A Soldier's Story (1984) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Norman Jewison.

Cast

• Howard Rollins as Captain Davenport
• Adolph Caesar as Sergeant Waters
• Art Evans as Private Wilkie
• Robert Townsend as Corporal Ellis
• Denzel Washington as Private First Class Peterson
• David Alan Grier as Corporal Cobb
• David Harris as Private Smalls
• Dennis Lipscomb as Captain Taylor
• Patti LaBelle as Big Mary
• Wings Hauser as Lieutenant Byrd
• Larry Riley as C.J. Memphis
• William Allen Young as Private Henson
• Scott Paulin as Captain Wilcox
• John Hancock as Sergeant Washington
• Robert Tyler as Private Seymour
• Trey Wilson as Colonel Nivens
• Patricia Brandkamp as Ida Nivens
• Carl Dreher as Bus driver
• Vaughn Reeves as Captain Estes
• Michael Anthony Williams as Barracks Soldier
• Bobby McGee as Barracks Soldier
• Rick Ramey as Barracks Soldier
• Pat Grabe as White Lieutenant #1
• Terry Dodd as White Lieutenant #2
• Warren Clements as Sergeant Hooks
• James W. Bryant as Chaplain
• John Valentine as Umpire
• Ronald E. Greenfield as M.P. Sergeant
• Anthony C. Sanders as M.P. at Gate
• Traftin E. Thompson as M.P. in Barracks
• Roy Wells as Training Field Sergeant
• Tommy G. Liggins as Solider Painting
• Calvin Franklin as Barracks Soldier
• Kevin T. Mosley as Barracks Soldier
• David Ashley as Barracks Soldier
• Thomas Howard as Barracks Soldier
• Lacarnist Hiriams as Barracks Soldier

Crew

• Herbie Hancock — Original Music Composer
• Charles Fuller — Screenplay
• Norman Jewison — Director
• Ronald L. Schwary — Producer
• Norman Jewison — Producer
• Patrick J. Palmer — Producer
• Russell Boyd — Director of Photography

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