 | Gene Hackman als Coach Norman Dale |
 | Barbara Hershey als Myra Fleener |
 | Dennis Hopper als Shooter |
 | Sheb Wooley als Cletus |
 | Fern Persons als Opal Fleener |
 | Chelcie Ross als George |
 | Robert Swan als Rollin |
 | Michael O'Guinne als Rooster |
| Wil Dewitt als Reverend Doty |
| John Robert Thompson als Sheriff Finley |
| Michael Sassone als Preacher Purl |
 | Gloria Dorson als Millie |
| Mike Dalzell als Mayor Carl |
| Skip Welker als Junior |
| Eric Gilliom als J. June |
| Maris Valainis als Jimmy Chitwood |
| David Neidorf als Everett |
| David Anspaugh | Director |
| Carroll Timothy O'Meara | Editor |
| Fred Murphy | Director of Photography |
| John Daly | Executive Producer |
| Jerry Goldsmith | Original Music Composer |
| Angelo Pizzo | Producer |
| Angelo Pizzo | Writer |
| Carter DeHaven | Producer |
| Ken Carlson | Casting |
| Karen Altman Morgenstern | Production Coordinator |
| Mark Eggenweiler | Assistant Editor |
| Ronnie Specter | Makeup Artist |
| Graham Henderson | Associate Producer |
| Kenneth Hall | Music Editor |
| David Nichols | Production Design |
| Daniel Marc | Hairstylist |
| Randy Nolen | Steadicam Operator |
| Peter F. Kurland | Boom Operator |
| David Lubin | Art Direction |
| Derek Gibson | Executive Producer |
| Jane Anderson | Costume Design |
| Bill Phillips | Supervising Sound Editor |
| David Brownlow | Production Sound Mixer |
| Janis Lubin | Set Decoration |
| Marilyn Bailey | Script Supervisor |
| Ernie F. Orsatti | Stunt Coordinator |
| Mel Metcalfe | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Brendan Smith | Set Decoration |
| Budd Carr | Music Supervisor |
| Terry Porter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| David J. Hudson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Christopher Hackman | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
