James Earl Jones
— Johnny Williams
Cicely Tyson
— Mattie Williams
Louis Gossett Jr.
— Dr. Dudley Stanton
Glynn Turman
— Jeff Williams
Jonelle Allen
— Ann Vanderguild
Roger E. Mosley
— Big Moe Hayes
Ralph Wilcox
— Al
Teddy Wilson
— Chips
Charles Weldon
— Skeeter
Shirley Jo Finney
— Gail
Hilda Haynes
— Wilhelmina Geneva Brow
Ed Crick
— White Police Lieutenant
Tony Burton
— Black Policeman
