 | Robert Redford als Jeremiah Johnson |
 | Will Geer als Bear Claw |
 | Delle Bolton als Swan |
 | Josh Albee als Caleb |
 | Joaquín Martínez als Paints His Shirt Red |
 | Allyn Ann McLerie als Crazy Woman |
 | Stefan Gierasch als Del Gue |
 | Richard Angarola als Chief Two-Tongues Lebeaux |
 | Paul Benedict als Reverend Lindquist |
 | Charles Tyner als Robidoux |
 | Jack Colvin als Lieutenant Mulvey |
 | Matt Clark als Qualen |
 | Tanya Tucker als Qualen's daughter |
| Tim McIntire | Original Music Composer |
| Thomas Stanford | Editor |
| Joe Wizan | Producer |
| Duke Callaghan | Director of Photography |
| Sydney Pollack | Director |
| John Milius | Screenplay |
| Edward Anhalt | Screenplay |
| Vardis Fisher | Novel |
| John Rubinstein | Original Music Composer |
| Wesley Jeffries | Costume Design |
| Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Ted Haworth | Art Direction |
| Ray Molyneaux | Set Decoration |
| Wesley Jeffries | Costume Designer |
| Ken Chase | Makeup Artist |
| Gary Liddiard | Makeup Artist |
| Josef von Stroheim | Sound Effects |
| Michael Colgan | Sound Effects |
| Charles M. Wilborn | Sound Effects |
