Alan Ladd
Shane

Jean Arthur
Marian Starrett

Van Heflin
Joe Starrett

Brandon De Wilde
Joey Starrett

Jack Palance
Jack Wilson

Ben Johnson
Chris Calloway

Edgar Buchanan
Fred Lewis

Emile Meyer
Rufus Ryker

Elisha Cook Jr.
Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey

Douglas Spencer
Axel 'Swede' Shipstead

John Dierkes
Morgan Ryker

Ellen Corby
Liz Torrey

Paul McVey
Sam Grafton

Edith Evanson
Mrs. Shipstead

Leonard Strong
Ernie Wright

Ray Spiker
Axel Johnson

Helen Brown
Martha Lewis

Nancy Kulp
Mrs. Howells

Ewing Miles Brown
Ryker Man (uncredited)

George J. Lewis
Ryker Man (uncredited)

Henry Wills
Ryker Man (uncredited)

David Ladd
Little Boy (uncredited)

Howard Negley
Yank Potts (uncredited)

George Stevens
Knock Him Into That Pigpen, Chris! (voice) (uncredited)

Beverly Washburn
Ruth Lewis (uncredited)