Blue Collar (1978) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Paul Schrader.

Cast

Richard Pryor as Ezekiel 'Zeke' Brown
Harvey Keitel as Jerry Bartowski
Yaphet Kotto as Sam 'Smokey' James
Ed Begley Jr. as Bobby Joe
Harry Bellaver as Eddie Johnson
George Memmoli as Jenkins
Lucy Saroyan as Arlene Bartowski
Lane Smith as Clarence Hill
Cliff DeYoung as John Burrows
Borah Silver as Dogshit Miller
Chip Fields as Caroline Brown
Harry Northup as Hank
Leonard Gaines as I.R.S. Man
Milton Selzer as Sumabitch
Sammy Warren as Barney
Jimmy Martinez as Charlie T. Hernandez
Jerry Dahlmann as Superintendent
Denny Arnold as Unshaven Thug
Rock Riddle as Blond Thug
Stacey Baldwin as Debby Bartowski
Steve Butts as Bob Bartowski
Stephen P. Dunn as Flannigan
Speedy Brown as Slim
Davone Florence as Frazier Brown
Eddie Singleton as Ali Brown
Ava Singleton as Aretha Brown
Vermettya Royster as Neighbor
Jaime Carreire as Little Joe
Victoria McFarland as Doris
Gloria Delaney as Party Girl
Rosa Flores as Party Girl
Crystal McCarey as Party Girl
Debra Fay Walker as Party Girl
Gino Ardito as Detective
Sean Fallon Walsh as Detective
Vincent Lucchesi as Newspaper Reporter
Jerry Snider as TV Reporter
Colby Chester as TV Reporter
Donl Morse as Union Member
William Pelt as Union Member

Crew

Paul Schrader — Director
Bobby Byrne — Director of Photography
Paul Schrader — Screenplay
Don Guest — Producer
Leonard Schrader — Screenplay
Jack Nitzsche — Original Music Composer

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