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
Michael D. Moore
Second Unit Director
William W. Gray
Production Manager
Joseph Lenzi
First Assistant Director
Richard Hashimoto
Second Assistant Director
Jerry Gatlin
Stunt Coordinator
Leonard S. Petterson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Luster Bayless
Costume Design
Edith Head
Costume Design
Charles Portis
Characters
Martha Hyer
Writer
Laurence Rosenthal
Original Music Composer
Harry Stradling Jr.
Director of Photography
Robert Swink
Editor
Hal B. Wallis
Producer
E. Preston Ames
Art Direction
Paul Nathan
Associate Producer
George R. Nelson
Set Decoration
Jerry Brutsche
Stunts
Mickey Gilbert
Stunts
Gary Combs
Stunts
Chuck Hayward
Stunts
Gary McLarty
Stunts
Chuck Roberson
Stunt Double
Kevin N. Johnston
Stunts
Quentin Dickey
Stunts
Emile LaVigne
Makeup Artist
George Robotham
Stunts
Lon Bentley
Makeup Artist
Dave Grayson
Makeup Artist
Jerry Summers
Stunts
Rexford L. Metz
Second Unit Director of Photography
Barbara Ronci
Hairdresser
Jack McMaster
Special Effects
John R. Carter
Sound