All actors (stars, co-stars, recurring actors and supporting actors) appearing in the one and only season of the series are listed below, in order of no. of appearances.
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| Character | Portrayed by | App. | Cred. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane | David Carradine | 17 | 17 | Star |  |
| Marian | Jill Ireland | 17 | 17 | Star |  |
| Tom Starett | Tom Tully | 17 | 17 | Star |  |
| Joey | Chris Shea | 17 | 17 | Star |   |
| Ryker | Bert Freed | 15 | 16 | Co-star |   |
| Grafton | Sam Gilman | 14 | 15 | Co-star |   |
| Ben | Owen Bush | 9 | 9 | Recur. |   |
| Harve | Lawrence Mann | 6 | 6 | Recur. |   |
| Chips | Ned Romero | 6 | 6 | Recur. |   |
| Maj. Hackett | Bradford Dillman | 2 | 2 | Guest star |   |
| Floyd | Ross Hagen | 2 | 2 | Co-star | |
| Harvey | Frank Marth | 2 | 2 | Co-star | |
| Various | Claude Hall | 2 | 2 | Co-star/Supp. |   |
| Jed | Charles Grodin | 2 | 2 | Recur. | |
| Gunderson | Hal Lynch | 2 | 2 | Recur. | |
| Howell | Karl Lukas | 2 | 2 | Recur. |   |
| Eddy | Tim O'Kelly | 2 | 2 | Recur. | |
| Various | Bill Fletcher | 2 | 2 | Supp. | |
| Various | Sam Melville | 2 | 2 | Supp. |   |
| Barney Lucas | Joseph Campanella | 1 | 1 | Guest star | |
| Reno | J. D. Cannon | 1 | 1 | Guest star | |
| Tom Gary | Robert Duvall | 1 | 1 | Guest star |   |
| Longhorn Jenny | Constance Ford | 1 | 1 | Guest star |   |
| Kyle | Jack Ging | 1 | 1 | Guest star | |
| Johnny Wake | Don Gordon | 1 | 1 | Guest star | |
| R. G. Posey | Steve Ihnat | 1 | 1 | Guest star | |
| Lydia Montgomery | Joanne Linville | 1 | 1 | Guest star | |
| Kemp | Warren Oates | 1 | 1 | Guest star | |
| Joshua Spicer | Cliff Osmond | 1 | 1 | Guest star | |
| Harry Himber | James Whitmore | 1 | 1 | Guest star | |
| Old Man | John Qualen | 1 | 1 | Co-star |   |
| Jed Andrews | Carl Reindel | 1 | 1 | Co-star |   |
| Del Packard | Bill Smithers | 1 | 1 | Co-star | |
| Warren Eliot | Robert Brown | 1 | 1 | Co-star | |
| Ada | Phyllis Love | 1 | 1 | Co-star | |
| Augie | Skip Homeier | 1 | 1 | Co-star | |
| Jingles | J. Pat O'Malley | 1 | 1 | Co-star | |
| Jim Greevy | Wayne Rogers | 1 | 1 | Co-star |   |
| Dan | Archie Moore | 1 | 1 | Co-star | |
| Bobby | Del Ford | 1 | 1 | Supp. |   |
| Amy Sloate | Diane Ladd | 1 | 1 | Supp. |   |
| Young Man | John Garfield, Jr. | 1 | 1 | Supp. |   |
| Casey Driscoll | Allen Jaffe | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Boon | Charles Kuenstle | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Ned | Phil Chambers | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| J. D. | Richard Evans | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Danko | George Keymas | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Billy Cain | Robert Hoy | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Matthew Eberle | Paul Grant | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Harmon | Gregory Walcott | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Jackson | Jason Wingreen | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Elizabeth | Cathy Ferrar | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Hoke | Dee Pollock | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Louisa | Claire Wilcox | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Lloyd | Joey Wilcox | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Young Brave | X. Brands | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Young Woman | Anne Morrell | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Leader | Hal Jon Norman | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Old Woman | Madelaine Taylor Holmes | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Codger | Arthur Peterson | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Indian #1 | George Sawaya | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Grant | Dan Travanty | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Jud | Clyde Ventura | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Amos | Don Elson | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Shirley | Phyllis Davis | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Myra | Elizabeth Harrower | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Jeff | John Damler | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Farnham | Henry Wills | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Bullhead O'Reilly | E. J. Andre | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Shaw | Bill Quinn | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Fretwell | Larry Thor | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Headwaiter | Peter Brocco | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Clerk | Bill Erwin | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Rose | Betty Anne Rees | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
| Louisa | Janice Carroll | 1 | 1 | Supp. | |
