Louis Gossett Jr.

Host

Cosmo

Self - Host

Amos Burton (voice)

Elijah

Lewis (voice)

Ol' Mister

Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)

Self

Benny

Pastor John

God (voice)

Pastor Jim

Luis Garcia

Irving Tanner Jr.

Old Man / Will Reeves

Judge George Taylor

Pendle

Self

Self

Miles Bryant

Self

Mother

Carl Reddick

Coco

The Bishop

Self

Himself

Detective Haven

Duke Webster

Daddy Moses

Laurent Vasseur

Quinn

Lou Jones

Cubby

Roy Peddington

Floyd

Mr. Smith

Bishop Redford

Grown up Jed

George Wright

Lou's father

Porter

Cool Papa Bell

Self

Max Donovan

Samuel Benton

Self

King Zahn (voice)

Self

Self

Self

Self

Doc (segment "Club Soda")

Detective Hicks

Willie

Self

Doc

Lloyd Marr

President Ryan Gordon

Caps

President Geral Fitzhugh

Ol'lem Taylor

Lucius Fox (voice)

R.C. Horn

Raymond Addison

Ray Willis

Pastor David Lewis

Dr. Barnes

Col. David Garrett

Daniel Stewart

Lou Hastings

Frank

Phil Bishop

Vernon Jordan

Morgan

Reuben

Drill Sargent (voice)

Inspector Frank Hughes

Chiron (voice)

Self - Host

Corbeck

Self

Gerak

Frank Crosby / Richard

Daniel Stewart

Jim Matthews

Anderson Walker

Questioner

Bob Kersee

James Mink

Paul

Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

Self

Ray Alexander

Rueben Tate

Walter Osgood

Narrator

Anderson Walker

Leo Malcolm

Ben Durand

Ellis

Prof. Sam Adekunle

Ray Alexander

Sgt. Timko

Father Dawkins (uncredited)

Isom Pickett

Capt. MacCandless

Leonard Clay

Reader (voice)

Rick Jennings

"Honey" Roy Palmer

Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

Det. James Dela

James Bragg

Dean Parker

Sidney Williams

Lou Jackson

Commander Clash (voice)

Simpson

Van Leek

Jake Berkowitz

Fiddler

Big John Creed

Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

Narrator (voice)

Sam

Jake Phillips

Self

Mathu

Leo Porter

Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan

John Mack

Century

Anwar al-Sadat

Calvin Bouchard

narrator

Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai)

Sergeant Emil Foley

Benny Moore

Self

Leroy 'Satchel' Paige

Leo Garcia

Dr. MacArthur St. Clair

MacArthur St. Clair

Tom Hayward

Levi Mercer, Houseman

Lem Harper

Everett Walker

Everett Walker

Self

Rex

Calvin Motts

Henri Cloche

Self

Fiddler

Russ Garfield

Rev. Elija Bliss

Dr. Dudley Stanton

Self - Host

Otis James

Black Bart

Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien

Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes

Cleon Jackson

Henry Hill

District Attorney Kurt Olson

Kurt Olson, DA

Portagee

Jason O'Rourke

Sam Brockington

O'Flaherty

Insp. James Larrimore SFPD

Self

Wordsworth

Jason O'Rourke

Lt. Carl Fellows

Sam Simon

Copee Johnson

Freddy

Hurricane Smith

Dr. Karnes

Tembo

Lt. Adam McKay

Smitty

Charley Jameson

Lloyd

Joseph Hemera

Fulah

Ollie

Mkono

Self

Self

Self

George Murchison

Mary's Brother

Buck Walter

Self

Self

Self - Nominee

Self - Audience Member

Self - Presenter

Self - Host

Self - Nominee / Presenter