| Richard Roundtree | John Shaft |
| Moses Gunn | Bumpy Jonas |
| Charles Cioffi | Vic Androzzi |
| Christopher St. John | Ben Buford |
| Gwenn Mitchell | Ellie Moore |
| Lawrence Pressman | Sergeant Tom Hannon |
| Victor Arnold | Charlie |
| Sherri Brewer | Marcy |
| Rex Robbins | Rollie |
| Camille Yarbrough | Dina Greene |
| Director | Gordon Parks |
| Producer | Joel Freeman; David Golden |
| Writer | Ernest Tidyman |
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