Studs Terkel
— Self - Host
Barry Bostwick
— Steelworker
Scatman Crothers
— Parking Attendant
Barbara Browning
— Editor
Vernee Watson
— Secretary
Jay Garner
— Corporate Executive
Billy Jayne
— Newsboy
Barbara Barrie
— Schoolteacher
Carole Schwartz
— Supermarket Checker
Bill Beyers
— Boxboy
Fausto Barajas
— Migrant Worker
Charles Haid
— Gas Man
Beth Howland
— Housewife
Barbara Hershey
— Call Girl
Eileen Brennan
— Millworker
Rita Moreno
— Waitress
James Taylor
— Trucker
Lynne Thigpen
— Telephone Operator
Edie McClurg
— Switchboard Operator
Didi Conn
— Receptionist
Charles Durning
— Retired Man
Matt Landers
— Fireman
Patti LaBelle
— Cleaning Woman
Mark Neely
— Salesman
David Patrick Kelly
— Copyboy
Daniel Valdez
— Singer "Un Mejor Dia Vondra" (voice)
Jennifer Warnes
— Singer "Millworker" (voice)
Gilmer McCormick
— Grape-buying Woman