Directed by
Robert Zemeckis
Writing credits
(WGA)
Winston Groom (novel)
Eric Roth (screenplay)
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Tom Hanks ... Forrest Gump
Robin Wright Penn ... Jenny Curran (as Robin Wright)
Gary Sinise ... Lt. Dan Taylor
Mykelti Williamson ... Pvt. Benjamin Buford 'Bubba' Blue
Sally Field ... Mrs. Gump
Rebecca Williams ... Nurse at Park Bench
Michael Conner Humphreys ... Young Forrest Gump
Harold G. Herthum ... Doctor (as Harold Herthum)
George Kelly ... Barber
Bob Penny ... Crony
John Randall ... Crony
Sam Anderson ... Principal
Margo Moorer ... Louise, Mrs. Gump's Housekeeper
Ione M. Telech ... Elderly Woman
Christine Seabrook ... Elderly Woman's Daughter
Peter Dobson ... Elvis Presley
Siobhan Fallon ... Dorothy Harris, School Bus Driver (as Siobhan J. Fallon)
Alexander Zemeckis ... School Bus Boy
Logan Livingston Gomez ... School Bus Boy
Ben Waddel ... School Bus Boy
Elizabeth Hanks ... School Bus Girl
Hanna Hall ... Young Jenny Curran (as Hanna R. Hall)
Tyler Long ... Red Headed Boy
Christopher Jones ... Boy with Cross
Grady Bowman ... Fat Boy
Kevin Mangan ... Mr. Curran, Jenny's Father
Fay Genens ... Jenny's Grandmother
Frank Geyer ... Police Chief
Rob Landry ... Red Headed Teen
Jason McGuire ... Fat Teen
Pete Auster ... Teen with Cross
Sonny Shroyer ... Coach Paul 'Bear' Bryant
Brett Rice ... High School Football Coach
Ed Davis ... High School Football Coach
Daniel C. Striepeke ... Recruiter (as Daniel Striepeke)
Bruce Lucvia ... Kick Off Return Player
David Brisbin ... Newscaster
Kirk Ward ... Earl, Demonstration Observer
Angela Lomas ... Black Student
Timothy Record ... Black Student
Deborah McTeer ... Woman with Child on Park Bench
Mark Matheisen ... Billy, Jenny's Date
Al Harrington ... Local Anchor #1
Jed Gillin ... President John F. Kennedy (voice)
Bob Harks ... University Dean
Don Fischer ... Army Recruiter
Kenneth Bevington ... Army Bus Driver
Michael Flannery ... Bus Recruit
Gary Robinson ... Bus Recruit
Marlena Smalls ... Mrs. Blue, Bubba's Mother
Kitty K. Green ... Bubba's Great-Grandmother
John Worsham ... Southern Gentleman
Afemo Omilami ... Drill Sergeant
Matt Wallace ... Barracks Recruit
Danté McCarthy ... Topless Girl
Paulie DiCocco ... Strip Club Emcee
Mike Jolly ... Club Patron
Michael Kemmerling ... Club Patron
John Voldstad ... Club Patron
Jeffrey Winner ... Club Patron
Russ Wilson ... Pick-up Truck Driver
Daniel J. Gillooly ... Helicopter Gunman
Calvin Gadsden ... Staff Sergeant at Fort Platoon Vietnam
Aaron Izbicki ... Pvt. Dallas from Phoenix
Michael Burgess ... Pvt. Cleveland from Detroit
Steven Griffith ... Tex
Bill Roberson ... Fat Man at Bench
Michael McFall ... Army Hospital Male Nurse
Eric Underwood ... Mail Call Soldier
Byron Minns ... Wounded Soldier
Stephen Bridgewater ... Hospital Officer (as Stephen Wesley Bridgewater)
Bonnie Ann Burgess ... Army Nurse
Scott Oliver ... National Correspondent #1
John William Galt ... President Lyndon B. Johnson (voice)
Hilary Chaplain ... Hilary
Isabel Rose ... Isabel
Jay Ross ... Veteran at War Rally
Richard D'Alessandro ... Abbie Hoffman
Dick Stilwell ... Policeman at War Rally
Kevin Davis ... Black Panther
Michael Jace ... Black Panther
Geoffrey Blake ... Wesley, SDS Organizer
Tim Perry ... Hippie at Commune
Vanessa Roth ... Hollywood Boulevard Girlfriend
Emily Carey ... Hollywood Boulevard Girlfriend
Paul Raczkowski ... Man in VW Bug
Valentino ... Chinese Ping Pong Player
Dick Cavett ... Himself
Joe Stefanelli ... John Lennon (voice)
Tiffany Salerno ... Cunning Carla, Prostitute at Bar
Marla Sucharetza ... Long-Limbs Lenor, Prostitute at Bar
Aloysius Gigl ... Musician Boyfriend
Jack Bowden ... National Correspondent #4
Joe Alaskey ... President Richard Nixon (voice)
Lazarus Jackson ... Discharge Officer
W. Benson Terry ... Stanley Loomis
Matt Rebenkoff ... Drugged Out Boyfriend
Peter Bannon ... Local Correspondent #2
Joe Washington ... Local Anchor #2
Nora Dunfee ... Elderly Southern Woman on Park Bench
Nathalie Hendrix ... Local Anchor #3
Hallie D'Amore ... Waitress in Cafe
Chiffonye Cobb ... Hannibal Reporter
Juan Singleton ... Hannibal Reporter
Bobby Richardson ... Hannibal Reporter
Michael Mattison ... Taxi Driver
Lenny Herb ... Young Man Running
Charles Boswell ... Aging Hippie
Timothy McNeil ... Wild Eyed Man (as Tim McNeil)
Haley Joel Osment ... Forrest Gump Jr.
Lonnie Hamilton ... The Minister
Teresa Denton ... Susan, Lt. Dan's Fiancée
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steve DeRellian ... Wounded Soldier (as Stephen Derelian)
John Glenn Harding ... Wounded Soldier
Rob Adams ... College Quarterback (uncredited)
Markus Alexander ... Vietnam Vetern (uncredited)
Neil Armstrong ... Himself - Stepping onto the Moon (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jim Boeke ... University of Alabama Assistant Football Coach (uncredited)
Arthur Bremer ... Himself - Shooting George Wallace (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dick Clark ... Himself - New Year's Eve (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Connally ... Himself - with JFK in Dallas (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jim Damron ... CBS Correspondent Cooper (uncredited)
James Ent ... Alabama College Photographer #1 (uncredited)
Gerald Ford ... Himself - Assassination Attempt (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bryan Hanna ... Football Coach (uncredited)
Zach Hanner ... Barracks Recruit (uncredited)
Bob Hope ... Himself - in Vietnam (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lyndon Johnson ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Shann Johnson ... (uncredited)
Jim Keller ... Hippie at Commune (uncredited)
Devon Kelly ... Jenny's College Roommate (uncredited)
John F. Kennedy ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robert F. Kennedy ... Himself - after 1968 California Primary (archive footage) (uncredited)
Aaron Michael Lacey ... National Guardsman (uncredited)
John Lennon ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jacqueline Lovell ... Football Fan (uncredited)
Richard Nixon ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Elvis Presley ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ronald Reagan ... Himself - Assassination Attempt (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mark A. Rich ... VA in Hospital (uncredited)
Kurt Russell ... Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
Brendan Shanahan ... Football Player (uncredited)
William Shipman ... Black Panther (uncredited)
Mary Ellen Trainor ... Jenny's Babysitter (uncredited)
USC Trojan Marching Band ... Alabama Marching Band (uncredited)
George Wallace ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)