Tom Hanks Paul Edgecomb David Morse Brutus "Brutal" Howell Bonnie Hunt Jan Edgecomb Michael Clarke Duncan John Coffey James Cromwell Warden Hal Moores Michael Jeter Eduard Delacroix Graham Greene Arlen Bitterbuck Doug Hutchison Percy Wetmore Sam Rockwell 'Wild Bill' Wharton Barry Pepper Dean Stanton Jeffrey DeMunn Harry Terwilliger Patricia Clarkson Melinda Moores Harry Dean Stanton Toot-Toot Dabbs Greer Old Paul Edgecomb William Sadler Klaus Detterick Mack Miles Orderly Hector Paula Malcomson Marjorie Detterick Brian Libby Sheriff McGee Brent Briscoe Bill Dodge Bill McKinney Jack Van Hay Gary Sinise Lawyer Burt Hammersmith Rachel Singer Cynthia Hammersmith Scotty Leavenworth Hammersmith's Son Dee Croxton Woman at Del's Execution Rebecca Klingler Wife at Del's Execution Gary Imhoff Husband at Del's Execution Van Epperson Police Officer Tommy Barnes Tower Guard (uncredited) Phil Hawn Police Photographer (uncredited) Judy Herrera Bitterbuck's Daughter (uncredited) Ted Hollis Coffee Execution Witness (uncredited) Jared Stovall Inmate (uncredited) Todd Thompson Prison Guard (uncredited) Tom Hanks Paul Edgecomb David Morse Brutus "Brutal" Howell Bonnie Hunt Jan Edgecomb Michael Clarke Duncan John Coffey James Cromwell Warden Hal Moores Michael Jeter Eduard Delacroix Graham Greene Arlen Bitterbuck Doug Hutchison Percy Wetmore Sam Rockwell 'Wild Bill' Wharton Barry Pepper Dean Stanton Jeffrey DeMunn Harry Terwilliger Patricia Clarkson Melinda Moores Harry Dean Stanton Toot-Toot Dabbs Greer Old Paul Edgecomb William Sadler Klaus Detterick Mack Miles Orderly Hector Paula Malcomson Marjorie Detterick Brian Libby Sheriff McGee Brent Briscoe Bill Dodge Bill McKinney Jack Van Hay Gary Sinise Lawyer Burt Hammersmith Rachel Singer Cynthia Hammersmith Scotty Leavenworth Hammersmith's Son Dee Croxton Woman at Del's Execution Rebecca Klingler Wife at Del's Execution Gary Imhoff Husband at Del's Execution Van Epperson Police Officer Tommy Barnes Tower Guard (uncredited) Phil Hawn Police Photographer (uncredited) Judy Herrera Bitterbuck's Daughter (uncredited) Ted Hollis Coffee Execution Witness (uncredited) Jared Stovall Inmate (uncredited) Todd Thompson Prison Guard (uncredited)