Sidney Poitier
Role: Steve Jackson
Bill Cosby
Role: Wardell Franklin
Harry Belafonte
Role: Geechie Dan Beauford
Flip Wilson
Role: The Reverend
Richard Pryor
Role: Sharp Eye Washington
Calvin Lockhart
Role: Silky Slim
Rosalind Cash
Role: Sarah Jackson
Roscoe Lee Browne
Role: Congressman Lincoln
Paula Kelly
Role: Leggy Peggy
Lee Chamberlin
Role: Madame Zenobia
Johnny Sekka
Role: Geechie's Henchman
Lincoln Kilpatrick
Role: Slim's Henchman #1
Don Marshall
Role: Slim's Henchman #2
Harold Nicholas
Role: Little Seymour
Jophery C. Brown
Role: Geechie Dan's Henchman (uncredited)
Juanita Brown
Role: Congressman Lincoln's Receptionist (uncredited)
Morris Buchanan
Role: Waldorf Patron (uncredited)
Richard L. Duran
Role: Waldorf Patron (uncredited)
Paul Harris
Role: Police Officer (uncredited)
Stevie Mack
Role: Church Member (uncredited)
Earl Maynard
Role: Waldorf Bartender (uncredited)
Gene McDaniels
Role: Member of the Choir (uncredited)
Marie O'Henry
Role: Girl at Robbery Scene (uncredited)
Ray Parker, Jr.
Role: Ray (uncredited)
Stack Pierce
Role: Gambler in Tuxedo (uncredited)
Cyril Poitier
Role: Rock (uncredited)
George Reynolds
Role: Big Percy (uncredited)
Richard Warren
Role: Driver (uncredited)