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)

Mickey Gilbert

Hambone (uncredited)

John Howard Hamilton

U.S. Cavalry Lieutenant (uncredited)

Gary McLarty

Emmett (uncredited)

General Sterling Price

Cat (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