Robby Benson
— Billy Mills
Pat Hingle
— Coach Bill Easton
Claudia Cron
— Pat Mills
August Schellenberg
— Billy's father
Graham Greene
— Eddie Mills
Tantoo Cardinal
— Caroline
Michael J. Reynolds
— Roger Douglas
Fred Keating
— TV Sportscaster
Jeff McCracken
— Dennis Riley
Denis Lacroix
— Frank Mills
Kendall Smith
— Young Billy
George Clutesi
— Ben
Margo Kane
— Catherine
Derek Campbell
— Fight Bookmaker
Maurice Wolfe
— Uncle Chester / Indian Singer / Drummer
Albert Angus
— Bud
Barbara Blackhorse
— Young Catherine
Carmen Wolfe
— Joe American Horse
William Berry
— Carny Barker
Kaye Corbett
— Viking
John Littlechild
— Pine Ridge Boy
Gail Omeasoo
— Roseanne
Willy RunsAbove
— Indian Singer
Seymour Eaglespeaker
— Indian Singer
Merrill Dendoff
— Indian Singer
Chris Judge
— Schwartz
Paul Hubbard
— Pebbly
Jack Ackroyd
— High School Coach
Tommy Banks
— Campus Cop
Clare Drake
— Assistant Coach