James Cagney as New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo

Brad Dourif as Younger Brother

Moses Gunn as Booker T. Washington

Elizabeth McGovern as Evelyn Nesbit

Kenneth McMillan as Willie Conklin

Pat O'Brien as Delmas

Donald O'Connor as Evelyn's Dance Instructor

James Olson as Father

Mandy Patinkin as Tateh

Howard Rollins as Coalhouse Walker Jr.

Mary Steenburgen as Mother

Debbie Allen as Sarah

Jeffrey DeMunn as Harry Houdini

Robert Joy as Henry Thaw

Norman Mailer as Stanford White

Bruce Boa as Jerome

Hoolihand Burke as Brigit

Norman Chancer as Gent No. 1 - Agent

Edwin Cooper as Grandfather

Jeff Daniels as P.C. O'Donnell

Fran Drescher as Mameh

Frankie Faison as Gang Member No. 1

Hal Galili as Police Captain No. 1

Alan Gifford as Judge

Richard Griffiths as Delmas' Assistant No. 1

Samuel L. Jackson as Gang Member No. 2

Michael Jeter as Special Reporter

Calvin Levels as Gang Member No. 3

Bessie Love as Old Lady - T.O.C.

Christopher Malcolm as Police Captain No. 2

Herman Meckler as Vernon Elliott

Billy J. Mitchell as Delmas' Assistant No. 2

Jenny Nichols as Little Girl

Max Nichols as Little Boy

Zack Norman as Gent No. 2 - Manager

Eloise Taylor as Mrs. Thaw

Don Plumley as Inspector McNeil

Ted Ross as Black Lawyer

Dorsey Wright as Gang Member No. 4

Robert Arden as Foreman of the Jury

Robert Boyd as Teddy Roosevelt

Thomas A. Carlin as Vice President Fairbanks

John Clarkson as Plainclothes Detective No. 1

Brian F. Dean as Fireman No. 1

Harry Ditson as County Clerk

Robert Dorning as Gent with Stanford White

Geoffrey Greenhill as Police Guard - T.O.C.

Ray Hassett as Policeman No. 12

Robert Hitt as Plainclothes Detective No. 2

Rodney James as Sleek Male Dancer

George Harris as Band Leader - Clef Club

George J. Manos as Novelty Shop Storeman

Val Pringle as Clef Club Manager

Ron Weyand as Dr. Muller

Sonny Abagnale as Evelyn's Driver

John Alderson as Waldo's Aide No. 1

Nesbitt Blaisdell as Policeman No. 5

Chaim Blatter as Rabbi

Donald Bisset as J.P. Morgan

Josh Clark as Fireman No. 3

Robert Coffin as Desk Clerk

Patrick Connor as Waldo's Aide No. 3

Joel Cutrara as Policeman No. 11

Jake Dengel as Fireman No. 2

Barry Dennen as Stage Manager

Natalia Dobrer as Woman No. 1

Daniel Foley as Stock Reporter

Gretchen Franklin as Elderly Woman

Pat Gorman as Thug No. 2

Guy Gregory as Black Butler No. 2

Dave Griffiths as Thug No. 1

Jeff Harding as Policeman No. 13

Robert Henderson as Elderly Man

Colette Hiller as Lawyer's Female Companion No. 1

Patrick M. Hughes as Policeman No. 7

Elaine Ives-Cameron as Lawyer's Female Companion No. 2

Andreas Katsulas as Policeman No. 3

Douglas Lambert as Police Sergeant

Pavel Landovský as Solomon Peretz

Norris Mailer as Lady with Stanford White

Derek Martin as Waldo's Aide No. 2

Al Matthews as Maitre D'

Stuart Milligan as Marksman

Richard Oldfield as Stock Reporter

Nelly Polissky as Woman in Window

Mike Potter as Thug No. 4

Anthony Powell as Policeman No. 9

Ethan Phillips as Guard at Family House

Joe Praml as Policeman No. 8

John Ratzenberger as Policeman

Bill Reimbold as Gent No. 3 - Lawyer

Bob Sherman as Policeman No. 10

Tony Sibbald as Stock Reporter

Stan Simmons as Thug No. 3

John Sterland as Library Guard

Jan Tříska as Special Reporter

Burnell Tucker as Reporter

Britt Walker as Black Butler No. 1

Peter Whitman as Stock Reporter

Edward Wiley as Conductor

John Carrafa as Dancer (uncredited)

Nancy Cohen as Female Diner (uncredited)

Harry Fielder as Cop (uncredited)

Jim Fitzpatrick as Bail Clerk (uncredited)

Robert Hallak as Phillip (uncredited)

Derek Lyons as Assassin's Best Friend (uncredited)

Louis Marino as Jimmy Boy (uncredited)

Cathy Munroe as Champagne Dancer (uncredited)

Chris Parsons as Lower Class Workman (uncredited)

Frank Patton III as Arresting Police Officer (uncredited)

Billie Perkins as Stroller (uncredited)

Ilana Rapp as Sister (uncredited)

Judi Trott as Chorus Girl (uncredited)