Sidney Poitier
Steve Jackson
                                    Bill Cosby
Wardell Franklin
                                    Harry Belafonte
Geechie Dan Beauford
                                    Flip Wilson
The Reverend
                                    Richard Pryor
Sharp Eye Washington
                                    Calvin Lockhart
Silky Slim
                                    Rosalind Cash
Sarah Jackson
                                    Roscoe Lee Browne
Congressman Lincoln
                                    Paula Kelly
Leggy Peggy
                                    Lee Chamberlin
Madame Zenobia
                                    Johnny Sekka
Geechie's Henchman
                                    Lincoln Kilpatrick
Slim's Henchman #1
                                    Ketty Lester
Irma
                                    Don Marshall
Slim's Henchman #2
                                    Harold Nicholas
Little Seymour
                                    Jophery C. Brown
Geechie Dan's Henchman (uncredited)
                                    Juanita Brown
Congressman Lincoln's Receptionist (uncredited)
                                    Morris Buchanan
Waldorf Patron (uncredited)
                                    Richard L. Duran
Waldorf Patron (uncredited)
                                    Paul Harris
Police Officer (uncredited)
Stevie Mack
Church Member (uncredited)
                                    Earl Maynard
Waldorf Bartender (uncredited)
Gene McDaniels
Member of the Choir (uncredited)
Marie O'Henry
Girl at Robbery Scene (uncredited)
                                    Ray Parker, Jr.
Ray (uncredited)
                                    Stack Pierce
Gambler in Tuxedo (uncredited)
Cyril Poitier
Rock (uncredited)
                                    George Reynolds
Big Percy (uncredited)
Richard Warren
Driver (uncredited)
Uptown Saturday Night
Released
$ 3,000,000
$ 6,700,000