Paul Schrader Director, Writer Richard Pryor Zeke Brown Actor Harvey Keitel Jerry Bartowski Actor Yaphet Kotto Smokey James Actor Ed Begley Jr. Bobby Joe Actor Harry Bellaver Eddie Johnson Union President AAW Local 291 Actor George Memmoli Jenkins Actor Lucy Saroyan Arlene Bartowski Actor Lane Smith Clarence Hill, Union Steward Actor Cliff DeYoung John Burrows Actor Borah Silver Dogshit Miller, Foreman Actor Chip Fields Caroline Brown Actor Harry E. Northup Hank Actor Leonard Gaines Mr. Bird, I.R.S. Man Actor Milton Selzer Sumabitch Actor Sammy Warren Barney Actor Jimmy Martinez Charlie T. Hernandez, Loan Shark Actor Jerry Dahlmann Superintendent Actor Sydney A. Glass Writer Leonard Schrader Writer Don Guest Producer Robin French Executive Producer David Nichols Associate Producer Bobby Byrne Cinematographer Ernst Rolf Film Editing Jack Nitzsche Original Music Lawrence G. Paull Production Design Peg Cummings Set Decoration Vic Ramos Costume Design