According to the "Forrest Gump" trivia page on IMDb (The Internet Movie Database), Bill Murray had been considered for the part of Forrest Gump and both John Travolta and Chevy Chase turned down the part. Tom Hanks went on to win the 1995 'Best Actor' Academy Award Oscar for his performance.
Tom Hanks ... Forrest Gump Robin Wright Penn ... Jenny Curran (as Robin Wright) Gary Sinise ... Lt. Dan Taylor Mykelti Williamson ... Pvt. Benjamin Buford 'Bubba' Blue Sally Field ... Mrs. Gump
Rebecca Williams ... Nurse at Park Bench
Michael Conner Humphreys ... Young Forrest Gump
Harold G. Herthum ... Doctor (as Harold Herthum)
George Kelly ... Barber
Bob Penny ... Crony
John Randall ... Crony
Sam Anderson ... Principal Margo Moorer ... Louise, Mrs. Gump's Housekeeper
Ione M. Telech ... Elderly Woman
Christine Seabrook ... Elderly Woman's Daughter
Peter Dobson ... Elvis Presley Siobhan Fallon ... Dorothy Harris, School Bus Driver (as Siobhan J. Fallon)
Alexander Zemeckis ... School Bus Boy
Logan Livingston Gomez ... School Bus Boy
Ben Waddel ... School Bus Boy
Elizabeth Hanks ... School Bus Girl Hanna Hall ... Young Jenny Curran (as Hanna R. Hall)
Tyler Long ... Red Headed Boy Christopher Jones ... Boy with Cross
Grady Bowman ... Fat Boy
Kevin Mangan ... Mr. Curran, Jenny's Father
Fay Genens ... Jenny's Grandmother
Frank Geyer ... Police Chief
Rob Landry ... Red Headed Teen
Jason McGuire ... Fat Teen
Pete Auster ... Teen with Cross
Sonny Shroyer ... Coach Paul 'Bear' Bryant Brett Rice ... High School Football Coach
Ed Davis ... High School Football Coach
Daniel C. Striepeke ... Recruiter (as Daniel Striepeke)
Bruce Lucvia ... Kick Off Return Player
David Brisbin ... Newscaster Kirk Ward ... Earl, Demonstration Observer
Angela Lomas ... Black Student
Timothy Record ... Black Student
Deborah McTeer ... Woman with Child on Park Bench
Mark Matheisen ... Billy, Jenny's Date
Al Harrington ... Local Anchor #1
Jed Gillin ... President John F. Kennedy (voice)
Bob Harks ... University Dean
Don Fischer ... Army Recruiter
Kenneth Bevington ... Army Bus Driver
Michael Flannery ... Bus Recruit
Gary Robinson ... Bus Recruit
Marlena Smalls ... Mrs. Blue, Bubba's Mother
Kitty K. Green ... Bubba's Great-Grandmother
John Worsham ... Southern Gentleman
Afemo Omilami ... Drill Sergeant
Matt Wallace ... Barracks Recruit
Danté McCarthy ... Topless Girl
Paulie DiCocco ... Strip Club Emcee
Mike Jolly ... Club Patron
Michael Kemmerling ... Club Patron
John Voldstad ... Club Patron
Jeffrey Winner ... Club Patron
Russ Wilson ... Pick-up Truck Driver
Daniel J. Gillooly ... Helicopter Gunman
Calvin Gadsden ... Staff Sergeant at Fort Platoon Vietnam
Aaron Izbicki ... Pvt. Dallas from Phoenix
Michael Burgess ... Pvt. Cleveland from Detroit Steven Griffith ... Tex
Bill Roberson ... Fat Man at Bench Michael McFall ... Army Hospital Male Nurse
Eric Underwood ... Mail Call Soldier
Byron Minns ... Wounded Soldier Stephen Bridgewater ... Hospital Officer (as Stephen Wesley Bridgewater)
Bonnie Ann Burgess ... Army Nurse
Scott Oliver ... National Correspondent #1
John William Galt ... President Lyndon B. Johnson (voice)
Hilary Chaplain ... Hilary Isabel Rose ... Isabel
Jay Ross ... Veteran at War Rally
Richard D'Alessandro ... Abbie Hoffman
Dick Stilwell ... Policeman at War Rally
Kevin Davis ... Black Panther
Michael Jace ... Black Panther
Geoffrey Blake ... Wesley, SDS Organizer
Tim Perry ... Hippie at Commune
Vanessa Roth ... Hollywood Boulevard Girlfriend
Emily Carey ... Hollywood Boulevard Girlfriend Paul Raczkowski ... Man in VW Bug
Valentino ... Chinese Ping Pong Player
Dick Cavett ... Himself
Joe Stefanelli ... John Lennon (voice) Tiffany Salerno ... Cunning Carla, Prostitute at Bar Marla Sucharetza ... Long-Limbs Lenor, Prostitute at Bar
Aloysius Gigl ... Musician Boyfriend
Jack Bowden ... National Correspondent #4
