Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
John Wayne
Eula Goodnight
Katharine Hepburn
Chen Lee
Tommy Lee
Baghy
Warren Vanders
Nose
Jerry Gatlin
Shanghai McCoy
Strother Martin
Jerry (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward
Fiona's Husband (uncredited)
Andrew Prine
Bailiff (uncredited)
Charles Weldon
Breed
Anthony Zerbe
Hawk
Richard Jordan
Judge Parker
John McIntire
Luke
Paul Koslo
Red
Jack Colvin
Rev. Goodnight
Jon Lormer
Wolf
Richard Romancito
Leroy
Lane Smith
Original Music Composer
Laurence Rosenthal
Second Unit Director
Michael D. Moore
Writer
Martha Hyer
Producer
Hal B. Wallis
Costume Design
Edith Head
Stunts
Gary McLarty
Stunt Double
Chuck Roberson
Gary Combs
Director
Stuart Millar
Production Manager
William W. Gray
Second Assistant Director
Richard Hashimoto
First Assistant Director
Joseph Lenzi
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Leonard S. Petterson
Luster Bayless
Stunt Coordinator
Characters
Charles Portis
Associate Producer
Paul Nathan
Director of Photography
Harry Stradling Jr.
Editor
Robert Swink
Art Direction
E. Preston Ames
Set Decoration
George R. Nelson
Mickey Gilbert
Quentin Dickey
Jerry Brutsche
Kevin N. Johnston
George Robotham
Jerry Summers
Second Unit Director of Photography
Rexford L. Metz
Makeup Artist
Lon Bentley
Dave Grayson
Emile LaVigne
Hairdresser
Barbara Ronci
Sound
John R. Carter
Special Effects
Jack McMaster