Paul Newman character The Star (William 'Buffalo Bill' Cody)
Joel Grey character The Producer (Nate Salisbury)
Harvey Keitel character The Relative (Ed Goodman)
Kevin McCarthy character The Publicist (Maj. John Burke)
Allan F. Nicholls character The Journalist (Prentiss Ingraham) (as Allan Nicholls)
Geraldine Chaplin character The Sure Shot (Annie Oakley)
John Considine character The Sure Shot's Manager (Frank Butler)
Robert DoQui character The Wrangler (Oswald Dart)
Bert Remsen character The Bartender (Crutch)
Denver Pyle character The Indian Agent (McLaughlin)
Will Sampson character The Interpreter (William Halsey)
Mike Kaplan character The Treasurer (Jules Keen)
Pat McCormick character The President of the United States (Grover Cleveland)
Shelley Duvall character The First Lady (Mrs. Grover Cleveland)
Burt Lancaster character The Legend Maker (Ned Buntline)