Craig Sheffer
as Norman Maclean

Brad Pitt
as Paul Maclean

Tom Skerritt
as Rev. Maclean

Brenda Blethyn
as Mrs. Maclean

Edie McClurg
as Mrs. Burns

Stephen Shellen
as Neal Burns

Vann Gravage
as Young Paul

Susan Traylor
as Rawhide

Nicole Burdette
as Mabel

Emily Lloyd
as Jessie Burns

William Hootkins
as Murphy

Joseph Gordon-Levitt
as Young Norman

Michael Cudlitz
as Chub

Rob Cox
as Conroy

Buck Simmonds
as Humph

Fred Oakland
as Mr. Burns

David Creamer
as Ken Burns

Madonna Reubens
as Aunt Sally

John Reubens
as Uncle Jimmy

Arnold Richardson
as Old Norman

MacIntyre Dixon
as Police Sergeant

Al Richardson
as Mr. Murchison

Jess Schwidde
as Mr. Sweeney

Chuck Adamson
as Harry the Editor

Rex Kendall
as Reporter

Jack Kroll
as Reporter

Martina Kreidl
as Secretary at Newspaper

Noah Scot Snyder
as Copy Boy at Newspaper

Margot Kiser
as Sal

Philip A. Braun
as Dealer at Lolo

Tracy Mayfield
as Bouncer at Lolo

Anne Merrem
as Hooker at Lolo

Chuck Tweed
as Drunk in Jail

Prudence Johnson
as Pavilion Singer

D. Gorton
as Pavilion Announcer

Lincoln Quesenberry
as Drunk in Alley

Hawk Forssell
as Bouncer at Speakeasy

Jim Dunkin
as Speakeasy Bartender

Jacob Snyder
as Piano Player

Kathy Scharler
as Waitress at Speakeasy

Don Jeffery
as Black Jack

Byron Dingman
as Speakeasy Patron

Cecily Johnson
as Speakeasy Patron

Caleb Shiff
as Young John

Camille Bonora
as Helen Kane Impersonator (uncredited)

Robert Redford
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)