The Great White Hype poster

The Great White Hype Cast & Characters

The Great White Hype (1996) stars Samuel L. Jackson as Rev. Fred Sultan, Jeff Goldblum as Mitchell Kane and Peter Berg as Terry Conklin. The comedy movie was released May 3, 1996. Below is the full cast and crew.

R 1996 · 1h 31m 52 Audience

Available on Apple TV

Movie Trailers

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Starring Cast

Key crew

Director

Reginald Hudlin

Screenplay

Ron Shelton , Tony Hendra

Producers

Fred Berner , Joshua Donen

Music

Marcus Miller

Cinematography

Ronald Víctor García

Editor

Earl Watson

Production design

Charles Rosen

Costume design

Ruth E. Carter

Casting

Eileen Mack Knight

Full cast

49 cast members

Samuel L. Jackson

Rev. Fred Sultan

John Rhys-Davies

Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Hassan El Ruk'n

James "The Grim Reaper" Roper

Artemus St. John Saint

Roper's Manager

Palace Guard #1

Palace Guard #2

Lydell M. Cheshier

Palace Guard #3

Palace Guard #4

Fight Announcer #1

Ferdie Pacheco

Fight Announcer #2

Press Member #1

Lee the Drummer

Jonathan P. Hicks

Sports Writer

Craig Modderno

Sports Writer

Michael Fairman

Chairman Jerry Schwartz

White Middle American

Elizabeth LaRou

Pretty Young Woman #1

Pretty Young Woman #2

Christy House

Pretty Young Woman #3

Irv Dotten

Roper's Crony #1

Roper's Crony #2

Roper's Crony #3

G. John Slagle

Kane's Cameraman

Roper Cornerman #1

James H. Hays

Roper Cornerman #2

Gregory Holtz Sr.

Elmer

Rowdy Spectator (uncredited)

Anthony Johnson

Sultan’s Valet

Richard Steele

Referee

Crew by department

17 crew members

Directing

Reginald Hudlin

Ronald Víctor García

Director of Photography

Writing

Production

Editing

Sound

Lora Hirschberg

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Music

Original Music Composer

Art

Mary Olivia McIntosh

Production Design

Costume & Makeup

Marietta Carter-Narcisse

Robert L. Stevenson

Key Hair Stylist

Casting

Eileen Mack Knight

Other