John Savage as Claude Hooper Bukowski

Treat Williams as George Berger

Beverly D'Angelo as Sheila Franklin

Annie Golden as Jeannie Ryan

Dorsey Wright as Lafayette aka Hud

Don Dacus as Woof

Cheryl Barnes as Hud’s Fiancée

Richard Bright as Fenton

Nicholas Ray as The General

Charlotte Rae as Lady in Pink

Miles Chapin as Steve

Fern Tailer as Sheila's Mother

Charles Denny as Sheila's Father

Herman Meckler as Sheila's Uncle

Agnes Breen as Sheila's Aunt

Antonia Rey as Mrs. Berger

George J. Manos as Mr. Berger

Linda Surh as Vietnamese Girl

Jane Booke as Debutante #1

Suzanna Love as Debutante #2

Joe Acord as Claude's Father

Michael Jeter as Sheldon

Janet York as Prison Psychiatrist

Rahsaan Curry as Lafayette Jr.

Harry Gittelson as The Judge

Donald Alsdurf as MP

Steve Massicotte as Barracks Officer

Mario Nelson as Barracks Officer

Ren Woods as 'Aquarius' Soloist

Toney Watkins as Colored Spade' / 'Ain't Got No

Carl Hall as Colored Spade

Howard Potter as Colored Spade

Nell Carter as Ain't Got No' / 'White Boys

Kurt Yaghjian as Ain't Got No

Laurie Beechman as Black Boys

Debi Dye as Black Boys

Ellen Foley as Black Boys

Johnny Maestro as Black Boys

Fred Ferrara as Black Boys

Jim Rosica as Black Boys

Vincent Carella as Black Boys

Charlayne Woodard as White Boys

Trudy Perkins as White Boys

Chuck Patterson as White Boys

H. Douglas Berring as White Boys

Russell Costen as White Boys

Kenny Brawner as White Boys

Lee Wells as White Boys

Leata Galloway as Electric Blues

Cyrena Lomba as Electric Blues

Ron Young as Old Fashioned Melody

John DeRobertas as Flesh Failures

Grand L. Bush as Flesh Failures

Melba Moore as '3-5-0-0' Soloist

Ronnie Dyson as '3-5-0-0' Soloist

Rose Marie Wright as Dancer

Tom Rawe as Dancer

Jennifer Way as Dancer

Shelley Washington as Dancer

Christine Uchida as Dancer

Raymond Kurshals as Dancer

Richard Colton as Dancer

Anthony Ferro as Dancer

Sara Rudner as Dancer

Twyla Tharp as The Priestess (uncredited)

Peter Maloney as Court Clerk (uncredited)