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 | Paul Terry as James Henry Trotter |
 | Miriam Margolyes as Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice) |
 | Joanna Lumley as Aunt Spiker |
 | Pete Postlethwaite as The Magic Man |
 | Simon Callow as Grasshopper (voice) |
 | Richard Dreyfuss as Centipede (voice) |
 | Jane Leeves as Ladybug (voice) |
 | Susan Sarandon as Miss Spider (voice) |
 | David Thewlis as Earthworm (voice) |
 | Steven Culp as James' Father |
 | Susan Turner-Cray as James' Mother |
| Cirocco Dunlap as Girl with Telescope |
 | Kathryn Howell as Woman in Bathrobe |
 | Mike Starr as Cop |
| Michael Girardin as Reporter #1 |
| J. Stephen Coyle as Reporter #2 |
| Tony Haney as Reporter #3 |
| Mario Yedidia as Street Kid |
 | Jeff Mosley as Hard Hat Man |
 | Jeff Bennett as Centipede (singing voice) (uncredited) |
 | Sally Stevens as Glowworm (singing voice) (uncredited) |
| Production | |
| Tim Burton | Producer |
Writing | |
| Roald Dahl | Novel |
Camera | |
| Pete Kozachik | Director of Photography |
Directing | |
| Henry Selick | Director |
Writing | |
| Steve Bloom | Screenplay |
Production | |
| Jake Eberts | Executive Producer |
Editing | |
| Stan Webb | Editor |
Writing | |
| Karey Kirkpatrick | Screenplay |
| Jonathan Roberts | Screenplay |
Camera | |
| Hiro Narita | Director of Photography |
Production | |
| Denise Di Novi | Producer |
Visual Effects | |
| Laura Schultz | Animation Coordinator |
| Owen Klatte | Visual Effects |
| Rich Zim | Animation |
| Chuck Duke | Animation |
| Anthony Scott | Animation |
| Trey Thomas | Animation |
| Paul Berry | Animation Supervisor |
| Timothy Hittle | Animation |
| Josephine Huang | Animation |
| Stephen A. Buckley | Animation |
| Sue Pugh | Animation |
| Tom St. Amand | Animation |
| Webster Colcord | Animation |
| Guionne Leroy | Animation |
| Christopher Rand | Animation |
| Jerrold Howard | Animation |
| Tim Myers | Animation |
| Sean Burns | Animation |
| Chris Gilligan | Animation |
| Owen Klatte | Animation |
| Kent Burton | Animation |
| Paul Jessel | Animation |
| Mike Johnson | Animation |
| Mike Belzer | Animation |
| Tom Gibbons | Animation |
| Daniel Mason | Animation |
| Justin Kohn | Animation |
Art | |
| James Stimson | Art Department Manager |
Visual Effects | |
| Jane Hartwell | Animation Manager |
Crew | |
| Martin Meunier | Other |
| John Bermudes | Compositors |
| Ross Shuman | Other |
Sound | |
| Randy Newman | Songs |
| Randy Newman | Original Music Composer |
Visual Effects | |
| Gary Kachelhoffer | Animation |
Crew | |
| Chris Montan | Executive Music Producer |
Art | |
| Harley Jessup | Production Design |
Production | |
| Brian Rosen | Co-Producer |
| Brian Chavanne | Casting |
| John Hubbard | Casting |
| Robin Gurland | Casting |
| Henry Selick | Co-Producer |
Art | |
| Lane Smith | Conceptual Design |
| Bill Boes | Art Direction |
Production | |
| Ros Hubbard | Casting |
Art | |
| Mike Cachuela | Storyboard Artist |
Editing | |
| Steve Bloom | Assistant Editor |
Crew | |
| Jerome Chen | CG Supervisor |
Art | |
| Jørgen Klubien | Storyboard Artist |
Writing | |
| Roald Dahl | Lyricist |
| Kelly Asbury | Story Supervisor |
| Joe Ranft | Story Supervisor |
Production | |
| L. Dean Jones Jr. | Unit Production Manager |
Directing | |
| L. Dean Jones Jr. | First Assistant Director |
| Robert J. Mooney | Second Assistant Director |
| Colin Michael Kitchens | Second Second Assistant Director |
Sound | |
| Agamemnon Andrianos | Production Sound Mixer |
| Patrick Moriarty | Boom Operator |
| Gary Rydstrom | Sound Designer |
| Gary Summers | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Gary Rydstrom | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Tim Holland | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Ken Fischer | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sue Fox | Dialogue Editor |
| Marian Wilde | Foley Editor |
| J.R. Grubbs | Assistant Sound Designer |
| Claire Sanfilippo | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Ben Gold | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Gary Rizzo | Sound Re-Recording Assistant |
| Dennie Thorpe | Foley Artist |
| Jana Vance | Foley Artist |
| Frank 'Pepe' Merel | Foley Recordist |
| Christian von Burkleo | Sound Recordist |
| Tina Canny | Other |
| Jeff Crawford | Other |
Production | |
| Barbara Harris | ADR Voice Casting |
Sound | |
| Pamela G. Kimber | ADR Supervisor |
| Tim O'Connell | ADR Mixer |
| Rick Canelli | ADR Recordist |
| Laura Graham | ADR Editor |
| Zack Davis | ADR Editor |
Art | |
| Pete von Sholly | Storyboard Artist |
| Mike Mitchell | Storyboard Artist |
| Kendal Cronkhite | Art Direction |
| Blake Russell | Art Direction |
| Lee Bo Henry | Construction Foreman |
| Dawn Swiderski | Set Designer |
| Don Weinger | Set Designer |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Julie Slinger | Costume Design |
Art | |
| Kris Boxell | Set Decoration |
Directing | |
| Paula Frankel | Script Supervisor |
Lighting | |
| Bob Finley III | Gaffer |
Production | |
| Barbara McQuaid | Location Manager |
Crew | |
| Rocky Capella | Stunt Coordinator |
| James J. Brosnahan | Choreographer |
