Richard Gere
Richard 'Dixie' Dwyer

Gregory Hines
Delbert '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
Otto '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

Diane Venora
Gloria Swanson

Tucker Smallwood
Kid Griffin

Marc Coppola
Ted Husing

Robert Earl Jones
Stage Door Joe

Sofia Coppola
Child in Street

Tracey Ross
Dancer

Mario Van Peebles
Dancer

Ed O'Ross
Monk

Frederick Downs Jr.
Sullen Man

Woody Strode
Holmes

Bill Graham
J.W.

Dayton Allen
Solly

Kim Chan
Ling

Ed Rowan
Messiah

Leonard Termo
Danny

Brian Tarantina
Vince Hood

Bruce MacVittie
Vince Hood

James Russo
Vince Hood

Giancarlo Esposito
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

Paul Herman
Policeman #1

Randle Mell
Policeman #2

Gregory Rozakis
Charlie Chaplin

Vincent Jerman-Jerosa
James Cagney

Rosalind Harris
Fanny Brice

Jackée Harry
Dancer

Sonya Hensley
Dancer

Valarie Pettiford
Dancer

Kimberly Dorsey
Joan Blondell (uncredited)

Anton Evangelista
Ownie Hood (uncredited)

Nicholas J. Giangiulio
Screen Test Thug (uncredited)

Suzanne Kaaren
The Duchess of Park Avenue (uncredited)

Robin Karfo
Vera's Sidekick / Banville Club (uncredited)

Mark Margolis
Charlie Workman (uncredited)

Naylon Mitchell
Busboy (uncredited)

Ray Negron
Waiter (uncredited)

Kirk Taylor
Cotton Club Waiter (uncredited)

Rick Washburn
Hitman (uncredited)

Linda Gillen
voice (uncredited)

Rima Vetter
Dancer