Robert Redford as Waldo Pepper

Bo Svenson as Axel Olsson

Bo Brundin as Ernst Kessler

Susan Sarandon as Mary Beth

Geoffrey Lewis as Newt

Edward Herrmann as Ezra Stiles

Philip Bruns as Dilhoefer

Roderick Cook as Werfel

Kelly Jean Peters as Patsy

Margot Kidder as Maude

Scott Newman as Duke

James S. Appleby as Ace

Patrick W. Henderson Jr. as Scooter

James N. Harrell as Farmer

Elma Aicklen as Farmer's Wife

Deborah Knapp as Farmer's Daughter

John A. Zee as Director, Western Set

John Reilly as Western Star

Jack Manning as Director, Spanish Set

Joe Billings as Policeman

Lawrence P. Casey as German Star

Greg Martin as Assistant Director

Greg Bransom as Carnival Specrator (uncredited)

Marilyn Burns as Spectator (uncredited)

A.L. Camp as Farmer (uncredited)

Harvey Christiansen as Farmer in Crowd (uncredited)

William Creamer as Country Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

Kenny E. Bishop as (uncredited)

Cheryl Downey as Minor Role (uncredited)

Inge Erving as City Woman in Restaurant (uncredited)

Todd Ezell as Carny Barker (uncredited)

John Guttman as Poth Farmer #2 (uncredited)

Robert S. Holman as Farmer at Fence #1 (uncredited)

Elsie Julian as Country Woman in Restaurant (uncredited)

R.C. Keene as Air show attendee (uncredited)

Patrick G. Koerber as Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Ruby Leonard as Ruby (uncredited)

James Patrick Lockett as Boy from Poth (uncredited)

Richard A. Meyer as Poth Farmer #1 (uncredited)

Steve Moriarty as Airport Mechanic (uncredited)

Wayne Nowotny as (uncredited)

Harold Offer as City Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

Murray Pollack as Doctor (uncredited)

James Rosborough as Farmer at Fence #2 (uncredited)

Art Scholl as Red Baron (uncredited)

George W. Smyth as Little Falls Farmer (uncredited)

Robert W. Winn as Theater Manager (uncredited)