John Wayne

Sean Thornton

Maureen O'Hara

Mary Kate Danaher

Victor McLaglen

Squire 'Red' Will Danaher

Barry Fitzgerald

Michaleen Oge Flynn

Ward Bond

Father Peter Lonergan

Mildred Natwick

The Widow Sarah Tillane

Francis Ford

Dan Tobin

Eileen Crowe

Mrs. Elizabeth Playfair

Arthur Shields

Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair

Charles B. Fitzsimons

Hugh Forbes

James O'Hara

Father Paul

Sean McClory

Owen Glynn

Jack MacGowran

Ignatius Feeney

Ruth Clifford

Mother (uncredited)

Ken Curtis

Dermot Fahy (uncredited)

David Hughes

Police Constable (uncredited)

Mae Marsh

Father Paul's Mother (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

Ringside Photographer (uncredited)

Michael Wayne

Teenage Boy at Races (uncredited)

Patrick Wayne

Boy on Wagon at Horse Race (uncredited)

Frank Baker

Man in Bar (uncredited)

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)