| starring |
| David Carradine | ... Woody Guthrie |
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| co-starring |
| Ronny Cox | ... Ozark Bule |
| Melinda Dillon | ... Mary (Woody's Wife) |
| Gail Strickland | ... Pauline |
| John Lehne | ... Locke (Radio Station Manager) |
| Ji-Tu Cumbuka | ... Slim Snedeger (Hobo on Train) |
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| and |
| Randy Quaid | ... Luther Johnson (Migrant Worker) |
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| with |
| Elizabeth Macey | ... Liz (Johnson's Wife) |
| Sondra Blake | ... Judy (Waitress) |
| Lee McLaughlin | ... Heavy Chandler ("Insane" Man) |
| Cliff Pellow | ... Bill (Chief Railroad Harness Guard) |
| Ted Gehring | ... Connors (Pampa Store Owner) |
| James Jeter | ... Crippled Whitey (Hobo, on Train) |
| Miriam Byrd Nethery | ... Sick Woman, Water Swallowing Scene |
| Delos V. Smith, Jr. | ... Old Man Jenkins (Gas Station Owner) |
| Evelyn Russell | ... Wife in Trailer Automobile |
| M. Emmet Walsh | ... Husband in Trailer Automobile |
| Robert Sorrells | ... Charlie Guthrie (Woody's Father) |
| Burke Byrnes | ... Mr. Graham, Audition Staff |
| Samantha Harper | ... Amy Martin, Audition Staff |
| Beeson Carroll | ... Collister (Gas Station Customer) |
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| Susan Vaill | ... Gwen, Guthrie's Daughter |
| Sarah Vaill | ... Gwen, Guthrie's Daughter |
| Alexandra Mock | ... Sue, Guthrie's Daughter |
| Kimberly Mock | ... Sue, Guthrie's Daughter |
| Jane Lambert | ... Woman, Water Swallowing Scene |
| Jan Burrell | ... Woman, Water Swallowing Scene |
| Guthrie Thomas | ... George Guthrie (Woody's Brother) |
| Wendy Schaal | ... Mary Jo Guthrie (Woody's Sister) |
| David Clennon | ... Carl, in Gas Station |
| Larry Luttrell | ... Hank, in Gas Station |
| Mary Kay Place | ... Sue Ann (Girl in Bar) |
| Tani Phelps Guthrie | ... Donna Jo, Bound for California |
| James O'Connell | ... Jesse, Bound for California |
| Bruce Johnson | ... Jimmy (Square Dance Caller and Barber) |
| R. A. Rondell | ... Steve (Hobo, on Train) |
| Tom Howard | ... Railroad Harness Guard |
| Chuck Katzakian | ... Railroad Harness Guard |
| Harry Holcombe | ... Minister |
| Brion James | ... Pick-up Truck Driver at Border |
| James Lough | ... Man at Border |
| Tom Peters | ... Man at Border |
| Raymond Guth | ... Hobo (in Hobo Camp) |
| Buddy Joe Hooker | ... Man (Shot Off Train) |
| James Hong | ... Chili Joint Owner |
| Cara Corren | ... Girl Singer at Migrant Camp |
| Susan Barnes | ... Girl Singer at Migrant Camp |
| Bobby Bass | ... Head Goon at Migrant Camp |
| Harvey J. Newmark | ... Musician |
| Thomas J. Sauber | ... Musician |
| Lyle Ritz | ... Musician |
| Johana de Winter | ... Union Organizer |
| Gary Downey | ... Union Organizer |
| Jama Tegeler | ... Girl at Union Meeting |
| Melinda Dillon | ... Memphis Sue |
| G. Marie Haller | ... Field School Teacher |
| Leanna Johnson Heath | ... Girl at Stream |
| Robert Ginty | ... Artichoke Picker |
| Tony Becker | ... Tough Boy on Train |
| Kip Addotta | ... Cocoanut Grove Audition Singer |
