<Ul> <Li> Harrison Ford as U.S. President James Marshall : The President of the United States , Marshall is a Vietnam War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient . Feigning escape during Air Force One 's hijacking , he attempts to retake the aircraft , while saving as many lives as possible . </Li> <Li> Gary Oldman as Egor Korshunov : A Russian Radek loyalist who leads the hijacking of Air Force One . </Li> <Li> Glenn Close as U.S. Vice President Kathryn Bennett : The Vice President of the United States , Bennett , throughout the Air Force One hijacking crisis , commands operations from the White House Situation Room , alongside Secretary of Defense Walter Dean and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Northwood . Despite all the tension , Bennett remains calm and collected during the entire ordeal , and refuses to make risky or poor decisions . </Li> <Li> Wendy Crewson as U.S First Lady Grace Marshall </Li> <Li> Liesel Matthews as First Daughter Alice Marshall </Li> <Li> Dean Stockwell as U.S. Defense Secretary Walter Dean </Li> <Li> Elya Baskin as Andrei Kolchak , Korshunov 's best friend and pilot </Li> <Li> Levan Uchaneishvili as Sergei Lenski , Korshunov 's henchman </Li> <Li> David Vadim as Igor Nevsky , Korshunov 's henchman </Li> <Li> Andrew Divoff as Boris Bazylev , Korshunov 's henchman </Li> <Li> Ilia Volok as Vladimir Krasin , Korshunov 's henchman </Li> <Li> Paul Guilfoyle as White House Chief of Staff Lloyd Shepherd </Li> <Li> Xander Berkeley as U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Gibbs , of Presidential Protective Division . A mole who secretly helps the terrorists take over Air Force One . </Li> <Li> William H. Macy as Major Norman Caldwell , USAF , military aide to the President </Li> <Li> Alan Woolf as Russian President Petrov </Li> <Li> Tom Everett as U.S. National Security Advisor Jack Doherty </Li> <Li> Jürgen Prochnow as General Ivan Radek : The dictator of a rogue terrorist regime in Kazakhstan that possessed stolen Soviet nuclear weapons , threatening to start a new Cold War , Radek 's regime took the lives of 200,000 people . Captured by a joint Russian - American military ops team , Radek is imprisoned in Russia . The terrorists who take over Air Force One , demand Radek 's release . </Li> <Li> Donna Bullock as Deputy Press Secretary Melanie Mitchell </Li> <Li> Michael Ray Miller as Colonel Axelrod , USAF , pilot of Air Force One : The pilot of Air Force One , Axelrod attempts to make an emergency landing after the hijacking begins . He orders the flight crew , `` No matter what happens , we land this aircraft , is that understood ? '' </Li> <Li> Carl Weintraub as Lieutenant Colonel Ingraham , USAF , co-pilot of Air Force One : The co-pilot of Air Force One , Ingraham attempts to help Axelrod emergency land the plane after the hijacking begins . </Li> <Li> Spencer Garrett as White House Aide Thomas Lee </Li> <Li> Bill Smitrovich as General Northwood </Li> <Li> Glenn Morshower as U.S. Secret Service Agent Walters </Li> <Li> David Gianopoulos as U.S. Secret Service Agent Johnson </Li> <Li> Dan Shor as Notre Dame Aide </Li> <Li> Philip Baker Hall as U.S. Attorney General Andrew Ward </Li> <Li> Richard Doyle as Colonel Bob Jackson , USAF , Air Force One Backup Pilot </Li> <Li> Willard Pugh as White House Communications Officer </Li> <Li> Don R. McManus as Lt. Colonel Jack Carlton , F - 15 `` Halo Flight '' Leader </Li> <Li> J.A. Preston as USAF Major General : Having been President Marshall 's Commanding Officer during the Vietnam War , he is the first to anticipate that Marshall is battling the hijackers . </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> Harrison Ford as U.S. President James