Richard Pryor (Wendell Scott)
Beau Bridges (Hutch)
Pam Grier (Mary Jones)
Cleavon Little (Peewee)
Vincent Gardenia (Sheriff Cotton)
Minnie Gentry (Wendell's Mother)
Bill Cobbs (Mr. Jones)
Lucy Saroyan (Hutch's Wife)
Noble Willingham (Billy Joe Byrnes)
Bruce Atkins (Deputy Turner)
Steve Fifield (Deputies)
Georgia Allen (Mary's Mother)
Maynard Jackson (Minister)
Danny Nelson (Wayne Carter)
Cara Dunn (Restaurant Owner)
Alvin Huff (Moonshiner)
Willie McWhorter (Wendell, Jr.)
Frederick Dennis Greene (Slack)
Richie Havens (Woodrow)
Julian Bond (Russell)
Earl Hindman (Beau Welles)