Cast
- Christopher Reeve as Clark Kent / Superman: After discovering his origins in the earlier films, he sets himself to helping those on Earth. After beating arch enemy Lex Luthor twice, Superman meets a new villain: Ross Webster, who is determined to control the world's coffee and oil supplies. Superman also battles personal demons after an exposure to a synthetic form of kryptonite that corrupts him.
- Richard Pryor as Gus Gorman: A bumbling computer genius who works for Ross Webster to destroy Superman.
- Jackie Cooper as Perry White: The editor of the Daily Planet.
- Margot Kidder as Lois Lane: A reporter at the Daily Planet who has a history with both Clark Kent and Superman. She is away from Metropolis on assignment for the newspaper.
- Marc McClure as Jimmy Olsen: A photographer for the Daily Planet.
- Annette O'Toole as Lana Lang: Clark's high school sweetheart who reconciles with Clark after seeing him during their high school reunion.
- Annie Ross as Vera Webster: Ross' sister and partner in his corporation and villainous plans.
- Pamela Stephenson as Lorelei Ambrosia: Ross' assistant and sweetheart. Lorelei, a voluptuous blonde bombshell, acts unintelligent to fool people but is in fact quite smart, outwitting both Ross and Vera multiple times. She also seduces Superman.
- Robert Vaughn as Ross Webster: A villainous multimillionaire. After Superman prevents him from taking over the world's coffee supply, Ross is determined to destroy Superman before he can stop his plan to control the world's oil supply. He is an original character created for the movie.
- Gavan O'Herlihy as Brad Wilson: Lana's former boyfriend.
Film director/puppeteer Frank Oz originally had a cameo in this film as a surgeon, but the scene was ultimately deleted.
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