Urban Cowboy - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "Urban Cowboy"
Urban Cowboy (1980)
Timing: 2:12 (132 min)
Urban Cowboy - TMDB rating
6.47/10
248
Urban Cowboy - Kinopoisk rating
6.858/10
1098
Urban Cowboy - IMDB rating
6.5/10
18000

Actors and characters

Photo John Travolta #25912Photo John Travolta #25913Photo John Travolta #25914Photo John Travolta #25915

John Travolta

John Travolta
Character Bud Davis
Photo Debra Winger #53200Photo Debra Winger #53201Photo Debra Winger #53202Photo Debra Winger #53203

Debra Winger

Debra Winger
Character Sissy
Photo Scott Glenn #43340Photo Scott Glenn #43341Photo Scott Glenn #43342Photo Scott Glenn #43343

Scott Glenn

Scott Glenn
Character Wes
Photo Barry Corbin #9654Photo Barry Corbin #9655Photo Barry Corbin #9656Photo Barry Corbin #9657

Barry Corbin

Barry Corbin
Character Uncle Bob
Photo Brooke Alderson #232164Photo Brooke Alderson #232165Photo Brooke Alderson #232166
Brooke Alderson
Character Aunt Corene
Photo Cooper Huckabee #27372

Cooper Huckabee

Cooper Huckabee
Character Marshall
Photo James Gammon #49208Photo James Gammon #49209Photo James Gammon #49210

James Gammon

James Gammon
Character Steve Strange
Photo Mickey Gilley #248221

Mickey Gilley

Mickey Gilley
Character Himself
Johnny Lee
Character Himself
Photo Bonnie Raitt #125085Photo Bonnie Raitt #125086Photo Bonnie Raitt #125087Photo Bonnie Raitt #125088

Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Raitt
Character Herself
Photo Betty Murphy #31077
Betty Murphy
Character Bud's Mom
Photo Charlie Daniels #248222
Charlie Daniels
Character Himself

Ed Geldart

Ed Geldart
Character Bud's Dad
Leah Geldart
Character Bud's Sister
Keith Clemons
Character Bud's Brother
Howard Norman
Character Bud's Brother
Sheryl Briedel
Character Lou Sue
Sean Lawler
Character Willie
Gator Conley
Character Gator
Minnie Elerick
Character Minnie
David Ogle
Character Killer
Bret Williams
Character Wayne
Tamara Champlin
Character Gilley Background Vocalist
Becky Conway
Character Gilley Background Vocalist
Sherwood Cryer
Character Himself
Photo Jerry Hall #55927

Jerry Hall

Jerry Hall
Character Sexy Sister
Cyndy Hall
Character Sexy Sister
Lucky Mosley
Character Plant Supervisor
Zetta Raney
Character Chrystal
Ellen March
Character Becky
Gina Alexander
Character Waitress #2
Photo Steven Chambers #33742

Steven Chambers

Steven Chambers
Character Truck Driver in Parking Lot
Photo Ann Travolta #76333
Ann Travolta
Character Wedding Party
Anson Downes
Character Wedding Party
W.P. Wright III
Character Gilley's Bartender
Photo Steve Strange #291278

Steve Strange

Steve Strange
Character Sam Strange
Norman Tucker
Character Norman (Bullrider)
Debie Tucker
Character Debbie
Jessie La Rive
Character Jessie
Bettye Fitzpatrick
Character Sissy's Mom
Jim Gough
Character Sissy's Dad
Connie Hanson
Character Marshalene
Glenn Holtzman
Character Plant Foreman
Christopher Saylors
Character Bubba
Daniel Heintschel Jr.
Character Big "C"
Ben P. Brannon III
Character Ben
Robert Lewis Bush
Character Dwight
James N. Harrell
Character Minister at Gravesite
Julie Bailey
Character Singer at Gravesite
Gene McLaughlin
Character Trick Roper

What's left behind the scenes

  • Gilley's Bar, where the main action of the film takes place, actually exists and is still in operation (although in a different location). It was opened in 1971 by country singer Mickey Gilley along with Sherwood Cryer in Pasadena, Texas, and is the largest honky-tonk bar in the world.
  • The film's screenplay was adapted by Aaron Latham and James Bridges from Latham's article "The Ballad of the American Urban Cowboy in Search of True Grit" about the nightlife of patrons at Gilley’s for the September 1978 issue of Esquire magazine.
  • Some film critics dubbed the film a country version of "Saturday Night Fever".
  • The real-life Bar Gilley’s, where the main action of the film takes place, still exists and operates today (although in a different location). It was opened in 1971 by country singer Mickey Gilley and Sherwood Cryer in Pasadena, Texas, and is the largest honky-tonk bar in the world.
  • Some film critics have dubbed the film a country version of "Saturday Night Fever".
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