Mel Brooks Governor William J. Le Petomane, Indian Chief, Cycle Hood Director, Actor, Screenwriter, Original Music Cleavon Little Bart Actor Gene Wilder Jim: The Waco Kid Actor Madeline Kahn Lili Von Shtupp Actor Slim Pickens Taggart Actor David Huddleston Olson Johnson Actor Liam Dunn Reverend Johnson Actor Alex Karras Mongo Actor John Hillerman Howard Johnson Actor George Furth Van Johnson Actor Harvey Korman Hedley Lamarr, Attorney General, Assistant to the Governor, State Procurer Actor Dom DeLuise Buddy Bizarre Actor Richard Collier Dr. Sam Van Johnson Actor Count Basie Self Andrew Bergman Writer, Screenwriter Richard Pryor Screenwriter Norman Steinberg Screenwriter Alan Uger Screenwriter Michael Hertzberg Producer Joseph F. Biroc Cinematographer Danford B. Greene Film Editing John C. Howard Film Editing John Morris Original Music Peter Wooley Production Design Morris Hoffman Set Decoration Vittorio Nino Novarese Costume Design Nessa Hyams Casting Alan Fama Makeup Artist Lola "Skip" McNalley Hair Stylist Terry Miles Makeup Artist