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