Martha Scott
Jane Peyton-Howard
Cedric Hardwicke
Fleetwood Peyton
Richard Carlson
Thomas Jefferson
Paul Kelly
Capt. Jabez Allen
Elisabeth Risdon
Aunt Clarissa
Anne Revere
Mrs. Betsy Norton
Tom Drake
James Howard at 16
Phil Taylor
Peyton Howard at 18
Rita Quigley
Mary Howard at 17
Richard Gaines
Patrick Henry
George Houston
George Washington
Dickie Jones
Matt Howard at 12
Buster Phelps
Thomas Jefferson at 11
Charles Francis
Mr. Douglas
Peter Cushing
Leslie Stephens
John Gallaudet
Backwoodsman (uncredited)
J. Anthony Hughes
Tidewater Representative (uncredited)
Terry Moore
Neighbor Girl (uncredited)
Jason Robards Sr.
Backwoodsman (uncredited)
Dan White
Will (uncredited)
Conrad Binyon
Neighbor Boy
Vernon Downing
John Walker
Sarah Edwards
Neighbor Girl
June Hedin
Young Mary Howard
Leyland Hodgson
British Officer
Boyd Irwin
Speaker of the House of Burgess
Claude King
Governor of Virginia
Richard Lyon
Young Peyton Howard
Virginia Sale
Neighbor Girl
Emmett Vogan
Representative
James Westerfield
Backwoodsman
Alan Ladd
Backwoodsman (uncredited)
George Boyce
Representative