Steve Jackson

Sidney Poitier

Wardell Franklin

Bill Cosby

Geechie Dan Beauford

Harry Belafonte

The Reverend

Flip Wilson

Sharp Eye Washington

Richard Pryor

Silky Slim

Calvin Lockhart

Sarah Jackson

Rosalind Cash

Congressman Lincoln

Roscoe Lee Browne

Leggy Peggy

Paula Kelly

Madame Zenobia

Lee Chamberlin

Geechie's Henchman

Johnny Sekka

Slim's Henchman No. 1

Lincoln Kilpatrick

Irma Franklin

Ketty Lester

Slim's Henchman No. 2

Don Marshall

Little Seymour

Harold Nicholas

Geechie Dan's Henchman (uncredited)

Jophery C. Brown

Congressman Lincoln's Receptionist (uncredited)

Juanita Brown

Waldorf Patron (uncredited)

Morris Buchanan

Waldorf Patron (uncredited)

Richard L. Duran

Police Officer (uncredited)

Paul Harris

Church Member (uncredited)

Stevie Mack

Waldorf Bartender (uncredited)

Earl Maynard

Member of the Choir (uncredited)

Gene McDaniels

Girl at Robbery Scene (uncredited)

Marie O'Henry

Ray (uncredited)

Ray Parker, Jr.

Ray (uncredited)

Ray Parker

Gambler in Tuxedo (uncredited)

Stack Pierce

Rock (uncredited)

Cyril Poitier

Big Percy (uncredited)

George Reynolds

Driver (uncredited)

Richard Warren