Blake Edwards Director, Screenwriter, Producer William Holden Ross Bodine Actor Ryan O'Neal Frank Post Actor Karl Malden Walter Buckman Actor Lynn Carlin Sada Billings Actor Tom Skerritt John Buckman Actor Joe Don Baker Paul Buckman Actor James Olson Joe Billings Actor Leora Dana Nell Buckman Actor Moses Gunn Ben Actor Victor French Sheriff Bill Jackson Actor Rachel Roberts Maybell Actor Charles H. Gray Savage Actor Sam Gilman Sam Hansen Actor William Bryant Hereford Actor Mary Jackson Sada's Mother Actor William Lucking Ruff Yost Actor Ted Gehring Benson Sheriff Actor Alan Carney Palace Bartender Actor Ken Wales Producer Philip H. Lathrop Cinematographer John F. Burnett Film Editing Jerry Goldsmith Original Music George W. Davis Art Director Addison Hehr Art Director Reg Allen Set Decoration Robert R. Benton Set Decoration Jack Bear Costume Design Joseph D'Agosta Casting