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Ragtime Cast & Characters

Ragtime (1981) stars James Cagney as New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo, Brad Dourif as Younger Brother and Moses Gunn as Booker T. Washington. The drama movie was released November 20, 1981. Below is the full cast and crew.

PG 1981 · 2h 35m 70 Audience

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Starring Cast

Key crew

Director

Miloš Forman

Screenplay

Michael Weller

Based on

E. L. Doctorow

Producers

Michael Hausman , Bernard Williams , Dino De Laurentiis

Music

Randy Newman

Cinematography

Miroslav Ondříček

Editor

Stanley Warnow , Antony Gibbs , Anne V. Coates

Production design

Tony Reading , Patrizia von Brandenstein , John Graysmark

Costume design

Anna Hill Johnstone

Casting

Mary Goldberg

Full cast

112 cast members

New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo

Younger Brother

Booker T. Washington

Elizabeth McGovern

Kenneth McMillan

Donald O'Connor

Evelyn's Dance Instructor

Coalhouse Walker Jr.

Mary Steenburgen

Hoolihand Burke

Gent No. 1 - Agent

Gang Member No. 1

Police Captain No. 1

Richard Griffiths

Delmas' Assistant No. 1

Samuel L. Jackson

Gang Member No. 2

Special Reporter

Gang Member No. 3

Old Lady - T.O.C.

Christopher Malcolm

Police Captain No. 2

Billy J. Mitchell

Delmas' Assistant No. 2

Max Nichols

Little Boy

Gent No. 2 - Manager

Inspector McNeil

Gang Member No. 4

Foreman of the Jury

Robert Boyd

Teddy Roosevelt

Thomas A. Carlin

Vice President Fairbanks

John Clarkson

Plainclothes Detective No. 1

Brian F. Dean

Fireman No. 1

Gent with Stanford White

Geoffrey Greenhill

Police Guard - T.O.C.

Policeman No. 12

Plainclothes Detective No. 2

Sleek Male Dancer

Band Leader - Clef Club

George J. Manos

Novelty Shop Storeman

Clef Club Manager

Sonny Abagnale

Evelyn's Driver

Waldo's Aide No. 1

Nesbitt Blaisdell

Policeman No. 5

Chaim Blatter

Rabbi

Robert Coffin

Desk Clerk

Waldo's Aide No. 3

Policeman No. 11

Natalia Dobrer

Woman No. 1

Gretchen Franklin

Black Butler No. 2

Policeman No. 13

Robert Henderson

Lawyer's Female Companion No. 1

Patrick M. Hughes

Policeman No. 7

Elaine Ives-Cameron

Lawyer's Female Companion No. 2

Andreas Katsulas

Policeman No. 3

Douglas Lambert

Police Sergeant

Pavel Landovský

Lady with Stanford White

Waldo's Aide No. 2

Stuart Milligan

Richard Oldfield

Nelly Polissky

Woman in Window

Anthony Powell

Policeman No. 9

Guard at Family House

Policeman No. 8

John Ratzenberger

Gent No. 3 - Lawyer

Policeman No. 10

Special Reporter

Black Butler No. 1

Dancer (uncredited)

Female Diner (uncredited)

Cop (uncredited)

Jim Fitzpatrick

Bail Clerk (uncredited)

Phillip (uncredited)

Assassin's Best Friend (uncredited)

Louis Marino

Jimmy Boy (uncredited)

Champagne Dancer (uncredited)

Chris Parsons

Lower Class Workman (uncredited)

Frank Patton III

Arresting Police Officer (uncredited)

Stroller (uncredited)

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Crew by department

35 crew members

Directing

Miroslav Ondříček

Director of Photography

Michael Stevenson

Additional Second Assistant Director

Writing

Production

Dino De Laurentiis

Bernard Williams

Executive Producer

Associate Producer

Malcolm J. Christopher

Production Manager

Michael Hausman

Executive Producer

Patricia Churchill

Production Manager

Editing

Assistant Editor

Music

Original Music Composer

Art

Production Design

Patrizia von Brandenstein

Production Design

Production Design

Visual Effects

Special Effects Supervisor

Costume & Makeup

Stephanie Hall

Hairdresser

Anna Hill Johnstone

Casting

Other

Assistant Unit Manager