Marshall : The President of the United States , Marshall is a Vietnam War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient . Feigning escape during Air Force One 's hijacking , he attempts to retake the aircraft , while saving as many lives as possible . </Li> <Li> Gary Oldman as Egor Korshunov : A Russian Radek loyalist who leads the hijacking of Air Force One . </Li> <Li> Glenn Close as U.S. Vice President Kathryn Bennett : The Vice President of the United States , Bennett , throughout the Air Force One hijacking crisis , commands operations from the White House Situation Room , alongside Secretary of Defense Walter Dean and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Northwood . Despite all the tension , Bennett remains calm and collected during the entire ordeal , and refuses to make risky or poor decisions . </Li> <Li> Wendy Crewson as U.S First Lady Grace Marshall </Li> <Li> Liesel Matthews as First Daughter Alice Marshall </Li> <Li> Dean Stockwell as U.S. Defense Secretary Walter Dean </Li> <Li> Elya Baskin as Andrei Kolchak , Korshunov 's best friend and pilot </Li> <Li> Levan Uchaneishvili as Sergei Lenski , Korshunov 's henchman </Li> <Li> David Vadim as Igor Nevsky , Korshunov 's henchman </Li> <Li> Andrew Divoff as Boris Bazylev , Korshunov 's henchman </Li> <Li> Ilia Volok as Vladimir Krasin , Korshunov 's henchman </Li> <Li> Paul Guilfoyle as White House Chief of Staff Lloyd Shepherd </Li> <Li> Xander Berkeley as U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Gibbs , of Presidential Protective Division . A mole who secretly helps the terrorists take over Air Force One . </Li> <Li> William H. Macy as Major Norman Caldwell , USAF , military aide to the President </Li> <Li> Alan Woolf as Russian President Petrov </Li> <Li> Tom Everett as U.S. National Security Advisor Jack Doherty </Li> <Li> Jürgen Prochnow as General Ivan Radek : The dictator of a rogue terrorist regime in Kazakhstan that possessed stolen Soviet nuclear weapons , threatening to start a new Cold War , Radek 's regime took the lives of 200,000 people . Captured by a joint Russian - American military ops team , Radek is imprisoned in Russia . The terrorists who take over Air Force One , demand Radek 's release . </Li> <Li> Donna Bullock as Deputy Press Secretary Melanie Mitchell </Li> <Li> Michael Ray Miller as Colonel Axelrod , USAF , pilot of Air Force One : The pilot of Air Force One , Axelrod attempts to make an emergency landing after the hijacking begins . He orders the flight crew , `` No matter what happens , we land this aircraft , is that understood ? '' </Li> <Li> Carl Weintraub as Lieutenant Colonel Ingraham , USAF , co-pilot of Air Force One : The co-pilot of Air Force One , Ingraham attempts to help Axelrod emergency land the plane after the hijacking begins . </Li> <Li> Spencer Garrett as White House Aide Thomas Lee </Li> <Li> Bill Smitrovich as General Northwood </Li> <Li> Glenn Morshower as U.S. Secret Service Agent Walters </Li> <Li> David Gianopoulos as U.S. Secret Service Agent Johnson </Li> <Li> Dan Shor as Notre Dame Aide </Li> <Li> Philip Baker Hall as U.S. Attorney General Andrew Ward </Li> <Li> Richard Doyle as Colonel Bob Jackson , USAF , Air Force One Backup Pilot </Li> <Li> Willard Pugh as White House Communications Officer </Li> <Li> Don R. McManus as Lt. Colonel Jack Carlton , F - 15 `` Halo Flight '' Leader </Li> <Li> J.A. Preston as USAF Major General : Having been President Marshall 's Commanding Officer during the Vietnam War , he is the first to anticipate that Marshall is battling the hijackers . </Li> </Ul>
who played harrison ford 's wife in air force one
who played harrison ford 's wife in air force one
Wendy Crewson
Wendy Crewson