David Carradine
Role: Woody Guthrie
Ronny Cox
Role: Ozark Bule
Melinda Dillon
Role: Mary / Memphis Sue
Gail Strickland
Role: Pauline
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Role: Slim Snedeger
Randy Quaid
Role: Luther Johnson
Susan Vaill
Role: Gwen Guthrie
Sarah Vaill
Role: Gwen Guthrie
Alexandra Mock
Role: Sue Guthrie
Kimberly Mock
Role: Sue Guthrie
Miriam Byrd-Nethery
Role: Sick Woman
Jane Lambert
Role: Other Woman
Jan Burrell
Role: Other Woman
Lee McLaughlin
Role: Heavy Chandler
Robert Sorrells
Role: Charlie Guthrie
Guthrie Thomas
Role: George Guthrie
Wendy Schaal
Role: Mary Jo Guthrie
Delos V. Smith Jr.
Role: Old Man Jenkins
Beeson Carroll
Role: Collister
Mary Kay Place
Role: Sue Ann
Tani Guthrie
Role: Donna Jo
James O'Connell
Role: Jesse
James Jeter
Role: Crippled Whitey
Clifford A. Pellow
Role: Bill
Tom Howard
Role: Railroad Harness Guard
Chuck Katzakian
Role: Railroad Harness Guard
Harry Holcombe
Role: Minister
M. Emmet Walsh
Role: Husband
Brion James
Role: Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
James Carroll
Role: Man at Border
Tom Peters
Role: Man at Border
Buddy Joe Hooker
Role: Man Shot Off Train
James Hong
Role: Chili Joint Owner
Cara Corren
Role: Girl Singer at Migrant Camp
Susan Barnes
Role: Girl Singer at Migrant Camp
Bobby Bass
Role: Head Goon at Migrant Camp
Harvey J. Newmark
Role: Musician
Thomas J. Sauber
Role: Musician
Jo De Winter
Role: Union Organizer
Gary Downey
Role: Union Organizer
Jama Tegeler
Role: Girl at Union Meeting
G. Marie Haller
Role: Field School Teacher
Leanna Johnson Heath
Role: Girl at Stream
Robert Ginty
Role: Artichoke Picker
Tony Becker
Role: Tough Boy on Train
Kip Addotta
Role: Cocoanut Grove Audition Singer
Burke Byrnes
Role: Mr. Graham
Samantha Harper
Role: Amy Martin
Eva-Marie Fredric
Role: Migrant Camp Kid (uncredited)
Bob Harks
Role: Cameraman (uncredited)
Bernie Kopell
Role: Woody's Agent (uncredited)
Allan Miller
Role: Woody Agent (uncredited)
Carl D. Parker
Role: Blind Man (uncredited)
Bill Riddle
Role: Pimp on the Train (uncredited)
Klaus Wille
Role: Migrant Camp Worker (uncredited)