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The Cowboys

The Cowboys

1972 · 2h 14m

On Air
Western
Adventure
Drama
Action
Rated 7.1 out of 10

Overview

When his cattlemen abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his cowboys in order to get his herd to market in time to avoid financial disaster. The boys learn to do a man's job under Andersen's tutelage, however, neither he nor the boys know that a gang of cattle thieves is stalking them.

Director

Mark Rydell

Cast of The Cowboys

  • John Wayne
    John WayneWil Andersen
  • Roscoe Lee Browne
    Roscoe Lee BrowneJebediah Nightlinger
  • Bruce Dern
    Bruce DernLong Hair
  • Colleen Dewhurst
    Colleen DewhurstKate
  • Alfred Barker Jr.
    Alfred Barker Jr.Cowboy Fats
  • Nicolas Beauvy
    Nicolas BeauvyCowboy Dan
  • Steve Benedict
    Steve BenedictCowboy Steve
  • Robert Carradine
    Robert CarradineCowboy Slim Honeycutt
  • Norman Howell
    Norman HowellCowboy Weedy
  • Stephen R. Hudis
    Stephen R. HudisCowboy Charlie Schwartz
  • Sean Kelly
    Sean KellyCowboy Stuttering Bob
  • A Martinez
    A MartinezCowboy Cimarron
  • Clay O'Brien
    Clay O'BrienCowboy Hardy Fimps
  • Sam O'Brien
    Sam O'BrienCowboy Jimmy Phillips
  • Mike Pyeatt
    Mike PyeattCowboy Homer Weems
  • Slim Pickens
    Slim PickensAnse
  • Lonny Chapman
    Lonny ChapmanHomer's Father
  • Charles Tyner
    Charles TynerStonemason
  • Sarah Cunningham
    Sarah CunninghamAnnie Andersen
  • Allyn Ann McLerie
    Allyn Ann McLerieEllen Price
  • Maggie Costain
    Maggie CostainPhoebe
  • Matt Clark
    Matt ClarkSmiley
  • Jerry Gatlin
    Jerry GatlinHowdy
  • Walter Scott
    Walter ScottOkay
  • Richard Farnsworth
    Richard FarnsworthHenry Williams
  • Wallace Brooks
    Wallace BrooksRed Tucker
  • Charise Cullin
    Charise CullinElizabeth
  • Collette Poeppel
    Collette PoeppelRosemary
  • Rita Hudis
    Rita HudisCharlie's Mother
  • Margaret Kelly
    Margaret KellyBob's Mother
  • Larry Randles
    Larry RandlesBen
  • Larry Finley
    Larry FinleyJake
  • Jim Burk
    Jim BurkPete
  • Norman Howell Sr.
    Norman Howell Sr.Jim's Father
  • Fred Brookfield
    Fred BrookfieldRustler
  • Tap Canutt
    Tap CanuttRustler
  • Chuck Courtney
    Chuck CourtneyRustler
  • Gary Epper
    Gary EpperRustler
  • Tony Epper
    Tony EpperRustler
  • Kent Hays
    Kent HaysRustler
  • J.R. Randall
    J.R. RandallRustler
  • Henry Wills
    Henry WillsRustler
  • Joe Yrigoyen
    Joe YrigoyenRustler
  • Ralph Volkie
    Ralph VolkieRalphie (uncredited)
  • Ivan Brutsche
    Ivan BrutscheTowns Person (uncredited)