Craig Sheffer as Norman Maclean

Brad Pitt as Paul Maclean

Tom Skerritt as Rev. Maclean

Brenda Blethyn as Mrs. Maclean

Edie McClurg as Mrs. Burns

Stephen Shellen as Neal Burns

Vann Gravage as Young Paul

Susan Traylor as Rawhide

Nicole Burdette as Mabel

Emily Lloyd as Jessie Burns

William Hootkins as Murphy

Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Young Norman

Michael Cudlitz as Chub

Rob Cox as Conroy

Buck Simmonds as Humph

Fred Oakland as Mr. Burns

David Creamer as Ken Burns

Madonna Reubens as Aunt Sally

John Reubens as Uncle Jimmy

Arnold Richardson as Old Norman

MacIntyre Dixon as Police Sergeant

Al Richardson as Mr. Murchison

Jess Schwidde as Mr. Sweeney

Chuck Adamson as Harry the Editor

Rex Kendall as Reporter

Jack Kroll as Reporter

Martina Kreidl as Secretary at Newspaper

Noah Scot Snyder as Copy Boy at Newspaper

Margot Kiser as Sal

Philip A. Braun as Dealer at Lolo

Tracy Mayfield as Bouncer at Lolo

Anne Merrem as Hooker at Lolo

Chuck Tweed as Drunk in Jail

Prudence Johnson as Pavilion Singer

D. Gorton as Pavilion Announcer

Lincoln Quesenberry as Drunk in Alley

Hawk Forssell as Bouncer at Speakeasy

Jim Dunkin as Speakeasy Bartender

Jacob Snyder as Piano Player

Kathy Scharler as Waitress at Speakeasy

Don Jeffery as Black Jack

Byron Dingman as Speakeasy Patron

Cecily Johnson as Speakeasy Patron

Caleb Shiff as Young John

Camille Bonora as Helen Kane Impersonator (uncredited)

Robert Redford as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)