Richard Gere

Character: Richard 'Dixie' Dwyer

Gregory Hines

Character: Delbert 'Sandman' Williams

Diane Lane

Character: Vera Cicero

Lonette McKee

Character: Lila Rose Oliver

Bob Hoskins

Character: Owney Madden

James Remar

Character: Dutch Schultz

Nicolas Cage

Character: Vincent Dwyer

Allen Garfield

Character: Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman

Fred Gwynne

Character: Frenchy Demange

Gwen Verdon

Character: Tish Dwyer

Lisa Jane Persky

Character: Frances Flegenheimer

Maurice Hines

Character: Clay Williams

Julian Beck

Character: Sol Weinstein

Novella Nelson

Character: Madame St. Clair

Laurence Fishburne

Character: Bumpy Rhodes

John P. Ryan

Character: Joe Flynn

Tom Waits

Character: Irving Stark

Ron Karabatsos

Character: Mike Best

Glenn Withrow

Character: Ed Popke

Jennifer Grey

Character: Patsy Dwyer

Wynonna Smith

Character: Winnie Williams

Thelma Carpenter

Character: Norma Williams

Charles "Honi" Coles

Character: Suger Coates

Larry Marshall

Character: Cab Calloway

Joe Dallesandro

Character: Charles 'Lucky' Luciano

Diane Venora

Character: Gloria Swanson

Tucker Smallwood

Character: Kid Griffin

Marc Coppola

Character: Ted Husing

Robert Earl Jones

Character: Stage Door Joe

Sofia Coppola

Character: Child in Street

Tracey Ross

Character: Dancer

Mario Van Peebles

Character: Dancer

Ed O'Ross

Character: Monk

Frederick Downs Jr.

Character: Sullen Man

Woody Strode

Character: Holmes

Bill Graham

Character: J.W.

Dayton Allen

Character: Solly

Kim Chan

Character: Ling

Ed Rowan

Character: Messiah

Leonard Termo

Character: Danny

Brian Tarantina

Character: Vince Hood

Bruce MacVittie

Character: Vince Hood

James Russo

Character: Vince Hood

Giancarlo Esposito

Character: Bumpy Hood

Rony Clanton

Character: Caspar Holstein

Damien Leake

Character: Bub Jewett

Bill Cobbs

Character: Big Joe Ison

Joe Lynn

Character: Marcial Flores

Oscar Barnes

Character: Spanish Henry

Ed Zang

Character: Hotel Clerk

Sandra Beall

Character: Myrtle Fay

Zane Mark

Character: Duke Ellington

Paul Herman

Character: Policeman #1

Randle Mell

Character: Policeman #2

Gregory Rozakis

Character: Charlie Chaplin

Vincent Jerman-Jerosa

Character: James Cagney

Rosalind Harris

Character: Fanny Brice

Jackée Harry

Character: Dancer

Sonya Hensley

Character: Dancer

Valarie Pettiford

Character: Dancer

Kimberly Dorsey

Character: Joan Blondell (uncredited)

Anton Evangelista

Character: Ownie Hood (uncredited)

Nicholas J. Giangiulio

Character: Screen Test Thug (uncredited)

Suzanne Kaaren

Character: The Duchess of Park Avenue (uncredited)

Robin Karfo

Character: Vera's Sidekick / Banville Club (uncredited)

Mark Margolis

Character: Charlie Workman (uncredited)

Naylon Mitchell

Character: Busboy (uncredited)

Ray Negron

Character: Waiter (uncredited)

Kirk Taylor

Character: Cotton Club Waiter (uncredited)

Rick Washburn

Character: Hitman (uncredited)

Linda Gillen

Character: voice (uncredited)

Rima Vetter

Character: Dancer