Summary
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
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Cast
Tom Hanks
Forrest Gump
Robin Wright
Jenny Curran
Gary Sinise
Lieutenant Dan Taylor
Sally Field
Mrs. Gump
Mykelti Williamson
Bubba Blue
Michael Conner Humphreys
Young Forrest Gump
Hanna Hall
Young Jenny Curran
Haley Joel Osment
Forrest Junior
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
School Bus Driver
Bob Penny
Crony
Sam Anderson
Principal Hancock
Margo Moorer
Louise
Peter Dobson
Young Elvis Presley
Elizabeth Hanks
School Bus Girl
Christopher Jones
Boy with Cross
Sonny Shroyer
College Football Coach
Brett Rice
High School Football Coach
David Brisbin
Newscaster
Kirk Ward
Earl
Al Harrington
Local Anchor #1
Bob Harks
University Dean
Don Fischer
Army Recruiter
Michael Flannery
Bus Recruit
Marlena Smalls
Bubba's Mother
Afemo Omilami
Drill Sergeant
John Voldstad
Club Patron
Michael Burgess
Cleveland
Steven Griffith
Tex
Bill Roberson
Fat Man at Bench
Michael McFall
Army Hospital Male Nurse
Steve DeRelian
Wounded Soldier
Byron Minns
Wounded Soldier
Stephen Bridgewater
Hospital Officer
Bonnie Ann Burgess
Army Nurse
John William Galt
President Johnson (voice)
Isabel Rose
Isabel
Richard D'Alessandro
Abbie Hoffman
Kevin Davis
Black Panther
Michael Jace
Black Panther
Geoffrey Blake
Wesley
Dick Cavett
Dick Cavett
Tiffany Salerno
Carla
Marla Sucharetza
Lenore
Joe Alaskey
President Nixon (voice)
Lazarus Jackson
Discharge Officer
Nora Dunfee
Elderly Southern Woman
Jim Hanks
Forrest Gump Running Double
Charles Boswell
Aging Hippie
Kurt Russell
Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
Mary Ellen Trainor
Jenny's Babysitter (uncredited)
Robb Skyler
Nicholas Katzenbach (uncredited)
Michael J. Oliver
Red Headed Teen (uncredited)
Jacqueline Lovell
Football Fan (uncredited)
Zach Hanner
Barracks Recruit (uncredited)
George Wallace
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ronald Reagan
Self - Assassination Attempt (archive footage) (uncredited)
Elvis Presley
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Beau Lotterman
Thompson (uncredited)
John Lennon
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Teddy Lane Jr.
Black Panther (uncredited)
Robert F. Kennedy
Self - after 1968 California Primary (archive footage) (uncredited)
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bob Hope
Self - in Vietnam (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gerald Ford
Self - Assassination Attempt (archive footage) (uncredited)
Darren W. Conrad
Alabama Football Player (uncredited)
John Connally
Self - with JFK in Dallas (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dick Clark
Self - New Year's Eve (archive footage) (uncredited)
Clint Calvert
Football Fan (uncredited)
Grand L. Bush
Black Panther Leader (uncredited)
Beth Aylward
Military Officer (uncredited)
Neil Armstrong
Self - Stepping onto the Moon (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rob Adams
College Quarterback (uncredited)