Shaft (1971) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Gordon Parks.

Cast

Richard Roundtree as John Shaft
Moses Gunn as Bumpy Jonas
Charles Cioffi as Vic Androzzi
Christopher St. John as Ben Buford
Gwenn Mitchell as Ellie Moore
Lawrence Pressman as Sergeant Tom Hannon
Victor Arnold as Charlie
Sherri Brewer as Marcy
Rex Robbins as Rollie
Camille Yarbrough as Dina Greene
Margaret Warncke as Linda
Joseph Leon as Byron Leibowitz
Arnold Johnson as Cul
Dominic Barto as Patsy
George Strus as Carmen
Edmund Hashim as Lee
Drew Bundini Brown as Willy
Tommy Lane as Leroy
Al Kirk as Sims
Shimen Ruskin as Dr. Sam
Antonio Fargas as Bunky
Gertrude Jeannette as Old Lady
Lee Steele as Blind Vendor
Damu King as Mal
Donny Burks as Remmy
Tony King as Davies
Benjamin R. Rixson as Bey Newfield
Ricardo Brown as Tully
Alan Weeks as Gus
Glenn Johnson as Char
Dennis Tate as Dotts
Adam Wade as Brother #1
James Hainesworth as Brother #2
Clee Burtonya as Sonny
Ed Bernard as Peerce
Eddie Barth as Tony
Joe Pronto as Dom
Robin Nolan as Waitress
Ron Tannas as Billy
Betty Bresler as Mrs. Androzzi

Crew

Joel Freeman — Producer
David Golden — Producer
Urs Furrer — Director of Photography
Roger H. Lewis — Producer
Ernest Tidyman — Screenplay
J.J. Johnson — Original Music Composer
Ernest Tidyman — Novel
John D.F. Black — Screenplay
Gordon Parks — Director
Isaac Hayes — Original Music Composer

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