Characters played by Richard Dreyfuss
Glenn Holland
Characters played by Glenne Headly
Iris Holland
Characters played by Jay Thomas
Bill Meister
Characters played by Olympia Dukakis
Principal Jacobs
Characters played by William H. Macy
Vice Principal Wolters
Characters played by Alicia Witt
Gertrude Lang
Characters played by Terrence Howard
Louis Russ
Characters played by Damon Whitaker
Bobby Tidd
Characters played by Jean Louisa Kelly
Rowena Morgan
Characters played by Alexandra Boyd
Sarah Olmstead
Characters played by Nicholas John Renner
Cole at 6 Years Old
Characters played by Joseph Anderson
Cole at 15 Years Old
Characters played by Anthony Natale
Cole at 28 Years Old
Characters played by Joanna Gleason
Adult Gertrude
Characters played by Beth Maitland
Deaf School Principal
Characters played by Patrick Fong
Study Hall Student
Characters played by Benjamin J. Dixon
Mr. Mims
Characters played by Kathryn Arnett
Ms. Swedlin
Characters played by Freeman O. Corbin
Mr. Sullivan
Characters played by Moira Feeney
Ms. Godfrey
Characters played by Joshua Minnick
Mr. Shapiro
Characters played by Ashley Hamrick
Miss Reeves
Characters played by Janine Shouse
Miss Schumaker
Characters played by Spencer Riviera
Mr. Hosta
Characters played by Dan Vhay
Mr. Malone
Characters played by Sean Bevington
Mr. McMartin
Characters played by John Henry Redwood
Mr. Russ
Characters played by Ted Roisum
Dr. Sorenson
Characters played by Mark Daniels
Ralph
Characters played by Kaili Carlton
Ms. Wayne
Characters played by Adam Fitzhugh
Mr. McKenzie
Characters played by Eric Michael Cole
Boy 2
Characters played by Joe Campbell
Boy 3
Characters played by Tomiko Peirano
Girl 2
Characters played by Kasey Nelson
Girl 3
Characters played by Zoe McLellan
Girl 4
Characters played by Kelly M. Casey
Deaf School Teacher
Characters played by Michael Mendelson
Chaplain
Characters played by Alex Dudgeon
Auditioner 1
Characters played by Rachel Wooley
Auditioner 2
Characters played by Jordan Carlton
Auditioner 3
Characters played by Aurora Miller
Auditioner 4
Characters played by Paul Bernard
Auditioner 5
Characters played by Mary Kay O'Mealy
Auditioner 6
Characters played by Dieffyd Gilman-Frederick
Auditioner 7
Characters played by Tara Eng
Auditioner 8
Characters played by Jay Frank
Auditioner 9
Characters played by Conan Doherty
Toby Klein
Characters played by Stacey Siegel
Diner Waitress
Characters played by Nicolas Sirianni
Football Player 1
Characters played by Jacob Adams
Football Player 2
Characters played by Chris Marth
Football Player 3
Characters played by Brent Archie
Football Player 4
Characters played by Kevin Calaba
Football Player 5
Characters played by Keith Swift
Football Player 6
Characters played by John Boyer
Billy Faraday
Characters played by Linda Williams Janke
Secretary
Characters played by David Clegg
Superintendent
Characters played by Don Burns
City Official
Characters played by Dennis Biasi
Adult Stadler
Characters played by Robert Bertrand
Study Hall Kid #3
Characters played by Cazzey Louis Cereghino
Graduate
Characters played by Alexander Emmert
1st Chair Cellist
Characters played by Michael R. Ferraro
Auditorium extra
Characters played by Elizabeth Fournier
Woman in audience
Characters played by Balthazar Getty
Stadler
Characters played by Dennis Carl Gleason
Man in audience
Characters played by Roger Petan
Pedestrian
concert audience member
Characters played by Tom Peterson
Parade Announcer
Characters played by Natascha Snellman
Student
Characters played by Heather Wakehouse
High School Student-1980's
Characters played by Forest Whitaker
Bobby Tidd - Adult