John Wayne as Cole Thornton

Robert Mitchum as Sheriff J.P. Harrah

James Caan as Mississippi

Charlene Holt as Maudie

Paul Fix as Dr. Miller

Arthur Hunnicutt as Bull Harris

Michele Carey as Josephine (Joey) MacDonald

R.G. Armstrong as Kevin MacDonald

Ed Asner as Bart Jason

Christopher George as Nelse McLeod

Marina Ghane as Maria

John Gabriel as Pedro

Robert Rothwell as Saul MacDonald

Robert Donner as Milt

Adam Roarke as Matt MacDonald

Victoria George as Jared's Wife

Jim Davis as Jim Purvis

Anne Newman Bacal as Saul MacDonald's Wife

Diane Strom as Matt's Wife

Johnny Crawford as Luke MacDonald

Olaf Wieghorst as Swede Larsen

Don Collier as Deputy Joe Braddock

Chuck Courtney as Jared MacDonald

William Henry as Sheriff Dodd Draper

Chuck Horne as Joe

John Mitchum as Elmer - Jason's Bartender

Chuck Roberson as Jason's Gunman

Dean Smith as Charlie Hagan