Gordon Parks Director Richard Roundtree John Shaft Actor Moses Gunn Bumpy Jonas Actor Christopher St. John Ben Buford Actor Charles Cioffi Vic Androzzi Actor Gwenn Mitchell Ellie Moore Actor Lawrence Pressman Sergeant Tom Hanson Actor Victor Arnold Charlie Actor Sherri Brewer Marcy Actor Ernest Tidyman Writer, Screenwriter John D. F. Black Screenwriter Joel Freeman Producer David Golden Associate Producer Isaac Hayes Original Music J.J. Johnson Original Music Urs Furrer Cinematographer Hugh A. Robertson Film Editing Judith Lamb Casting Emanuel Gerard Art Director Robert Drumheller Set Decoration Joseph G. Aulisi Costume Design Martin Bell Makeup Artist Steven P. Skloot Unit Production Manager Ted Zachary Assistant Director Lee Bost Sound Hal Watkins Sound