Henry Fonda

Character: Clarence Earl Gideon

José Ferrer

Character: Abe Fortas

John Houseman

Character: Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator

Fay Wray

Character: Edna Curtis

Dean Jagger

Character: 6th Supreme Court Justice

Sam Jaffe

Character: 1st Supreme Court Justice

Nicholas Pryor

Character: Jacob

William Prince

Character: 5th Supreme Court Justice

Lane Smith

Character: Fred Turner

Richard McKenzie

Character: Judge Robert McCrary

Dolph Sweet

Character: Charlie

Ford Rainey

Character: 2nd Supreme Court Justice

David Sheiner

Character: Abe Krash

J. Patrick McNamara

Character: Harris

Les Lannom

Character: Bobby Earle

Malcolm Groome

Character: John Ely

Allan Rich

Character: Tobias Simon

Richard Lineback

Character: Lester Wade

David Clennon

Character: James Fitzpatrick

Michael Cavanaugh

Character: Stocker

Paul Benjamin

Character: Artis

Clifford A. Pellow

Character: Justin Pike

Jerry Hardin

Character: Sheriff Mel Cobb

Fredric Cook

Character: Leo Stafford

Steven Peterman

Character: Arthur Vitale

James O'Connell

Character: Warden

Jon Locke

Character: Supervisor

Gary Grubbs

Character: Deputy Hamilton

Seamon Glass

Character: Prison Guard

Gwen Van Dam

Character: Mrs. Lawrence

James Brodhead

Character: Court Crier

Edmund H. North

Character: Supreme Court Justice

Emmet Lavery

Character: Supreme Court Justice

Liam O'Brien

Character: Supreme Court Justice

Don Draper

Character: Bailiff

Henry Proach

Character: Guard

Anthony Lewis

Character: The Reporter

Timothy Scott

Character: Toby

Blake Clark

Character: Jail Librarian (uncredited)

Luther Fear

Character: Convict with Gideon (uncredited)

Herbert Benkman

Character: 8th Justice (uncredited)