Show Time at the Apollo (1955) | Full Cast

Joseph Kohn

DIRECTOR

Ben Frye

WRITER

Leonard Reed

WRITER

Willie Bryant

Self - Host

Nipsey Russell

Self - Comedian

Lionel Hampton

Self - Orchestra Leader

Herb Jeffries

Self - Singer

Amos Milburn

Self - Singer

Mantan Moreland

Self - Comedian

Sarah Vaughan

Self - Singer

Ruth Brown

Self - Singer

Paul Williams

Self - Orchestra Leader

Martha Davis

Self - Singer

Nat 'King' Cole

Self - Singer

The Larks

Themselves - Singers

Cab Calloway

Self - Orchestra Leader

Dinah Washington

Self - Singer

Bill Bailey

Self - Tap Dancer

The Clovers

Themselves - Singers

Delta Rhythm Boys

Themselves - Singers

Duke Ellington

Self - Orchestra Leader

Charles 'Honi' Coles

Self - Tap Dancer

Cholly Atkins

Self - Tap Dancer

Larry Darnell

Self - Singer

Big Joe Turner

Self - Singer

Count Basie

Orchestra Leader

Faye Adams

Self - Singer

Leonard Reed

Self

Freddy and Flo

Themselves - Comedians

Count Basie and His Orchestra

Themselves - Orchestra

Little Buck

Self - Tap Dancer

Jimmy Brown

Self - Singer

Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra

Themselves - Orchestra

Jonah Jones

Self - Trumpet Player

The Businessmen of Rhythm

Themselves - Tap Dancers

Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham

Self - Comedian (1955)

Freddie Robinson

Self - Comedian (uncredited)