Cast
James Cagney
New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
Brad Dourif
Younger Brother
Moses Gunn
Booker T. Washington
Elizabeth McGovern
Evelyn Nesbit
Kenneth McMillan
Willie Conklin
Pat O’Brien
Delmas
Donald O'Connor
Evelyn's Dance Instructor
James Olson
Father
Mandy Patinkin
Tateh
Howard Rollins
Coalhouse Walker Jr.
Mary Steenburgen
Mother
Debbie Allen
Sarah
Jeffrey DeMunn
Harry Houdini
Robert Joy
Henry Thaw
Norman Mailer
Stanford White
Bruce Boa
Jerome
HB
Hoolihand Burke
Brigit
Norman Chancer
Gent No. 1 - Agent
EC
Edwin Cooper
Grandfather
Jeff Daniels
P.C. O'Donnell
Fran Drescher
Mameh
Frankie Faison
Gang Member No. 1
HG
Hal Galili
Police Captain No. 1
Alan Gifford
Judge
Richard Griffiths
Delmas' Assistant No. 1
Samuel L. Jackson
Gang Member No. 2
Michael Jeter
Special Reporter
Calvin Levels
Gang Member No. 3
Bessie Love
Old Lady - T.O.C.
Christopher Malcolm
Police Captain No. 2
HM
Herman Meckler
Vernon Elliott
Billy J. Mitchell
Delmas' Assistant No. 2
JN
Jenny Nichols
Little Girl
Max Nichols
Little Boy
Zack Norman
Gent No. 2 - Manager
ET
Eloise Taylor
Mrs. Thaw
DP
Don Plumley
Inspector McNeil
Ted Ross
Black Lawyer
Dorsey Wright
Gang Member No. 4
Robert Arden
Foreman of the Jury
RB
Robert Boyd
Teddy Roosevelt
TAC
Thomas A. Carlin
Vice President Fairbanks
JC
John Clarkson
Plainclothes Detective No. 1
BFD
Brian F. Dean
Fireman No. 1
Harry Ditson
County Clerk
Robert Dorning
Gent with Stanford White
GG
Geoffrey Greenhill
Police Guard - T.O.C.
Ray Hassett
Policeman No. 12
RH
Robert Hitt
Plainclothes Detective No. 2
RJ
Rodney James
Sleek Male Dancer
George Harris
Band Leader - Clef Club
GJM
George J. Manos
Novelty Shop Storeman
VP
Val Pringle
Clef Club Manager
Ron Weyand
Dr. Muller
SA
Sonny Abagnale
Evelyn's Driver
John Alderson
Waldo's Aide No. 1
Nesbitt Blaisdell
Policeman No. 5
CB
Chaim Blatter
Rabbi
Donald Bisset
J.P. Morgan
Josh Clark
Fireman No. 3
RC
Robert Coffin
Desk Clerk
PC
Patrick Connor
Waldo's Aide No. 3
JC
Joel Cutrara
Policeman No. 11
Jake Dengel
Fireman No. 2
Barry Dennen
Stage Manager
ND
Natalia Dobrer
Woman No. 1
DF
Daniel Foley
Stock Reporter
Gretchen Franklin
Elderly Woman
Pat Gorman
Thug No. 2
GG
Guy Gregory
Black Butler No. 2
DG
Dave Griffiths
Thug No. 1
JH
Jeff Harding
Policeman No. 13
Robert Henderson
Elderly Man
Colette Hiller
Lawyer's Female Companion No. 1
PMH
Patrick M. Hughes
Policeman No. 7
EI
Elaine Ives-Cameron
Lawyer's Female Companion No. 2
Andreas Katsulas
Policeman No. 3
Douglas Lambert
Police Sergeant
Pavel Landovský
Solomon Peretz
NM
Norris Mailer
Lady with Stanford White
Derek Martin
Waldo's Aide No. 2
Al Matthews
Maitre D'
Stuart Milligan
Marksman
Richard Oldfield
Stock Reporter
NP
Nelly Polissky
Woman in Window
MP
Mike Potter
Thug No. 4
AP
Anthony Powell
Policeman No. 9
Ethan Phillips
Guard at Family House
JP
Joe Praml
Policeman No. 8
John Ratzenberger
Policeman
BR
Bill Reimbold
Gent No. 3 - Lawyer
BS
Bob Sherman
Policeman No. 10
TS
Tony Sibbald
Stock Reporter
SS
Stan Simmons
Thug No. 3
JS
John Sterland
Library Guard
Jan Tříska
Special Reporter
Burnell Tucker
Reporter
BW
Britt Walker
Black Butler No. 1
PW
Peter Whitman
Stock Reporter
Edward Wiley
Conductor
John Carrafa
Dancer (uncredited)
NC
Nancy Cohen
Female Diner (uncredited)
HF
Harry Fielder
Cop (uncredited)
Jim Fitzpatrick
Bail Clerk (uncredited)
Robert Hallak
Phillip (uncredited)
WK
Warren Kliewer
Man (uncredited)
Derek Lyons
Assassin's Best Friend (uncredited)
LM
Louis Marino
Jimmy Boy (uncredited)
CM
Cathy Munroe
Champagne Dancer (uncredited)
CP
Chris Parsons
Lower Class Workman (uncredited)
Frank Patton III
Arresting Police Officer (uncredited)
Billie Perkins
Stroller (uncredited)
IR
Ilana Rapp
Sister (uncredited)
Judi Trott
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Crew
Miloš Forman
Directing
ELD
E. L. Doctorow
Writing
PC
Patricia Churchill
Production
FB
Frank Bianco
Costume & Make-Up
PF
Peter Frampton
Costume & Make-Up
MH
Michael Hausman
Production
BW
Bernard Williams
Production
JD
John Dapper
Art
L
Leonard
Costume & Make-Up
MJC
Malcolm J. Christopher
Production
BG
Bob Grimaldi
Costume & Make-Up
PE
Paul Engelen
Costume & Make-Up
AHJ
Anna Hill Johnstone
Costume & Make-Up
RB
Richard Brick
Production
FS
Fred Sidewater
Production
JC
Joe Cuervo
Costume & Make-Up
SH
Stephanie Hall
Costume & Make-Up
MW
Michael Weller
Writing
CJ
Colin Jamison
Costume & Make-Up
MH
Max Henriquez
Costume & Make-Up
MG
Mary Goldberg
Production
CK
Chris Kelly
Editing
Dino De Laurentiis
Production
SW
Stanley Warnow
Editing
AG
Antony Gibbs
Editing
Anne V. Coates
Editing
Miroslav Ondříček
Camera
ED
Edward Drohan
Visual Effects
Michael Stevenson
Directing
TR
Tony Reading
Art
PvB
Patrizia von Brandenstein
Art
JG
John Graysmark
Art
Randy Newman
Sound
Randy Newman
Sound
