characters played by Mark Daly
Bit Part
Characters played by Toni Edgar-Bruce
Spectator at Executions
Characters played by Annie Esmond
The Cook's Wife
Characters played by William Heughan
Kingston
Characters played by Arthur Howard
Kitchen Helper
Characters played by Judy Kelly
Lady Rochford
Characters played by Wally Patch
Butcher in Kitchen
Characters played by Hay Petrie
The King's Barber
Characters played by Terry-Thomas
Extra
Characters played by John Turnbull
Hans Holbein