Ron O'Neal as Priest

Carl Lee as Eddie

Sheila Frazier as Georgia

Charles McGregor as Fat Freddie

Julius Harris as Scatter

Polly Niles as Cynthia

Nate Adams as Dealer

Yvonne Delaine as Mrs. Freddie

Henry Shapiro as Robbery Victim

K.C. as Pimp

James G. Richardson as Junkie

Make Bray as Junkie

Sig Shore as Deputy Commissioner

Al Kiggins as Police

Bob Bonds as Police

Fred Ottaviano as Police

Alex Stevens as Police

Harry Manson as Police

Floyd Levine as Police

Chris Arnett as Coke Buyer

Cecil Alonzo as Militant

Gene Chambers as Militant

John Williams as Militant

E. Preston Reddick as Karate Instructor

Lorraine Horn as Mother In Apartment

Nick Sands as Contracted Man

Bob Richards as Contracted Man

Nita Michaels as Hooker

Vicki McLaughlin as Hooker

Curtis Mayfield as Self (The Curtis Mayfield Experience)

Henry Gibson as Self (The Curtis Mayfield Experience)

Lucky Scott as Self (The Curtis Mayfield Experience)

Craig McMullen as Self (The Curtis Mayfield Experience)

Tyrone McCullough as Self (The Curtis Mayfield Experience)

Craig P. Campbell as Child in Apartment (uncredited)

Alexander Williams-Green as Crew Member (archive footage) (uncredited)