Characters played by David Carradine
Woody Guthrie
Characters played by Ronny Cox
Ozark Bule
Characters played by Melinda Dillon
Mary (Woody's wife)
Characters played by Gail Strickland
Pauline
Characters played by John Lehne
Locke (radio station manager)
Characters played by Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Slim Snedeger (Hobo on train)
Characters played by Randy Quaid
Luther Johnson (migrant worker)
Characters played by Elizabeth Macey
Liz (Johnson's wife)
Characters played by Susan Vaill
Gwen - Guthrie children
Characters played by Sarah Vaill
Gwen - Guthrie children
Characters played by Alexandra Mock
Sue - Guthrie children
Characters played by Kimberly Mock
Sue - Guthrie children
Characters played by Miriam Byrd-Nethery
Sick Woman - Water-swallowing scene
Characters played by Jane Lambert
Other Woman - Water-swallowing scene
Characters played by Jan Burrell
Other Woman - Water-swallowing scene
Characters played by Lee McLaughlin
Heavy Chandler ('insane' man)
Characters played by Ted Gehring
Conners (Pampa store owner)
Characters played by Robert Sorrells
Charlie Guthrie (Woody's father)
Characters played by Guthrie Thomas
George Guthrie (Woody's brother)
Characters played by Wendy Schaal
Mary Jo Guthrie (Woody's sister)
Characters played by Delos V. Smith Jr.
Old man Jenkins (gas station owner)
Characters played by David Clennon
Carl - Man in gas station
Characters played by Larry Luttrell
Hank - Man in gas station
Characters played by Beeson Carroll
Collister (Gas station customer)
Characters played by Mary Kay Place
Sue Ann (girl in bar)
Characters played by Tani Guthrie
Donna Jo - Woody's California-bound neighbor
Characters played by James O'Connell
Jesse - Woody's California-bound neighbor
Characters played by Bruce Johnson
Jimmy (square dance caller and barber)
Characters played by R.A. Rondell
Steve - Hobo (on train)
Characters played by James Jeter
Crippled Whitey - Hobo (on train)
Characters played by Clifford A. Pellow
Bill (chief) - Railroad harness guard
Characters played by Tom Howard
Railroad harness guard
Characters played by Chuck Katzakian
Railroad harness guard
Characters played by Harry Holcombe
Minister
Characters played by Evelyn Russell
Wife (Couple in trailer automobile)
Characters played by M. Emmet Walsh
Husband (Couple in trailer automobile)
Characters played by Sondra Blake
Judy (waitress)
Characters played by Brion James
Pick-up truck driver at border
Characters played by James Carroll
Man at border
Characters played by Tom Peters
Man at border
Characters played by Raymond Guth
Hobo (in hobo camp)
Characters played by Buddy Joe Hooker
Man (shot off train)
Characters played by James Hong
Chili joint owner
Characters played by Cara Corren
Girl singer at migrant camp
Characters played by Susan Barnes
Girl singer at migrant camp
Characters played by Bobby Bass
Head goon at migrant camp
Characters played by Harvey J. Newmark
Musician
Characters played by Thomas J. Sauber
Musician
Characters played by Lyle Ritz
Musician
Characters played by Johana De Winter
Union organizer
Characters played by Gary Downey
Union organizer
Characters played by Jama Tegeler
Girl at union meeting
Characters played by G. Marie Haller
Field school teacher
Characters played by Leanna Johnson Heath
Girl at stream
Characters played by Robert Ginty
Artichoke picker
Characters played by Tony Becker
Tough boy on train
Characters played by Kip Addotta
Cocoanut Grove audition singer
Characters played by Burke Byrnes
Mr. Graham - Conducting Cocoanut Grove auditions
Characters played by Samantha Harper
Amy Martin - Conducting Cocoanut Grove auditions
Characters played by Read Morgan
(scenes deleted)
Characters played by Carey Exton
Migrant Camp Singer
Characters played by Eva-Marie Fredric
Migrant Camp Kid
Characters played by Bob Harks
Cameraman
Characters played by Bernie Kopell
Baker - Woody's Agent
Characters played by Allan Miller
Baker - Woody Agent
Characters played by Carl D. Parker
Blindman
Characters played by Bill Riddle
Pimp on the Train
Characters played by Klaus Wille
Migrant Camp Worker