Mr. Holland's Opus - Cast

Richard Dreyfuss

Glenn Holland
Actor

Glenne Headly

Iris Holland
Actor

Jay Thomas

Bill Meister
Actor

Olympia Dukakis

Principal Jacobs
Actor

William H. Macy

Vice Principal Gene Wolters
Actor

Alicia Witt

Gertrude Lang
Actor

Terrence Howard

Louis Russ
Actor

Damon Whitaker

Bobby Tidd
Actor

Jean Louisa Kelly

Rowena Morgan
Actor

Alexandra Boyd

Sarah Olmstead
Actor

Joseph Anderson

Cole at 15 Years Old
Actor

Anthony Natale

Cole at 28 Years Old
Actor

Joanna Gleason

Gertrude Lang as an adult
Actor

Beth Maitland

Deaf School Principal
Actor

Eric Michael Cole

Boy 2
Actor

Zoe McLellan

Girl 4
Actor

Balthazar Getty

Stadler (uncredited)
Actor

Forest Whitaker

Bobby Tidd as an adult (uncredited)
Actor