Moses Gunn as Benjamin Blackwell

Rosalind Cash as Sarah Robinson

Bernie Casey as Officer Larry Atkins

Madge Sinclair as Leona Hamilton

Laurence Fishburne as Wilford Robinson

Thalmus Rasulala as Charlie

Antonio Fargas as One-Eye

Logan Ramsey as Deputy Coroner

Vince Martorano as Officer John Golich

Charles Lampkin as Fred Jenkins

Stefan Gierasch as Sgt. Danaher

Stack Pierce as Sam Hamilton

Tierre Turner as Earl Carter

Jamaal Wilkes as Nathaniel 'Cornbread' Hamilton

Erik Kilpatrick as Ace

Bill Henderson as Watkins

Randy Martin as Shifty

Hal Baylor as Mr. Wilson

J. Jay Saunders as Mr. Johnson

Don Newsome as Jack

Sarina C. Grant as Mrs. Parsons

John Zaccaro as Det. Simmons

Don McGovern as Det. Kelly

Pamela Jones as Diane

Al Stevenson as Mr. Carter

William Upton as Stud

Beverly Hope Atkinson as Edna

Tom Maier as Morgue Man (as Tommy Maier)

Hank Rolike as Man

Sandy Ward as Store Manager

David Moody as Al

Fred Slyter as Bailiff