John Wayne

Stephen Aloysius Williams

Donna Reed

Alice Singleton

Chuck Connors

Stan Schwegler

Charles Coburn

le Père Matthew William Burke

Tom Tully

Father Malone

Sherry Jackson

Carol Williams

Marie Windsor

Anne Williams McCormick

Tom Helmore

Harold McCormick

Dabbs Greer

Father Peterson

Leif Erickson

Father Provincial aka Ed

Douglas Spencer

Father Procurator aka George

Lester Matthews

Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea

Murray Alper

Bus Driver

Phil Chambers

Bishop

Keith Clarke

Scholastic

Doris Cole

Redhead

Ted Eckelberry

Joe Ostrow

Frank Ferguson

Mike Edwards

James Flavin

Coach Buck Holman

Fritz Ford

Football Player

Jack Gargan

Bailiff

Richard Garrick

Judge

Ned Glass

Pool Player

Fred Graham

Bill Sackheim

Merv Griffin

Football Broadcaster (voice)

Tom Hernández

Butler

Robert Keys

Santa Clara Team Manager Joe

Paul Kruger

Bailiff

Ray Kyle

Student

Mike Lally

Priest

Frank Marlowe

Drunk in Bar with Dog

Sydney Mason

Priest

Frank McLure

Priest

Larry Merrill

Jeffrey Marlowe

Jack Mower

Domestic Court Staffer

Barry Norton

Party Guest

William H. O'Brien

Bartender Joe

Jack Pepper

Irish Tenor / Pianist in Saloon

Howard Petrie

Marvin Adams

Angi O. Poulos

Saloon Waiter

Vici Raaf

Beanie

Bill Radovich

Moose McCall

Olan Soule

Cardinal's Secretary

Anitra Stevens

Bobo

Arthur Tovey

Football Spectator

Renata Vanni

Maria's Italian Mother

Ralph Volkie

Referee

Charles Watts

Mr. Wallace

Guy Way

Football Player

Jeri Weil

Young Carol

Gayne Whitman

Lawyer Grummet

James Dean

Football Spectator (uncredited)