Top Billed Cast

1. 

   Henry Fonda

   Clarence Earl Gideon

2. 

   José Ferrer

   Abe Fortas

3. 

   John Houseman

   Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator

4. 

   Fay Wray

   Edna Curtis

5. 

   Dean Jagger

   6th Supreme Court Justice

6. 

   Sam Jaffe

   1st Supreme Court Justice

7. 

   Nicholas Pryor

   Jacob

8. 

   William Prince

   5th Supreme Court Justice

9. 

   Lane Smith

   Fred Turner

10. 

    Richard McKenzie

    Judge Robert McCrary

11. 

    Dolph Sweet

    Charlie

12. 

    Ford Rainey

    2nd Supreme Court Justice

13. 

    David Sheiner

    Abe Krash

14. 

    J. Patrick McNamara

    Harris

15. 

    Les Lannom

    Bobby Earle

16. 

    Malcolm Groome

    John Ely

17. 

    Allan Rich

    Tobias Simon

18. 

    Richard Lineback

    Lester Wade

19. 

    David Clennon

    James Fitzpatrick

20. 

    Michael Cavanaugh

    Stocker

21. 

    Paul Benjamin

    Artis

22. 

    Clifford A. Pellow

    Justin Pike

23. 

    Jerry Hardin

    Sheriff Mel Cobb

24. 

    Fredric Cook

    Leo Stafford

25. 

    Steven Peterman

    Arthur Vitale

26. 

    James O'Connell

    Warden

27. 

    Jon Locke

    Supervisor

28. 

    Gary Grubbs

    Deputy Hamilton

29. 

    Seamon Glass

    Prison Guard

30. 

    Gwen Van Dam

    Mrs. Lawrence

31. 

    James Brodhead

    Court Crier

32. 

    Edmund H. North

    Supreme Court Justice

33. 

    Emmet Lavery

    Supreme Court Justice

34. 

    Liam O'Brien

    Supreme Court Justice

35. 

    Don Draper

    Bailiff

36. 

    Henry Proach

    Guard

37. 

    Anthony Lewis

    The Reporter

38. 

    Timothy Scott

    Toby

39. 

    Blake Clark

    Jail Librarian (uncredited)

40. 

    Luther Fear

    Convict with Gideon (uncredited)