John Wayne
Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
Katharine Hepburn
Eula Goodnight
Anthony Zerbe
Breed
Richard Jordan
Hawk
John McIntire
Judge Parker
Paul Koslo
Luke
Jack Colvin
Red
Jon Lormer
Rev. Goodnight
R
Richard Romancito
Wolf
Lane Smith
Leroy
T
Tommy Lee
Chen Lee
Warren Vanders
Baghy
J
Jerry Gatlin
Nose
Strother Martin
Shanghai McCoy
Chuck Hayward
Jerry (uncredited)
Andrew Prine
Fiona's Husband (uncredited)
Charles Weldon
Bailiff (uncredited)
M
Mickey Gilbert
Hambone (uncredited)
J
John Howard Hamilton
U.S. Cavalry Lieutenant (uncredited)
Gary McLarty
Emmett (uncredited)
G
General Sterling Price
Cat (uncredited)