Ralph WaiteJohn Walton Sr. / Regisseur Mary Elizabeth McDonoughErin Walton David W. HarperJim-Bob Walton Earl Hamner, Jr.Narrator / Schrijver / Producer Kami CotlerElizabeth Walton Judy NortonMary Ellen Walton Michael LearnedOlivia Walton Ellen CorbyEsther Walton / Story Will GeerGrandfather Walton Richard ThomasJohn Walton Jr. / Regisseur John CrawfordSheriff Ep Bridges Mary JacksonEmily Baldwin Tom BowerDr. Curtis Willard Lynn HamiltonVerdie Grant Foster Robert DonnerYancy Tucker John RitterRev. Matthew Fordwick Victor IzayDr. Matthew Vance Wilford BrimleyHorace Brimley Cindy EilbacherMartha Rose Coverdale James GammonZack Rosswell Mariclare CostelloMrs. Rosemary Fordwick Hal WilliamsHarley Foster Hank StohlRadio Announcer / The Lieutenant Art GilmorePoetry Pantry Announcer (voice) Deirdre LenihanDaisy Garner David DoremusGeorge William 'G.W.' Haines Lynn CarlinSara Griffith Bridges Arthur ToveyFaculty Member (uncredited) William PhippsJohn Martin Renshaw Walter BrookeMr. Clarence Johnson Marshall ReedJohn Curtis Willard Michael O'KeefeChad Marshall Richard GillilandArlington Wescott 'Jonesy' Jones Jonathan FrakesAshley Longworth Jr. Beulah BondiMartha Corinne Garry WalbergMr. Will Guffy Bettye AckermanBelle Becker Macon McCalmanDeputy Sheriff Ethelreda LeopoldParty Guest (uncredited) Virginia GreggMrs. Butterworth Alice HirsonJane Stephens Stacey NelkinMary Frances Conover Brion JamesHenry Ferris Jr. Herbert HirschmanRegisseur Richard ThomasJohn Walton Jr. / Regisseur Bernard McEveetyRegisseur Ralph WaiteJohn Walton Sr. / Regisseur Nicholas WebsterRegisseur Gabrielle BeaumontRegisseur Earl Hamner, Jr.Narrator / Schrijver / Producer Michael McGreeveySchrijver Lee RichExecutive Producer Russell MettyDirector Of Photography John M. Nickolaus Jr.Director Of Photography Jerry GoldsmithMain Title Theme Composer Ellen CorbyEsther Walton / Story 
