Dustin Hoffman

Ted Kramer

Meryl Streep

Joanna Kramer

Jane Alexander

Margaret Phelps

Justin Henry

Billy Kramer

Howard Duff

John Shaunessy

George Coe

Jim O'Connor

JoBeth Williams

Phyllis Bernard

Bill Moor

Gressen

Howland Chamberlain

Judge Atkins

Jack Ramage

Spencer

Jess Osuna

Ackerman

Nicholas Hormann

Interviewer

Ellen Parker

Teacher

Shelby Brammer

Ted's Secretary

Carol Nadell

Mrs. Kline

Donald Gantry

Surgeon

Joe Seneca

Partygoer

David Golden

Grocer

Sean Albertson

Boy in Hospital (uncredited)

Iris Klein

Partygoer (as Iris Alhanti)

Peter Lownds

Norman

Judith Calder

Receptionist

Kathleen Keller

Waitress

Ingeborg Sørensen

Woman at Christmas Party

Avery Corman

Novel

Stanley R. Jaffe

Producer

Néstor Almendros

Director of Photography

Robert Benton

Director

Robert Benton

Screenplay

Gerald B. Greenberg

Editor

Richard Fischoff

Associate Producer

David Golden

Production Manager

Ruth Morley

Costume Design

Edward Garzero

Scenic Artist

Alan Hicks

Set Decoration

Allen Weisinger

Makeup Artist

Merle Eckert

Construction Coordinator

Paul Sylbert

Production Design

Bill Pankow

Assistant Editor

Erma E. Levin

Music Editor

Jerry DeBlau

Best Boy Electric

Holly Bower

Still Photographer

Renata Stoia

Script Supervisor

Joseph Coscia

Hairstylist

Shirley Rich

Casting

Brooke Kennedy

Location Manager

Arthur Bloom

Boom Operator

Thomas Saccio

Property Master

Kenneth Goss

Key Grip

Marilyn Putnam

Costumer

Ann Guerin

Unit Publicist

Vinnie Gerardo

First Assistant Camera

Marion Billings

Publicist

Tom Priestley Jr.

Camera Operator

Sanford Rackow

Supervising Sound Editor

Yudi Bennett

Second Assistant Director

Al Craine

Costumer

Jack C. Jacobsen

Sound Mixer

Thomas John Kane

First Assistant Director

Stan Bochner

Sound Editor

James Perdue

Sound Recordist