Sidney Poitier

Character: Steve Jackson

Bill Cosby

Character: Wardell Franklin

Harry Belafonte

Character: Geechie Dan Beauford

Flip Wilson

Character: The Reverend

Richard Pryor

Character: Sharp Eye Washington

Calvin Lockhart

Character: Silky Slim

Rosalind Cash

Character: Sarah Jackson

Roscoe Lee Browne

Character: Congressman Lincoln

Paula Kelly

Character: Leggy Peggy

Lee Chamberlin

Character: Madame Zenobia

Johnny Sekka

Character: Geechie's Henchman

Lincoln Kilpatrick

Character: Slim's Henchman #1

Ketty Lester

Character: Irma

Don Marshall

Character: Slim's Henchman #2

Harold Nicholas

Character: Little Seymour

Jophery C. Brown

Character: Geechie Dan's Henchman (uncredited)

Juanita Brown

Character: Congressman Lincoln's Receptionist (uncredited)

Morris Buchanan

Character: Waldorf Patron (uncredited)

Richard L. Duran

Character: Waldorf Patron (uncredited)

Paul Harris

Character: Police Officer (uncredited)

Stevie Mack

Character: Church Member (uncredited)

Earl Maynard

Character: Waldorf Bartender (uncredited)

Gene McDaniels

Character: Member of the Choir (uncredited)

Marie O'Henry

Character: Girl at Robbery Scene (uncredited)

Ray Parker, Jr.

Character: Ray (uncredited)

Stack Pierce

Character: Gambler in Tuxedo (uncredited)

Cyril Poitier

Character: Rock (uncredited)

George Reynolds

Character: Big Percy (uncredited)

Richard Warren

Character: Driver (uncredited)