Ned Beatty

Character: Ollie Thompson

John Beck

Character: Rev. George Greg

Billy Green Bush

Character: Dave Keene

Dabney Coleman

Character: Paul Mathison

Andrew Duggan

Character: Insp. Ryder

Ed Flanders

Character: Ralph Paine

George Grizzard

Character: Attorney Clay

L.Q. Jones

Character: Roy Ralstop

Geoffrey Lewis

Character: Ed Duncan

Marlyn Mason

Character: Jean Foster

Wayne Rogers

Character: Dan Foster

Peter Strauss

Character: Ben Jacobs

Rip Torn

Character: Glen Tuttle

Mills Watson

Character: Dee Malcom

James Hampton

Character: Harry Dudley

Sheila Larken

Character: Linn Jacobs

Andrew Parks

Character: Steve Bronson

Hilly Hicks

Character: Charles Gilmore

Luke Askew

Character: Aaron Cord

John McLiam

Character: Jailer Sutton

Martine Bartlett

Character: Bea Sutton

Logan Ramsey

Character: Thurston Carson

Rosalind Miles

Character: Rose Jackson

Taylor Lacher

Character: Luke Sheerer

Paulene Myers

Character: Mrs. Gilmore

Arch Whiting

Character: Carl Rick

Johnny Haymer

Character: Reporter Poole

Hal Riddle

Character: Reporter Jacobs

Royce D. Applegate

Character: John Worden

Morgan Sterne

Character: Mr. Bronson

Jerry Ayres

Character: Wilton Laird

Virginia Gregg

Character: Commissioner Miller

Don Keefer

Character: Dr. Wheeler

Richard Eastham

Character: Investigator

Peter Hobbs

Character: Judge Davidson

Herb Armstrong

Character: Court Clerk

Jim Ball

Character: Militant Black Man

Guich Koock

Character: Darby

Arthur Adams

Character: Mr. Byer

Jim Bohan

Character: Colvington

Jeanie Capps

Character: Carol Manning

Jessie Lee Fulton

Character: Mrs. Barkley

Jim Gough

Character: Kurt Waters

Mark Edward Hall

Character: Dan Foster, Jr.

Curtis Harris

Character: Reynolds

Hal Lynch

Character: Man

Kevin Cooney

Character: Man on Bridge (uncredited)

Charles Lampkin

Character: Mr. Johns (uncredited)

Betty Murphy

Character: Woman On The Sidewalk (uncredited)

Tommy Splittgerber

Character: Redneck (uncredited)

William Conrad

Character: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)