Billy Dee Williams
Scott Joplin
Clifton Davis
Chauvin
Margaret Avery
Belle Joplin
Eubie Blake
Will Williams
Godfrey Cambridge
Tom Turpin
Seymour Cassel
Dr. Jaelki
DeWayne Jessie
John The Baptist
Mabel King
Madam Amy
Taj Mahal
Poor Alfred
Spo-De-Odee
Left Hand of God
Art Carney
John Stark
David Healy
Sam Bundler
Samuel Fuller
Impresario
Leon Charles
Liebling
Fred Pinkard
Dr. Adams
Delos V. Smith Jr.
Wallis
Marcus J. Grapes
Rabin
Denise Gordy
The Girl
Rita Ross
Girl With Note
William King
The Minstrel Singers
Ronald La Pread
The Minstrel Singers
Thomas McClary
The Minstrel Singers
Walter Orange
The Minstrel Singers
Lionel Richie
The Minstrel Singers
Milan Williams
The Minstrel Singers
David Raynr
Young Scott Joplin
DarNella Allen
Mother
Bob Harks
Workman (uncredited)
Eugene Jackson
Piano Contest Spectator (uncredited)
Ron Taylor
John Stark's Driver (uncredited)
Christopher Knopf
Writer
James W. Payne
Set Decoration
Rob Cohen
Executive Producer
Bernard Johnson
Costume Design
David M. Walsh
Director of Photography
Stanley Hough
Producer
Patrick Kennedy
Editor
Jeremy Kagan
Director
Janet Hubbard
Producer
William Hiney
Art Direction
Joe Nayfack
Second Assistant Director
Dennis C. Salcedo
Sound Recordist
Leonard Drake
Hairstylist
William H. Schirmer
Special Effects
Bernard Johnson
Costume Design
James Troutman
Sound Editor
Roger Heman Jr.
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David M. Ronne
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Harold Johnson
Songs
Michael Hancock
Makeup Artist
Jon C. Andersen
First Assistant Director
Roger Sword
Sound Editor
Robert L. Hoyt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Earl Madery
Sound Re-Recording Mixer