"Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy."
Dustin Hoffman
as Ted Kramer
Meryl Streep
as Joanna Kramer
Jane Alexander
as Margaret Phelps
Justin Henry
as Billy Kramer
Howard Duff
as John Shaunessy
George Coe
as Jim O'Connor
JoBeth Williams
as Phyllis Bernard
Bill Moor
as Gressen
Howland Chamberlain
as Judge Atkins
Jack Ramage
as Spencer
Jess Osuna
as Ackerman
Nicholas Hormann
as Interviewer
Ellen Parker
as Teacher
Shelby Brammer
as Ted's Secretary
Carol Nadell
as Mrs. Kline
Donald Gantry
as Surgeon
Joe Seneca
as Partygoer
David Golden
as Grocer
Sean Albertson
as Boy in Hospital (uncredited)
Iris Klein
as Partygoer (as Iris Alhanti)
Peter Lownds
as Norman
Judith Calder
as Receptionist
Kathleen Keller
as Waitress
Ingeborg Sørensen
as Woman at Christmas Party
Robert Benton
Director
Screenplay
Avery Corman
Novel
Stanley R. Jaffe
Producer
Néstor Almendros
Director of Photography
Gerald B. Greenberg
Editor
Richard Fischoff
Associate Producer
Production Manager
Shirley Rich
Casting
Paul Sylbert
Production Design
Alan Hicks
Set Decoration
Ruth Morley
Costume Design
Joseph Coscia
Hairstylist
Allen Weisinger
Makeup Artist
Merle Eckert
Construction Coordinator
Edward Garzero
Scenic Artist
Bill Pankow
Assistant Editor
Brooke Kennedy
Location Manager
Erma E. Levin
Music Editor
Renata Stoia
Script Supervisor
Holly Bower
Still Photographer
Jerry DeBlau
Best Boy Electric
Arthur Bloom
Boom Operator
Thomas Saccio
Property Master
Yudi Bennett
Second Assistant Director
Thomas John Kane
First Assistant Director
Marilyn Putnam
Costumer
Al Craine
Marion Billings
Publicist
Ann Guerin
Unit Publicist
Kenneth Goss
Key Grip
Tom Priestley Jr.
Camera Operator
Vinnie Gerardo
First Assistant Camera
Stan Bochner
Sound Editor
Jack C. Jacobsen
Sound Mixer
Sanford Rackow
Supervising Sound Editor
James Perdue
Sound Recordist