The Wiz (1978) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Sidney Lumet.

Cast

• Diana Ross as Dorothy
• Michael Jackson as Scarecrow
• Nipsey Russell as Tinman
• Ted Ross as Lion
• Mabel King as Evillene
• Theresa Merritt as Aunt Em
• Thelma Carpenter as Miss One
• Lena Horne as Glinda the Good
• Richard Pryor as The Wiz
• Stanley Greene as Uncle Henry
• Clyde J. Barrett as Subway Peddler
• Derrick Bell as Crow
• Roderick-Spencer Sibert as Crow
• Kashka Banjoko as Crow
• Ronald "Smokey" Stevens as Crow
• Toney Brealond as Gold Footman
• Joe Lynn as Gold Footman
• Clinton Jackson as Green Footman
• Charles Rodriguez as Green Footman
• Carlton Johnson as Head Winkie
• Ted Williams as Munchkin #1
• Mabel Robinson as Munchkin #2
• Damon Pearce as Munchkin #3
• Donna Patrice Ingram as Munchkin #4
• Harry Madsen as Cheetah
• Glory Van Scott as Rolls Royce Lady
• Vicki Baltimore as Green Lady
• Carles Cleveland as Aunt Em's Party
• Mariann Aalda as Aunt Em's Party
• Aaron Boddie as Aunt Em's Party
• Gay Faulkner as Aunt Em's Party
• Ted Butler as Aunt Em's Party
• T.B. Skinner as Aunt Em's Party
• Jamie Perry as Aunt Em's Party
• Daphne McWilliams as Aunt Em's Party
• H. Douglas Berring as Aunt Em's Party
• James Shaw as Aunt Em's Party
• Johnny Brown as Aunt Em's Party
• Gyle Waddy as Aunt Em's Party
• Dorothi Fox as Aunt Em's Party

Crew

• Sidney Lumet — Director
• Joel Schumacher — Screenplay
• Rob Cohen — Producer
• Charlie Smalls — Original Music Composer
• Oswald Morris — Director of Photography

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