My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

1h 46min

Western

H.D. Dalton is a champion rodeo rider whose career is ruined after being gored by a bull. He returns home to discover things have drastically changed -- the family farm has been abandoned, his old girlfriend Jolie is a now a widowed mother, and his sister Cheryl has put his father in a nursing home.

Cast

Scott Glenn

Scott Glenn

H.D. Dalton
Ben Johnson

Ben Johnson

Jesse Dalton
Gary Busey

Gary Busey

Clint Hornby
Clarence Williams III

Clarence Williams III

Deputy Sheriff Virgil
Cynthia Mackey

Cynthia Mackey

Ambulance Attendant
Bill Clymer

Bill Clymer

Rodeo Announcer (voice)
Benjamin Rosenberg

Benjamin Rosenberg

Gas Station Attendant
Jim Robnett

Jim Robnett

Guard at Bank
Dub Taylor

Dub Taylor

Gimme Cap
Will Hussung

Will Hussung

Galluses
Dennis Fimple

Dennis Fimple

Straw Hat
Clu Gulager

Clu Gulager

Dark Glasses
James Terry McIlvain

James Terry McIlvain

Pool Player #1
Robert Knott

Robert Knott

Pool Player #2
Theresa Bell

Theresa Bell

Guest at Barbeque
Rex Linn

Rex Linn

Guest at Barbeque
Sarah Bratton

Sarah Bratton

Girl at Fruit Stand
Clem McSpadden

Clem McSpadden

Bullmania Announcer
Don Endsley

Don Endsley

Bullmania Announcer
Richard A. Buswell

Richard A. Buswell

Rodeo Fan (uncredited)
Payton Dunham

Payton Dunham

Photographer
Brandon E. Jackson

Brandon E. Jackson

Rodeo Fan (uncredited)
Bryan Payne II

Bryan Payne II

Rodeo Arena Personnel (uncredited)
Kevin Rushing

Kevin Rushing

Sheriff at the Rodeo (uncredited)
Gary Sievers

Gary Sievers

Rodeo Fan (uncredited)

Release date

1st Mar 1991

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English