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The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club Full Cast & Crew

1984Movie"It was the jazz age. It was an era of elegance and violence. The action was gambling. The stakes were life and death."

Cast

R
Richard Gere
as Richard 'Dixie' Dwyer
G
Gregory Hines
as Delbert 'Sandman' Williams
D
Diane Lane
as Vera Cicero
L
Lonette McKee
as Lila Rose Oliver
B
Bob Hoskins
as Owney Madden
J
James Remar
as Dutch Schultz
N
Nicolas Cage
as Vincent Dwyer
A
Allen Garfield
as Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman
F
Fred Gwynne
as Frenchy Demange
G
Gwen Verdon
as Tish Dwyer
L
Lisa Jane Persky
as Frances Flegenheimer
M
Maurice Hines
as Clay Williams
J
Julian Beck
as Sol Weinstein
N
Novella Nelson
as Madame St. Clair
L
Laurence Fishburne
as Bumpy Rhodes
J
John P. Ryan
as Joe Flynn
T
Tom Waits
as Irving Stark
R
Ron Karabatsos
as Mike Best
G
Glenn Withrow
as Ed Popke
J
Jennifer Grey
as Patsy Dwyer
W
Wynonna Smith
as Winnie Williams
T
Thelma Carpenter
as Norma Williams
C
Charles 'Honi' Coles
as Suger Coates
L
Larry Marshall
as Cab Calloway
J
Joe Dallesandro
as Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
D
Diane Venora
as Gloria Swanson
T
Tucker Smallwood
as Kid Griffin
M
Marc Coppola
as Ted Husing
R
Robert Earl Jones
as Stage Door Joe
S
Sofia Coppola
as Child in Street
T
Tracey Ross
as Dancer
M
Mario Van Peebles
as Dancer
E
Ed O'Ross
as Monk
F
Frederick Downs Jr.
as Sullen Man
W
Woody Strode
as Holmes
B
Bill Graham
as J.W.
D
Dayton Allen
as Solly
K
Kim Chan
as Ling
E
Ed Rowan
as Messiah
L
Leonard Termo
as Danny
B
Brian Tarantina
as Vince Hood
B
Bruce MacVittie
as Vince Hood
J
James Russo
as Vince Hood
G
Giancarlo Esposito
as Bumpy Hood
R
Rony Clanton
as Caspar Holstein
D
Damien Leake
as Bub Jewett
B
Bill Cobbs
as Big Joe Ison
J
Joe Lynn
as Marcial Flores
O
Oscar Barnes
as Spanish Henry
E
Ed Zang
as Hotel Clerk
S
Sandra Beall
as Myrtle Fay
Z
Zane Mark
as Duke Ellington
P
Paul Herman
as Policeman #1
R
Randle Mell
as Policeman #2
G
Gregory Rozakis
as Charlie Chaplin
V
Vincent Jerman-Jerosa
as James Cagney
R
Rosalind Harris
as Fanny Brice
J
Jackée Harry
as Dancer
S
Sonya Hensley
as Dancer
V
Valarie Pettiford
as Dancer
K
Kimberly Dorsey
as Joan Blondell (uncredited)
A
Anton Evangelista
as Ownie Hood (uncredited)
N
Nicholas J. Giangiulio
as Screen Test Thug (uncredited)
S
Suzanne Kaaren
as The Duchess of Park Avenue (uncredited)
R
Robin Karfo
as Vera's Sidekick / Banville Club (uncredited)
M
Mark Margolis
as Charlie Workman (uncredited)
N
Naylon Mitchell
as Busboy (uncredited)
R
Ray Negron
as Waiter (uncredited)
K
Kirk Taylor
as Cotton Club Waiter (uncredited)
R
Rick Washburn
as Hitman (uncredited)
L
Linda Gillen
as voice (uncredited)

Crew

R
Robert Evans
Producer
F
Francis Ford Coppola
Screenplay
L
Leslie Bloom
Set Decoration
S
Stephen Goldblatt
Director of Photography
R
Robert Q. Lovett
Editor
F
Francis Ford Coppola
Director
R
Richard Sylbert
Production Design
G
Gretchen Rennell
Casting
W
William Kennedy
Screenplay
G
Gregory Bolton
Art Direction
L
Lois Planco
Casting
J
John Barry
Original Music Composer
G
George Gaines
Set Decoration
B
Barry Malkin
Editor
M
Milena Canonero
Costume Design
D
David Chapman
Art Direction
M
Michael Haley
Other
D
David Carroll
Sound
F
Francis Ford Coppola
Producer
J
Jack C. Jacobsen
Sound Mixer
H
Henry J. Bronchtein
Second Assistant Director
J
Jimmy Raitt
Property Master
V
Victor Magnotta
Stunt Coordinator
N
Nathan Boxer
Boom Operator
A
Adger W. Cowans
Still Photographer
N
Norman Hollyn
Music Editor
E
Edward Swanson
Carpenter
K
Kerry Orent
Post Production Supervisor
L
Louis D'Esposito
Second Assistant Director
M
Margaret B. Hunnewell
Unit Production Manager
R
Robert V. Girolami
First Assistant Director
D
David Golden
Unit Production Manager
M
Michael Stone
Camera Operator
C
Christopher Cronyn
Unit Production Manager
D
Donald Sweeney
Second Unit Director of Photography
D
David Wagreich
First Assistant Camera
L
Lynn Lewis Lovett
Continuity
L
Lyndell Quiyou
Key Hair Stylist
C
Craig Lyman
Key Makeup Artist
F
Francis Ford Coppola
Story
M
Mario Puzo
Story
W
William Kennedy
Story
J
Jim Haskins
Author