Danny Aiello as Salvatore 'Sal' Fragione

Spike Lee as Mookie

Ossie Davis as Da Mayor

Richard Edson as Vito Fragione

John Turturro as Pino Fragione

Ruby Dee as Mother Sister

Bill Nunn as Radio Raheem

Giancarlo Esposito as Buggin Out

Rosie Perez as Tina

Roger Guenveur Smith as Smiley

Samuel L. Jackson as Mister Señor Love Daddy

Paul Benjamin as ML

Frankie Faison as Coconut Sid

Robin Harris as Sweet Dick Willie

Joie Lee as Jade

Miguel Sandoval as Officer Mark Ponte

Rick Aiello as Officer Gary Long

Steve Park as Sonny

Ginny Yang as Kim

John Savage as Clifton

Steve White as Ahmad

Martin Lawrence as Cee

Leonard L. Thomas as Punchy

Christa Rivers as Ella

Frank Vincent as Charlie

Luis Antonio Ramos as Stevie

Richard Habersham as Eddie

Gwen McGee as Louise

Sherwin Park as Korean Child

Shawn Elliott as Puerto Rican Icee Man

Diva Osorio as Carmen

Chris Delaney as Stevie's Friend

Angel Ramirez Jr. as Stevie's Friend

Sixto Ramos as Stevie's Friend

Nelson Vasquez as Stevie's Friend

Travell Lee Toulson as Hector

Joel Nagle as Sergeant

David E. Weinberg as Plainclothes Detective

Yatte Brown as Double Dutch Girl

Mecca Brunson as Double Dutch Girl

Shawn Stainback as Double Dutch Girl

Soquana Wallace as Double Dutch Girl

Erik Dellums as Customer in Pizzeria (uncredited)

Nicholas Turturro as Policeman (uncredited)