Henry Fonda

Clarence Earl Gideon

José Ferrer

Abe Fortas

John Houseman

Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator

Fay Wray

Edna Curtis

Dean Jagger

6th Supreme Court Justice

Sam Jaffe

1st Supreme Court Justice

Nicholas Pryor

Jacob

William Prince

5th Supreme Court Justice

Lane Smith

Fred Turner

Richard McKenzie

Judge Robert McCrary

Dolph Sweet

Charlie

Ford Rainey

2nd Supreme Court Justice

David Sheiner

Abe Krash

J. Patrick McNamara

Harris

Les Lannom

Bobby Earle

Malcolm Groome

John Ely

Allan Rich

Tobias Simon

Richard Lineback

Lester Wade

David Clennon

James Fitzpatrick

Michael Cavanaugh

Stocker

Paul Benjamin

Artis

Clifford A. Pellow

Justin Pike

Jerry Hardin

Sheriff Mel Cobb

Fredric Cook

Leo Stafford

Steven Peterman

Arthur Vitale

James O'Connell

Warden

Jon Locke

Supervisor

Gary Grubbs

Deputy Hamilton

Seamon Glass

Prison Guard

Gwen Van Dam

Mrs. Lawrence

James Brodhead

Court Crier

Edmund H. North

Supreme Court Justice

Emmet Lavery

Supreme Court Justice

Liam O'Brien

Supreme Court Justice

Don Draper

Bailiff

Henry Proach

Guard

Anthony Lewis

The Reporter

Timothy Scott

Toby

Blake Clark

Jail Librarian (uncredited)

Luther Fear

Convict with Gideon (uncredited)