Joe Alaskey ... President Richard Nixon (voice)
Lazarus Jackson ... Discharge Officer
W. Benson Terry ... Stanley Loomis
Matt Rebenkoff ... Drugged Out Boyfriend
Peter Bannon ... Local Correspondent #2
Joe Washington ... Local Anchor #2 Nora Dunfee ... Elderly Southern Woman on Park Bench
Nathalie Hendrix ... Local Anchor #3
Hallie D'Amore ... Waitress in Cafe
Chiffonye Cobb ... Hannibal Reporter
Juan Singleton ... Hannibal Reporter
Bobby Richardson ... Hannibal Reporter Michael Mattison ... Taxi Driver
Lenny Herb ... Young Man Running Charles Boswell ... Aging Hippie
Timothy McNeil ... Wild Eyed Man (as Tim McNeil) Haley Joel Osment ... Forrest Gump Jr.
Lonnie Hamilton ... The Minister
Teresa Denton ... Susan, Lt. Dan's Fiancée
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steve DeRellian ... Wounded Soldier (as Stephen Derelian)
John Glenn Harding ... Wounded Soldier
Joe Abby ... Protestor on Stage (uncredited) Rob Adams ... College Quarterback (uncredited)
Markus Alexander ... Vietnam Vetern (uncredited)
Neil Armstrong ... Himself - Stepping onto the Moon (archive footage) (uncredited)
Keri-Anne Bilotta ... Hippie (uncredited)
Jim Boeke ... University of Alabama Assistant Football Coach (uncredited)
Arthur Bremer ... Himself - Shooting George Wallace (archive footage) (uncredited) Troy Christian ... Cheerleader (uncredited) Dick Clark ... Himself - New Year's Eve (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Connally ... Himself - with JFK in Dallas (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jim Damron ... CBS Correspondent Cooper (uncredited) James Ent ... Alabama College Photographer #1 (uncredited)
Gerald Ford ... Himself - Assassination Attempt (archive footage) (uncredited)
Christopher James Hall ... Governor (uncredited) Bryan Hanna ... Football Coach (uncredited)
Zach Hanner ... Barracks Recruit (uncredited) Bob Hope ... Himself - in Vietnam (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lyndon Johnson ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Shann Johnson ... (uncredited)
Jim Keller ... Hippie at Commune (uncredited) Devon Kelly ... Jenny's College Roommate (uncredited) John F. Kennedy ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robert F. Kennedy ... Himself - after 1968 California Primary (archive footage) (uncredited) Aaron Michael Lacey ... National Guardsman (uncredited) John Lennon ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jacqueline Lovell ... Football Fan (uncredited)
Richard Nixon ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) Elvis Presley ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) Ronald Reagan ... Himself - Assassination Attempt (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mark A. Rich ... VA in Hospital (uncredited) Kurt Russell ... Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
Brendan Shanahan ... Football Player (uncredited)
William Shipman ... Black Panther (uncredited)
Mary Ellen Trainor ... Jenny's Babysitter (uncredited)
USC Trojan Marching Band ... Alabama Marching Band (uncredited)
George Wallace ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Forrest Gump's middle name is 'George'. 'Forrest George Gump'
Forrest Gump.
The Waterboy is generally considered to be a spoof of Forrest Gump.
Forrest Gump is a drama movie.
He was trying to segregate the University of Alabama.
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Tom Hanks won a 1994 Oscar for Best Actor in his Leading Role as Forrest Gump.
Forrest Gump's middle name is 'George'. 'Forrest George Gump'
Forrest Gump.
The Waterboy is generally considered to be a spoof of Forrest Gump.
Forrest Gump is a drama movie.
Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
He was trying to segregate the University of Alabama.
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Forrest Gump
The duration of Forrest Gump is 2.35 hours.