Richard Pryor as Ezekiel 'Zeke' Brown

Harvey Keitel as Jerry Bartowski

Yaphet Kotto as Sam 'Smokey' James

Ed Begley Jr. as Bobby Joe

Harry Bellaver as Eddie Johnson

George Memmoli as Jenkins

Lucy Saroyan as Arlene Bartowski

Lane Smith as Clarence Hill

Cliff DeYoung as John Burrows

Borah Silver as Dogshit Miller

Chip Fields as Caroline Brown

Harry Northup as Hank

Leonard Gaines as I.R.S. Man

Milton Selzer as Sumabitch

Sammy Warren as Barney

Jimmy Martinez as Charlie T. Hernandez

Jerry Dahlmann as Superintendent

Denny Arnold as Unshaven Thug

Rock Riddle as Blond Thug

Stacey Baldwin as Debby Bartowski

Steve Butts as Bob Bartowski

Stephen P. Dunn as Flannigan

Speedy Brown as Slim

Davone Florence as Frazier Brown

Eddie Singleton as Ali Brown

Ava Singleton as Aretha Brown

Vermettya Royster as Neighbor

Jaime Carreire as Little Joe

Victoria McFarland as Doris

Gloria Delaney as Party Girl

Rosa Flores as Party Girl

Crystal McCarey as Party Girl

Debra Fay Walker as Party Girl

Gino Ardito as Detective

Sean Fallon Walsh as Detective

Vincent Lucchesi as Newspaper Reporter

Jerry Snider as TV Reporter

Colby Chester as TV Reporter

Donl Morse as Union Member

William Pelt as Union Member

Tracey Walter as Union Member

Almeria Quinn as Union Secretary

Lee McDonald as Security Guard

Rodney Lee Walker as Boy in Dime Store

Vincent Di Paolo as Factory Worker (uncredited)

Doctor Hayes as Union Worker (uncredited)

Jeannine Oppewall as Woman with Bicycle (uncredited)

Jimmy Williams as Union Member with Broken Leg (uncredited)