Tommy Lee Jones as Hewey Calloway

Terry Kinney as Walter Calloway

Frances McDormand as Eve Calloway

Sam Shepard as Tarnell

Sissy Spacek as Spring Renfro

Wilford Brimley as C.C. Tarpley

Walter Olkewicz as Fat Gervin

Matt Damon as Cotton Calloway

Blayne Weaver as Tommy Calloway

Bruce McGill as City Marshall

Larry Mahan as Blue Hannigan

Richard Andrew Jones as Alvin Lawdermilk

Karen Jones as Cora Lawdermilk

Park Overall as Florence

Laura Poe as Betsey

Joaquin Jackson as Wes Wheeler

Jeff Gore as Mr. Fox

Norberto Navarette as Julio

Margaret Bowman as Mrs. Faversham

James N. Harrell as Pierson Phelps

Bernard Engel as Mr. Krauss

Larry Lynch as Brother Averill

Rodger Boyce as Car Owner

Joe Sears as Doctor

Tony Epper as Melvin the Goon

Jimmy Don Cox as County Sheriff

Cliff Teinert as Martin Willis

Patrick Scott as Owen Burns

Ted J. Crum as Dale Sieker

Tom Hadley as Roping Official

Clay M. Lindley as Bartender

Austin Leonard Jones as Harvey (uncredited)