The Great Waldo Pepper

The second greatest flyer in the world.

A biplane pilot who had missed flying in WWI takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in his quest for the glory he had missed.

Robert Redford

(Waldo Pepper)

Bo Svenson

(Axel Olsson)

Bo Brundin

(Ernst Kessler)

Susan Sarandon

(Mary Beth)

Geoffrey Lewis

(Newt)

Edward Herrmann

(Ezra Stiles)

Philip Bruns

(Dilhoefer)

Roderick Cook

(Werfel)

Kelly Jean Peters

(Patsy)

Margot Kidder

(Maude)

Scott Newman

(Duke)

James S. Appleby

(Ace)

Patrick W. Henderson Jr.

(Scooter)

James N. Harrell

(Farmer)

Elma Aicklen

(Farmer's Wife)

Deborah Knapp

(Farmer's Daughter)

John A. Zee

(Director, Western Set)

John Reilly

(Western Star)

Jack Manning

(Director, Spanish Set)

Joe Billings

(Policeman)

Lawrence P. Casey

(German Star)

Greg Martin

(Assistant Director)

Greg Bransom

(Carnival Specrator (uncredited))

Marilyn Burns

(Spectator (uncredited))

A.L. Camp

(Farmer (uncredited))

Harvey Christiansen

(Farmer in Crowd (uncredited))

William Creamer

(Country Man in Restaurant (uncredited))

Kenny E. Bishop

((uncredited))

Cheryl Downey

(Minor Role (uncredited))

Inge Erving

(City Woman in Restaurant (uncredited))

Todd Ezell

(Carny Barker (uncredited))

John Guttman

(Poth Farmer #2 (uncredited))

Robert S. Holman

(Farmer at Fence #1 (uncredited))

Elsie Julian

(Country Woman in Restaurant (uncredited))

R.C. Keene

(Air show attendee (uncredited))

Patrick G. Koerber

(Man in Crowd (uncredited))

Ruby Leonard

(Ruby (uncredited))

James Patrick Lockett

(Boy from Poth (uncredited))

Richard A. Meyer

(Poth Farmer #1 (uncredited))

Steve Moriarty

(Airport Mechanic (uncredited))

Wayne Nowotny

((uncredited))

Harold Offer

(City Man in Restaurant (uncredited))

Murray Pollack

(Doctor (uncredited))

James Rosborough

(Farmer at Fence #2 (uncredited))

Art Scholl

(Red Baron (uncredited))

George W. Smyth

(Little Falls Farmer (uncredited))

Robert W. Winn

(Theater Manager (uncredited))