| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| River Phoenix | Jeffie - Age 11 | 3 |
| Joseph Bottoms | Mack Crawford | 3 |
| Hal Holbrook | Calvin Sledge | 3 |
| Claude Akins | Uncle Bun Luther | 3 |
| Tess Harper | Susan French | 3 |
| Ned Beatty | Otto Leo | 3 |
| Debbie Allen | Regina Brown | 3 |
| Karen Austin | Ceil Shannon | 3 |
| Dinah Manoff | Missy Craymore | 3 |
| Bonnie Bartlett | Mabel Hofmeyer | 3 |
| Michael Beck | T.J. Luther | 3 |
| James Whitmore | Clifford Casey | 3 |
| John Walsh | Newscaster #1 | 3 |
| Ben Masters | Kleber Cantrell | 3 |
| Jennifer Warren | Martha Dalton | 3 |
| Peter Nelson | Jeffie Crawford | 2 |