Dennis Hopper
— Bickford Waner
Warren Oates
— Reese Ford
Peter Boyle
— Preacher Bob
Ben Johnson
— Sheriff 'Mean John' Simpson
Lee Purcell
— Molly Ford
Janice Rule
— Janet Conforto
Ralph Waite
— Drummer
Clifton James
— Mr. Hendricks
José Torvay
— Old Coyote
Mary Jackson
— Mrs. Evans
Jay Varela
— Mendoza
Jack Starrett
— Tough Guy (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.)
Warren Finnerty
— Wills
Owen Orr
— Train Robber #1
Richard Rust
— Train Robber #2
Howard Hesseman
— Confectionary Man (as Howard Hessman)
M. Emmet Walsh
— Barber
Henry Smith
— Joe Cloudmaker
Bobby Hall
— Bartender
Mel Stewart
— Blackman (as Melvin Stewart)
Eddy Donno
— Huey