Henry VIII

Charles Laughton

Acting

Thomas Culpeper

Robert Donat

Acting

Thomas Cromwell

Franklin Dyall

Acting

Wriothesley

Miles Mander

Acting

Archbishop Cranmer

Laurence Hanray

Acting

Duke of Cleves

William Austin

Acting

Peynell

John Loder

Acting

Cornell

Claud Allister

Acting

The French Executioner

Gibb McLaughlin

Acting

The English Executioner

Sam Livesey

Acting

Anne Boleyn

Merle Oberon

Acting

Jane Seymour

Wendy Barrie

Acting

Anne of Cleves

Elsa Lanchester

Acting

Katherine Howard

Binnie Barnes

Acting

Katherine Parr

Everley Gregg

Acting

The King's Nurse

Lady Tree

Acting

Duke of Norfolk (uncredited)

Frederick Culley

Acting

Man (uncredited)

Mark Daly

Acting

Spectator at Executions (uncredited)

Toni Edgar-Bruce

Acting

The Cook's Wife (uncredited)

Annie Esmond

Acting

Kingston (uncredited)

William Heughan

Acting

Kitchen Helper (uncredited)

Arthur Howard

Acting

Lady Rochford (uncredited)

Judy Kelly

Acting

Butcher in Kitchen (uncredited)

Wally Patch

Acting

The King's Barber (uncredited)

Hay Petrie

Acting

Man (uncredited)

Terry-Thomas

Acting

Hans Holbein (uncredited)

John Turnbull

Acting