Bighorn stars Michael Walsh, Fritz Wetherbee, Gregory Athans and Greg Kretschmar. Custer is portrayed by the renowned Steve Alexander. The United States Congress passed a resolution proclaiming Alexander "the foremost Custer living historian." He has re-enacted Custer's Last Stand on the original battlefield every year since 1986, has played him on the History Channel, on A&E's Biography, at West Point, and lives in Custer's former home in Monroe, Michigan.
Though the story is primarily fiction, the filmmakers heard from many Custer enthusiasts who talked to them about the importance of historical accuracy. In addition to Steve Alexander, Native American Bill Watkinson, an adopted Lakota who speaks and sings the language, plays the Medicine Man who is integral to the story.
MICHAEL WALSH • Professor John Flaherty
FRITZ WETHERBEE • The Shopkeeper
STEVE ALEXANDER • George Armstrong Custer
GREGORY ATHANS • Felix Vinatieri
GREG KRETSCHMAR • Professor Wrenn
BILL WATKINSON • Lakota Medicine Man
NATIVE AMERICAN WOMAN • Kathryn Caron
CHRIS ROBLEE • Medical Examiner
ALFRED THOMAS CATALFO • Forensic Team Leader
JEROME ALBA • Harvard Student 1
EMILY BRIAND • Harvard Student 2
HANNAH GAGNON • Harvard Student 1
CHARLIE SHERMAN • Sportcaster 1
KELLY BROWN • Sportcaster 2
7th Cavalry Soldiers:
Robert West, Dan Meehan, Tom Seiler, Rene Archambault, Richard Moody, Geoffrey Smith, Jean S. Wyatt, Sue Davis Tipton, Robert C. Duffy, P.J. Jancewicz, Michael W. Howard, Saravuth Neou, Kris Robidas-Adams, Jason Cichon, Brian Eibert
Harvard Students:
Jerome Alba, Emily Briand, Hannah Gagnon, Chris Clark, Jay Nelson, Kris Robidas-Adams, Jason Cichon, Brian Eibert, Jaie Eibert
Angry Football Fans:
Gabriel Price, Christy Holmes, Michael Venn, Eric Hagman, Mark Gagnon, Jerome Alba, Bill Bourdon
Police:
Rick Twombly, Jenine Chmielewski
