Tom Laughlin Billy Jack Director, Actor, Screenwriter Delores Taylor Jean Roberts Actor, Screenwriter, Executive Producer Lucie Arnaz Saunders McArthur Actor Peter Donat Ralph Butler Actor Sam Wanamaker Bailey Actor Dick Gautier Gov. Hubert Hopper Actor Harry Holcombe Charlie - Senate Majority Leader Actor Frank Capra Jr. Producer Jack A. Marta Cinematographer Fred A. Chulack Film Editing George Grenville Film Editing Melvin Shapiro Film Editing Sam Vitale Film Editing Elmer Bernstein Original Music Hilyard M. Brown Art Director Chuck Rutherford Set Decoration Ron Talsky Costume Design Michael Chinich Casting