The Cotton Club (1984) | Full Cast

Francis Ford Coppola

DIRECTOR

Richard Gere

Dixie Dwyer

Gregory Hines

Sandman Williams

Diane Lane

Vera Cicero

Lonette McKee

Lila Rose Oliver

Bob Hoskins

Owney Madden

James Remar

Dutch Schultz

Nicolas Cage

Vincent Dwyer

Allen Garfield

Abbadabba Berman

Fred Gwynne

Frenchy Demange

Gwen Verdon

Tish Dwyer

Lisa Jane Persky

Frances Flegenheimer

Maurice Hines

Clay Williams

Julian Beck

Sol Weinstein

Novella Nelson

Madame St. Clair

Laurence Fishburne

Bumpy Rhodes

John P. Ryan

Joe Flynn

Tom Waits

Irving Stark

Ron Karabatsos

Mike Best

Glenn Withrow

Ed Popke

Jennifer Grey

Patsy Dwyer

Wynonna Smith

Winnie Williams

Thelma Carpenter

Norma Williams

Charles 'Honi' Coles

Suger Coates

Larry Marshall

Cab Calloway

Joe Dallesandro

Charles 'Lucky' Luciano

Ed O'Ross

Monk

Frederick Downs Jr.

Sullen Man

Diane Venora

Gloria Swanson

Tucker Smallwood

Kid Griffin

Woody Strode

Holmes

Bill Graham

J.W.

Dayton Allen

Solly

Kim Chan

Ling

Ed Rowan

Messiah

Leonard Termo

Danny

George Cantero

Vince Hood

Brian Tarantina

Vince Hood

Bruce MacVittie

Vince Hood

James Russo

Vince Hood

Giancarlo Esposito

Bumpy Hood

Bruce Hubbard

Bumpy Hood

Rony Clanton

Caspar Holstein

Damien Leake

Bub Jewett

Bill Cobbs

Big Joe Ison

Joe Lynn

Marcial Flores

Oscar Barnes

Spanish Henry

Ed Zang

Hotel Clerk

Sandra Beall

Myrtle Fay

Zane Mark

Duke Ellington

Tom Signorelli

Butch Murdock

Paul Herman

Policeman #1

Randle Mell

Policeman #2

Steve Vignari

Trigger Mike Coppola

Susan Mechsner

Gypsie

Gregory Rozakis

Charlie Chaplin

Marc Coppola

Ted Husing

Norma Jean Darden

Elda Webb

Robert Earl Jones

Stage Door Joe

Vincent Jerman-Jerosa

James Cagney

Rosalind Harris

Fanny Brice

Steve Cafiso

Child in Street

John Cafiso

Child in Street

Sofia Coppola

Child in Street

Ninon Digiorgio

Child in Street

Daria Hines

Child in Street

Patricia LeTang

Child in Street

Christopher Lewis

Child in Street

Danielle Osborne

Child in Street

Jason Papalardo

Child in Street

Demetrius Pena

Child in Street

Priscilla Baskerville

'Creole Love Call' sung by

Ethel Beatty

Bandana Babies Lead Vocal

Sydney Goldsmith

Barbecue Bess sung by

James 'Buster' Brown

Hoofer

Ralph Brown

Hoofer

Harold Cromer

Hoofer

Bubba Gaines

Hoofer

George Hillman

Hoofer

Henry Phace Roberts

Hoofer

Howard 'Sandman' Sims

Hoofer

Jimmy Slyde

Hoofer

Henry LeTang

Hoofer

Charles Young

Hoofer

Skip Cunningham

Tip, Tap & Toe

Luther Fontaine

Tip, Tap & Toe

Jan Mickens

Tip, Tap & Toe

Lydia Abarca

Dancer

Sarita Allen

Dancer

Tracey Bass

Dancer

Jacquelyn Bird

Dancer

Shirley Black-Brown

Dancer

Jhoe Breedlove

Dancer

Leslie Caldwell

Dancer

Melanie Caldwell

Dancer

Benny Clorey

Dancer

Sheri Cowart

Dancer

Karen DiBianco

Dancer

Cisco Drayton

Dancer

Ann Duquesnay

Dancer

Carla Earle

Dancer

Wendy Edmead

Dancer

Debbie Fitts

Dancer

Ruddy L. Garner

Dancer

Ruthanna Graves

Dancer

Terri Griffin

Dancer

Robin Harmon

Dancer

Jackée Harry

Dancer

Sonya Hensley

Dancer

Dave Jackson

Dancer

Gail Kendricks

Dancer

Christina Kumi Kimball

Dancer

Mary Beth Kurdock

Dancer

Alde Lewis

Dancer

Paula Lynn

Dancer

Bernard Manners

Dancer

Bernard Marsh

Dancer

David McHarris

Dancer

Delores McHarris

Dancer

Vody Najac

Dancer

Vya Negromonte

Dancer

Alice Anne Oates

Dancer

Anne Palmer

Dancer

Julie Pars

Dancer

Antonia Pettiford

Dancer

Valarie Pettiford

Dancer

Janet Powell

Dancer

Renee Rodriguez

Dancer

Tracey Ross

Dancer

Kiki Shepard

Dancer

Gary Thomas

Dancer

Mario Van Peebles

Dancer

Rima Vetter

Dancer

Karen Wadkins

Dancer

Ivery Wheeler

Dancer

Donald Williams

Dancer

Alexis Wilson

Dancer

George Coutoupis

Gangsteruncredited

Scott Crawford

Gangsteruncredited

Kimberly Dorsey

Joan Blondelluncredited

Anton Evangelista

Ownie Hooduncredited

Nicholas J. Giangiulio

Screen Test Thuguncredited

Linda Gillen

uncredited,voice

Sandra Gray

Danceruncredited

Bella Jarrett

uncredited

Suzanne Kaaren

The Duchess of Park Avenueuncredited

Robin Karfo

Vera's Side Kickuncredited

Mark Margolis

Charlie Workmanuncredited

Naylon Mitchell

Busboyuncredited

Ray Negron

Waiteruncredited

D.J. Sharp

Doormanuncredited

Larry Stewart

Singeruncredited

Kirk Taylor

Cotton Club Waiteruncredited

Stan Tracy

Legs Diamond's Bodyguarduncredited

Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks

Guitar playeruncredited

Rick Washburn

Hitmanuncredited