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)