The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club (1984)Cast and Crew

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

Cast

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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
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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
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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

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