Ben Vereen
— Narrator
Bud Abbott
— Self (archive footage) (as Abbott & Costello)
George Abbott
— Self
Larry Adler
— Self
Hadji Ali
— Self (archive footage)
Gracie Allen
— Self (archive footage)
Morey Amsterdam
— Self
Fred Astaire
— Self (archive footage)
Carl Ballantine
— Self
Ethel Barrymore
— Self (archive footage)
Billy Barty
— Self
Jack Benny
— Self (archive footage)
Milton Berle
— Self
Eubie Blake
— Self (archive footage)
Ray Bolger
— Self (archive footage)
Fanny Brice
— Self (archive footage)
Teddy Brown
— Self (archive footage)
Willie Bryant
— Self (archive footage)
Joseph Buloff
— Self (archive footage)
George Burns
— Self (archive footage)
James Cagney
— Self (archive footage)
Bob Callahan
— Self (archive footage)
Eddie Cantor
— Self (archive footage)
Violet Carlson
— Self
Yvonne Cartledge
— Self (archive footage) (as Napier & Yvonne)
Chaz Chase
— Self (archive footage)
Iron Eyes Cody
— Self
Bobby Coltman
— Self
Lou Costello
— Self (archive footage) (as Abbott & Costello)
James Cross
— Self (archive footage) (as Stump)