Paul Newman
Role: Gov. Earl K. Long
Lolita Davidovich
Role: Blaze Starr
Jerry Hardin
Role: Thibodeaux
Gailard Sartain
Role: LaGrange
Jeffrey DeMunn
Role: Eldon Tuck
Garland Bunting
Role: Doc Ferriday
Richard Jenkins
Role: Picayune
Brandon Smith
Role: Arvin Deeter
Glynn Rubin
Role: Crony Wife #2
Jay Chevalier
Role: Wiley Braden
Robert Wuhl
Role: Red Snyder
Michael Brockman
Role: Bobby
Eloy Casados
Role: Antoine
James Harper
Role: Willie Rainach
Teresa Gilmore
Role: Tamara Knight
Dianne Brill
Role: Delilah Dough
Gilbert Lewis
Role: Reverend Marquez
Gary Anthony Sturgis
Role: Marquez's Son
Louanne Stephens
Role: Lora Fleming
Emily Warfield
Role: Debbie Fleming
Ben Cook
Role: Younger Brother
John P. Fertitta
Role: Hospital Director
Harlan Jordan
Role: Dr. Cheeseborough
Rod Masterson
Role: Town Talk Reporter #1
Bill Dunleavy
Role: Town Talk Reporter #2
King Cotton
Role: Jimmie Davis
Mike Baer
Role: Secretary of Legislature
Bob Cherry
Role: Earls Crony
Sid Lacey
Role: Earls Crony
Harold G. Herthum
Role: Earls Crony
Fred Lewis
Role: Heckling Reporter
Al Robinson
Role: Magnolia Local
Dick Person
Role: General Store Owner
Brooks Read
Role: Reporter in Store
Bill Mesman
Role: Representative Davis
John A. Barber
Role: Representative Hebert
Patrik Baldauff
Role: Representative Kennon
Carey Rauhman Holliday
Role: Representative Alexander
Robert Earle
Role: Representative Elfin
Thomas Radcliffe Atkins
Role: Representative Johnson
Thomas C. Smith-Alden
Role: Asylum Spokesman
Donald J. Lee Jr.
Role: Donut Shop Man
Pat Snow
Role: Johnnie Mae
George Wyatt
Role: Drunken Officer #1
Deano Thornton
Role: Drunken Officer #2
David R. Conly
Role: Drunken Sailor
Janet Shea
Role: Crony Wife #1
Michael O'Neal
Role: Motorcycle Trooper
Michael Brooks
Role: Motorcycle Trooper
Stanley Hughes
Role: Motorcycle Trooper
Kevin Graham
Role: Motorcycle Trooper
Wendell Raybon
Role: Motorcycle Trooper
Kevin Beard
Role: Businessman in Show Bar (uncredited)