John Savage

as Claude Hooper Bukowski

Treat Williams

as George Berger

Beverly D'Angelo

as Sheila Franklin

Annie Golden

as Jeannie Ryan

Dorsey Wright

as Lafayette aka Hud

Don Dacus

as Woof

Cheryl Barnes

as Hud’s Fiancée

Richard Bright

as Fenton

Nicholas Ray

as The General

Charlotte Rae

as Lady in Pink

Miles Chapin

as Steve

Fern Tailer

as Sheila's Mother

Charles Denny

as Sheila's Father

Herman Meckler

as Sheila's Uncle

Agnes Breen

as Sheila's Aunt

Antonia Rey

as Mrs. Berger

George J. Manos

as Mr. Berger

Linda Surh

as Vietnamese Girl

Jane Booke

as Debutante #1

Suzanna Love

as Debutante #2

Joe Acord

as Claude's Father

Michael Jeter

as Sheldon

Janet York

as Prison Psychiatrist

Rahsaan Curry

as Lafayette Jr.

Harry Gittelson

as The Judge

Donald Alsdurf

as MP

Steve Massicotte

as Barracks Officer

Mario Nelson

as Barracks Officer

Ren Woods

as 'Aquarius' Soloist

Toney Watkins

as Colored Spade' / 'Ain't Got No

Carl Hall

as Colored Spade

Howard Potter

as Colored Spade

Nell Carter

as Ain't Got No' / 'White Boys

Kurt Yaghjian

as Ain't Got No

Laurie Beechman

as Black Boys

Debi Dye

as Black Boys

Ellen Foley

as Black Boys

Johnny Maestro

as Black Boys

Fred Ferrara

as Black Boys

Jim Rosica

as Black Boys

Vincent Carella

as Black Boys

Charlayne Woodard

as White Boys

Trudy Perkins

as White Boys

Chuck Patterson

as White Boys

H. Douglas Berring

as White Boys

Russell Costen

as White Boys

Kenny Brawner

as White Boys

Lee Wells

as White Boys

Leata Galloway

as Electric Blues

Cyrena Lomba

as Electric Blues

Ron Young

as Old Fashioned Melody

John DeRobertas

as Flesh Failures

Grand L. Bush

as Flesh Failures

Melba Moore

as '3-5-0-0' Soloist

Ronnie Dyson

as '3-5-0-0' Soloist

Rose Marie Wright

as Dancer

Tom Rawe

as Dancer

Jennifer Way

as Dancer

Shelley Washington

as Dancer

Christine Uchida

as Dancer

Raymond Kurshals

as Dancer

Richard Colton

as Dancer

Anthony Ferro

as Dancer

Sara Rudner

as Dancer

Twyla Tharp

as The Priestess (uncredited)

Peter Maloney

as Court Clerk (uncredited)

Kate Glasner

as Dancer