Cast and Crew of The Cotton Club

Cast of
The Cotton Club

About The Cotton Club

Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.

Full Cast of The Cotton Club

Richard Gere
plays Richard 'Dixie' Dwyer

Richard Gere as Richard 'Dixie' Dwyer

Richard Tiffany Gere (born August 31, 1949) is an American actor and producer. He began in films in the 1970s, playin...

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Gregory Hines
plays Delbert 'Sandman' Williams

Diane Lane
plays Vera Cicero

Diane Lane as Vera Cicero

Diane Colleen Lane (born January 22, 1965) is an American actress and producer. Born and raised in New York City, Lan...

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Lonette McKee
plays Lila Rose Oliver

Bob Hoskins
plays Owney Madden

James Remar
plays Dutch Schultz

James Remar as Dutch Schultz

James Remar (born December 31, 1953) is an American actor. He has appeared in movies, video games, and TV shows. He i...

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Nicolas Cage
plays Vincent Dwyer

Nicolas Cage as Vincent Dwyer

Nicolas Cage (born Nicolas Kim Coppola) is an American actor and filmmaker; he is also nephew to Francis Ford Coppola...

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Allen Garfield
plays Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman

Fred Gwynne
plays Frenchy Demange

Gwen Verdon
plays Tish Dwyer

Lisa Jane Persky
plays Frances Flegenheimer

Maurice Hines
plays Clay Williams

Julian Beck
plays Sol Weinstein

Novella Nelson
plays Madame St. Clair

Laurence Fishburne
plays Bumpy Rhodes

Laurence Fishburne as Bumpy Rhodes

Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor and producer. He has been critically hailed for...

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John P. Ryan
plays Joe Flynn

Tom Waits
plays Irving Stark

Tom Waits as Irving Stark

Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American musician, composer, songwriter and actor. His lyrics often f...

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Ron Karabatsos
plays Mike Best

Glenn Withrow
plays Ed Popke

Jennifer Grey
plays Patsy Dwyer

Jennifer Grey as Patsy Dwyer

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jennifer Elise Grey (born March 26, 1960) is an American actress. She is best...

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Wynonna Smith
plays Winnie Williams

Thelma Carpenter
plays Norma Williams

Charles 'Honi' Coles
plays Suger Coates

Larry Marshall
plays Cab Calloway

Joe Dallesandro
plays Charles 'Lucky' Luciano

Joe Dallesandro as Charles 'Lucky' Luciano

Joseph Angelo D'Allesandro (born December 31, 1948), better known as Joe Dallesandro, is an American actor, and Warho...

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Diane Venora
plays Gloria Swanson

Diane Venora as Gloria Swanson

Diane Venora is an American stage, television and film actress. She graduated from the Juilliard School in 1977 and m...

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Tucker Smallwood
plays Kid Griffin

Tucker Smallwood as Kid Griffin

Tucker Smallwood is an American actor, author and vocalist.

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Marc Coppola
plays Ted Husing

Robert Earl Jones
plays Stage Door Joe

Sofia Coppola
plays Child in Street

Sofia Coppola as Child in Street

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Tracey Ross
plays Dancer

Mario Van Peebles
plays Dancer

Mario Van Peebles as Dancer

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Ed O'Ross
plays Monk

Ed O'Ross as Monk

Ed O'Ross (born Edward Oross; July 4, 1946) is an American actor. Some of his prominent roles are as Itchy in Dick Tr...

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Frederick Downs Jr.
plays Sullen Man

Woody Strode
plays Holmes

Bill Graham
plays J.W.

Dayton Allen
plays Solly

Kim Chan
plays Ling

Ed Rowan
plays Messiah

Leonard Termo
plays Danny

Leonard Termo as Danny

Leonard Termo (March 6, 1935 – October 30, 2012) was an American character actor whose numerous film and television r...

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Brian Tarantina
plays Vince Hood

Brian Tarantina as Vince Hood

Brian Tarantina (March 27, 1959 – November 2, 2019) was an American stage, screen, and television character actor bor...

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Bruce MacVittie
plays Vince Hood

Bruce MacVittie as Vince Hood

A character actor who grew up in Rhode Island. His best remembered roles is that of Danny Scalercio in The Sopranos.

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James Russo
plays Vince Hood

Giancarlo Esposito
plays Bumpy Hood

Giancarlo Esposito as Bumpy Hood

Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito (born April 26, 1958) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Gu...

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Rony Clanton
plays Caspar Holstein

Damien Leake
plays Bub Jewett

Bill Cobbs
plays Big Joe Ison

Joe Lynn
plays Marcial Flores

Oscar Barnes
plays Spanish Henry

Ed Zang
plays Hotel Clerk

Sandra Beall
plays Myrtle Fay

Zane Mark
plays Duke Ellington

Paul Herman
plays Policeman #1

Randle Mell
plays Policeman #2

Gregory Rozakis
plays Charlie Chaplin

Vincent Jerman-Jerosa
plays James Cagney

Rosalind Harris
plays Fanny Brice

Jackée Harry
plays Dancer

Jackée Harry as Dancer

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Sonya Hensley
plays Dancer

Valarie Pettiford
plays Dancer

Valarie Pettiford as Dancer

Valarie Pettiford was born on July 8, 1960 and is currently 63 years old.

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Kimberly Dorsey
plays Joan Blondell (uncredited)

Anton Evangelista
plays Ownie Hood (uncredited)

Nicholas J. Giangiulio
plays Screen Test Thug (uncredited)

Suzanne Kaaren
plays The Duchess of Park Avenue (uncredited)

Robin Karfo
plays Vera's Sidekick / Banville Club (uncredited)

Mark Margolis
plays Charlie Workman (uncredited)

Mark Margolis as Charlie Workman (uncredited)

Mark Margolis (November 26, 1939 – August 3, 2023) was an American actor, who had been making films since 1976. Marg...

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Naylon Mitchell
plays Busboy (uncredited)

Ray Negron
plays Waiter (uncredited)

Kirk Taylor
plays Cotton Club Waiter (uncredited)

Rick Washburn
plays Hitman (uncredited)

Linda Gillen
plays voice (uncredited)


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