Charles Bronson

as Joseph 'Jock' Yablonski

Ellen Burstyn

as Margaret Yablonski

Wilford Brimley

as Tony Boyle

Hoyt Axton

as Silous Huddleston

Robert Schenkkan

as Paul Gilly

Ellen Barkin

as Annette Gilly

Maury Chaykin

as Claude Vealey

Caroline Kava

as Charlotte Yablonski

Peg Murray

as Ellen Rogers

William Newman

as Ezra Morgan

Alan North

as Albert Pass

Raynor Scheine

as Terrance Madden

Tom Harvey

as Warren Alexander

Alf Humphreys

as Ken Yablonski

Joseph Kell

as Chip Yablonski

Ken Pogue

as Earl Skidmore

Keanu Reeves

as Buddy Martin

Marc Strange

as Pete

Chuck Shamata

as Millard Atler

Elena Kudaba

as Martha