Herschel Daugherty Director Robert Culp James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok Actor Brian Keith John G. McElroy, Narrator Actor Judi Meredith Martha "Calamity Jane" Canary Actor Jim McMullan William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody Actor Alfred Ryder Capt. Benton Actor Simon Oakland Sgt. Austin Tremaine Actor Ben Cooper Tom King Actor Trevor Bardette "Uncle Otto" Strassner Actor Harry Carey Jr. Jellicoe Actor Richard H. Cutting Jack Goodnight Actor Addison Richards Huntington Lawford Actor Cliff Osmond Private Jean Duchamps Actor Paul Birch Paul King Actor Richard Deacon Commissioner Mailer Actor Michael Burns Jimmy McElroy Actor Howard Christie Producer Gene L. Coon Screenwriter