Drama History
A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.
Directed by
Miloš Forman
Michael Jeter
Special Reporter
Samuel L. Jackson
Gang Member No. 2
Richard Griffiths
Delmas' Assistant No. 1
Mandy Patinkin
Tateh
Jeff Daniels
P.C. O'Donnell
Fran Drescher
Mameh
Mary Steenburgen
Mother
Brad Dourif
Younger Brother
Pat Gorman
Thug No. 2
Frankie Faison
Gang Member No. 1
John Ratzenberger
Policeman
Jeffrey DeMunn
Harry Houdini
Elizabeth McGovern
Evelyn Nesbit
James Cagney
New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
Debbie Allen
Sarah
Robert Joy
Henry Thaw
Ethan Phillips
Guard at Family House
James Olson
Father
Donald O'Connor
Evelyn's Dance Instructor
Pat O'Brien
Delmas
Zack Norman
Gent No. 2 - Manager
George Harris
Band Leader - Clef Club
Ted Ross
Black Lawyer
Norman Mailer
Stanford White
Bessie Love
Old Lady - T.O.C.
Jan Tříska
Special Reporter
Kenneth McMillan
Willie Conklin
Al Matthews
Maitre D'
Moses Gunn
Booker T. Washington
Andreas Katsulas
Policeman No. 3
Barry Dennen
Stage Manager
Gretchen Franklin
Elderly Woman
John Alderson
Waldo's Aide No. 1
Harry Ditson
County Clerk
Calvin Levels
Gang Member No. 3
Howard Rollins
Coalhouse Walker Jr.
Christopher Malcolm
Police Captain No. 2
Jeff Harding
Policeman No. 13
Pavel Landovský
Solomon Peretz
Nesbitt Blaisdell
Policeman No. 5
Jim Fitzpatrick
Bail Clerk (uncredited)
Robert Arden
Foreman of the Jury
Norman Chancer
Gent No. 1 - Agent
Josh Clark
Fireman No. 3
Jake Dengel
Fireman No. 2
Douglas Lambert
Police Sergeant
Judi Trott
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Derek Lyons
Assassin's Best Friend (uncredited)
Robert Dorning
Gent with Stanford White
Burnell Tucker
Reporter
Edward Wiley
Conductor
Peter Whitman
Stock Reporter
Stuart Milligan
Marksman
Derek Martin
Waldo's Aide No. 2
Dorsey Wright
Gang Member No. 4
Robert Henderson
Elderly Man
Alan Gifford
Judge
Billie Perkins
Stroller (uncredited)
Frank Patton III
Arresting Police Officer (uncredited)
Colette Hiller
Lawyer's Female Companion No. 1
Richard Oldfield
Stock Reporter
Billy J. Mitchell
Delmas' Assistant No. 2
Ray Hassett
Policeman No. 12
Ron Weyand
Dr. Muller
Donald Bisset
J.P. Morgan
Robert Hallak
Phillip (uncredited)
Bruce Boa
Jerome
Hoolihand Burke
Brigit
Edwin Cooper
Grandfather
Hal Galili
Police Captain No. 1
Herman Meckler
Vernon Elliott
Jenny Nichols
Little Girl
Eloise Taylor
Mrs. Thaw
Don Plumley
Inspector McNeil
Robert Boyd
Teddy Roosevelt
Thomas A. Carlin
Vice President Fairbanks
John Clarkson
Plainclothes Detective No. 1
Brian F. Dean
Fireman No. 1
Geoffrey Greenhill
Police Guard - T.O.C.
Robert Hitt
Plainclothes Detective No. 2
Rodney James
Sleek Male Dancer
George J. Manos
Novelty Shop Storeman
Val Pringle
Clef Club Manager
Sonny Abagnale
Evelyn's Driver
Chaim Blatter
Rabbi
Robert Coffin
Desk Clerk
Patrick Connor
Waldo's Aide No. 3
Joel Cutrara
Policeman No. 11
Natalia Dobrer
Woman No. 1
Daniel Foley
Stock Reporter
Guy Gregory
Black Butler No. 2
Dave Griffiths
Thug No. 1
Patrick M. Hughes
Policeman No. 7
Elaine Ives-Cameron
Lawyer's Female Companion No. 2
Norris Mailer
Lady with Stanford White
Nelly Polissky
Woman in Window
Anthony Powell
Policeman No. 9
Joe Praml
Policeman No. 8
Bill Reimbold
Gent No. 3 - Lawyer
Bob Sherman
Policeman No. 10
Tony Sibbald
Stock Reporter
Stan Simmons
Thug No. 3
John Sterland
Library Guard
Britt Walker
Black Butler No. 1
Nancy Cohen
Female Diner (uncredited)
Harry Fielder
Cop (uncredited)
Louis Marino
Jimmy Boy (uncredited)
Cathy Munroe
Champagne Dancer (uncredited)
Chris Parsons
Lower Class Workman (uncredited)
Fred Sidewater

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