| Jessica Lange | Patsy Cline |
| Ed Harris | Charlie Dick |
| Ann Wedgeworth | Hilda Hensley |
| David Clennon | Randy Hughes |
| James Staley | Gerald Cline |
| Gary Basaraba | Woodhouse |
| John Goodman | Otis |
| P.J. Soles | Wanda |
| Caitlin Kelch | Sylvia Hensley |
| Terri Gardner | Old Singer |
| Patricia Allison | Surgery Nurse |
| Greg Brickman | Actor |
| Walter Caton | Fiddle in Krackers Band |
| Irv Cox | Studio Musician |
| Paul W. Crisman | Opry Singer |
| Colton Edwards | Baby Randy |
| Peter Robert Grant | Studio Musician |
| Jimmy Mack Hodge | Steel Guitar in Krackers Band |
| Johnnie Ray Jones | Guitar in Opry Band |
| Richard Kidney | TV Technician |
| Bruno Kirby | Arthur Godfrey |
| Frank Knapp | Hawkshaw Hawkins |
| Fred LaBour | Opry Singer |
| William Landers | Studio Musician |
| Harry Madsen | Actor |
| Jim Norman | Studio Musician |
| Aleda Pope | Girl Friend at Fair |
| Herb Schneider | Actor |
| John M. Smarr | Accoustic Guitar in Patsy's Band |
| Fred Paul Tenley | Electric Guitar in Krackers Band |
| Jimmy Vann | Studio Musician |
| Charles Walker | Cowboy Copas |
| Robert L. Dasch | John Hensley |
| Courtney Parker | Older Julie |
| Holly Filler | Madrine |
| Jerry Haynes | Owen Bradley |
| Kenneth White | Big Bill Shakey |
| Stoney Jackson | Announcer at Grand Ol' Opry |
| Jake T. Robinson | Biker |
| Boxcar Willie | Old Man in Jail |
| Tony Frank | Bartender |
| Jack Slater | Recording Engineer |
| Missy Proulx | Girl Friend at Fair |
| Carlton Cuse | Sergeant |
| John E. Davis | Skip Cartmill |
| John Walter Davis | Stone |
| Toni Sawyer | Baby Nurse |
| Robert Rothwell | Plastic Surgeon |
| William D. Byrd | Bass in Patsy's Band |
| Fred K. Young | Drums in Patsy's Band |
| Curtis Young | Singer, Guitar in Patsy's Band |
| Michael David Black | Singer/Guitar [Patsy's Band] |
| Don Warden | Steel Guitar in Opry Band |
| Timothy N. Tappen | Piano in Opry Band |
| William Edward Taylor | Guitar in Opry Band |
| Douglas B. Green | Opry Singer |
| Gary W. Pigg | Opry Singer |
| James Bartley Young | Acoustic Guitar in Krackers Band |
| Odie Palmer | Electric Guitar in Krackers Band |
| Dennis Donaldson | Piano in Krackers Band |
Technical Credits
| Karel Reisz | Director |
| Albert Brenner | Production Designer |
| Greg Brickman | Stunts |
| Rodney M. Byrd | Special Effects |
| Gilbert Combs | Stunts |
| Malcolm Cooke | Editor |
| Patrick Crowley | Asst. Director |
| Burt Dalton | Special Effects |
| David H. Franzoni | Screenwriter |
| Robert Getchell | Screenwriter |
| Robbie Greenberg | Cinematographer |
| Charles Gross | Score Composer |
| David M. Haber | Art Director |
| Garry Lewis | Set Decoration/Design |
| Harry Madsen | Stunts |
| Charles B. Mulvehill | Producer,Production Manager |
| Dorothy Pearl | Makeup |
| Ann Roth | Costumes/Costume Designer |
| Herb Schneider | Stunts |
| Bernard Schwartz | Producer |
