John Badham Director Billy Dee Williams Bingo Long Actor James Earl Jones Leon Carter Actor Richard Pryor Charlie Snow, Carlos Nevada, Chief Takahoma Actor Rico Dawson Willie Lee Shively Actor Sam "Birmingham" Brison Louis Keystone Actor Jophery C. Brown Emory 'Champ' Chambers Actor Leon Wagner Fat Sam Popper Actor Tony Burton Issac Actor John McCurry Walter Murchman Actor Stan Shaw Esquire Joe Callaway Actor Otis Day Rainbow Actor Ted Ross Sallison "Sallie" Potter Actor Mabel King Bertha Dewitt Actor Sam Laws Henry Dunbar Actor Alvin Childress Horace Quigley Actor Ken Foree Honey Actor Carl Gordon Mack Actor Ahna Capri Prostitute at Red Fether Bar Actor Joel Fluellen Mr. J.C. Holland Actor Sarina C. Grant Pearline Actor Hal Barwood Screenwriter Matthew Robbins Screenwriter Rob Cohen Producer Berry Gordy Executive Producer Bill Butler Cinematographer Lawrence G. Paull Production Design Leonard A. Mazzola Set Decoration Bernard Johnson Costume Design Don Phillips Casting