 | John Wayne als Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn |
 | Katharine Hepburn als Eula Goodnight |
 | Anthony Zerbe als Breed |
 | Richard Jordan als Hawk |
 | John McIntire als Judge Parker |
 | Paul Koslo als Luke |
 | Jack Colvin als Red |
 | Jon Lormer als Rev. Goodnight |
 | Richard Romancito als Wolf |
 | Lane Smith als Leroy |
| Tommy Lee als Chen Lee |
 | Warren Vanders als Baghy |
| Jerry Gatlin als Nose |
 | Strother Martin als Shanghai McCoy |
 | Chuck Hayward als Jerry (uncredited) |
 | Andrew Prine als Fiona's Husband (uncredited) |
 | Charles Weldon als Bailiff (uncredited) |
| Stuart Millar | Director |
| Martha Hyer | Writer |
| Charles Portis | Characters |
| Paul Nathan | Associate Producer |
| Robert Swink | Editor |
| Laurence Rosenthal | Original Music Composer |
| Harry Stradling Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Hal B. Wallis | Producer |
| George R. Nelson | Set Decoration |
| E. Preston Ames | Art Direction |
| John R. Carter | Sound |
| Jack McMaster | Special Effects |
| William W. Gray | Production Manager |
| Richard Hashimoto | Second Assistant Director |
| Joseph Lenzi | First Assistant Director |
| Michael D. Moore | Second Unit Director |
| Leonard S. Petterson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Luster Bayless | Costume Design |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Jerry Gatlin | Stunt Coordinator |
| Gary McLarty | Stunts |
| Mickey Gilbert | Stunts |
| Gary Combs | Stunts |
| Quentin Dickey | Stunts |
| Jerry Brutsche | Stunts |
| Chuck Hayward | Stunts |
| Kevin N. Johnston | Stunts |
| Chuck Roberson | Stunt Double |
| George Robotham | Stunts |
| Jerry Summers | Stunts |
| Rexford L. Metz | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Lon Bentley | Makeup Artist |
| Dave Grayson | Makeup Artist |
| Emile LaVigne | Makeup Artist |
| Barbara Ronci | Hairdresser |
