Top Billed Cast

1. 

   Kadeem Hardison

   Judge

2. 

   Bokeem Woodbine

   Tyrone

3. 

   Joe Don Baker

   Brimmer

4. 

   Courtney B. Vance

   Bobby Seale

5. 

   Tyrin Turner

   Cy

6. 

   Marcus Chong

   Huey P. Newton

7. 

   Anthony Griffith

   Eldridge Cleaver

8. 

   Bobby Brown

   Rose

9. 

   Nefertiti

   Alma

10. 

    James Russo

    Rodgers

11. 

    Jenifer Lewis

    Rita

12. 

    Chris Rock

    Yuck Mouth

13. 

    Roger Guenveur Smith

    Pruitt

14. 

    Michael Wincott

    Tynan

15. 

    Richard Dysart

    J. Edgar Hoover

16. 

    M. Emmet Walsh

    Dorsett

17. 

    Wesley Jonathan

    Little Bobby Hutton

18. 

    Angela Bassett

    Dr. Betty Shabazz

19. 

    Kahlil Nelson

    Boy On Bike

20. 

    Anthony Johnson

    Sabu

21. 

    Dick Gregory

    Reverend Slocum

22. 

    Kool Moe Dee

    Jamal

23. 

    Lahmard J. Tate

    Gene McKinney

24. 

    William Fuller

    Sergeant Schreck

25. 

    David Greenlee

    Patrolman

26. 

    Melvin Van Peebles

    Old Jail Bird

27. 

    Adam Powers

    Hippie

28. 

    Brent Schaefer

    Emory Douglas

29. 

    Mark Curry

    Lombard

30. 

    Dario Scardapane

    Student

31. 

    Reginald Ballard

    Brother at Meeting

32. 

    Ralph Ahn

    Mr. Yang

33. 

    James Bigwood

    Grove Street Cop

34. 

    Martin Bright

    Grove Street Cop

35. 

    Mark Buntzman

    Pushy Reporter

36. 

    Robert Peters

    Cop at Ramparts

37. 

    Jeff Obafemi Carr

    Denzil Dowell

38. 

    Steven Carl White

    George

39. 

    Charles Cooper

    Sheriff

40. 

    Jay Koch

    Governor Reagan

41. 

    Tim Loughrin

    Reporter at Capitol

42. 

    Tony Beard

    Guard at Capitol

43. 

    Jerry Rubin

    Defense Attorney

44. 

    Beau Windham

    Hoover's Aide

45. 

    Jamie Johnson

    Girl Buying Drugs

46. 

    Yolanda Whitaker

    Pregnant Junkie

47. 

    Arthur Reed

    Blind Man

48. 

    Christopher Michael

    Reporter at Police Station

49. 

    James Le Gros

    Avakian

50. 

    Joseph Culp

    Baby Faced Cop

51. 

    Preston L. Holmes

    Prison Guard

52. 

    Chris Tucker

    Bodyguard

53. 

    Tracey Costello

    Kathleen Cleaver

54. 

    Jeris Poindexter

    Black Cop

55. 

    Brent Sincock

    Courtroom Judge

56. 

    James A. Earley

    Angry Cop

57. 

    Sharrif Simmons

    Poet

58. 

    L. Sidney

    Bakar

59. 

    Bob Rule

    Berkeley Campus Singer

60. 

    Eddie Anisko

    Berkeley Campus Singer

61. 

    Robbie Allen

    Berkeley Campus Singer

62. 

    David L. King

    Berkeley Campus Singer

63. 

    Doo-Doo Brown

    Recruit

64. 

    Marvin Young

    Recruit

65. 

    D-Knowledge

    Recruit

66. 

    Shanice Wilson

    Singer at Punk Panthers

67. 

    Ann Weldon

    Mrs. Dowell

68. 

    Brian Turk

    Deputy

69. 

    Dwayne P. Wiggins

    Band at Barbeque

70. 

    Timothy C. Riley

    Band at Barbeque

71. 

    John T. Smith

    Band at Barbeque

72. 

    Elijah Baker

    Band at Barbeque

73. 

    Vincent Lars

    Band at Barbeque

74. 

    Bill Ortiz

    Band at Barbeque

75. 

    Roberto Santana

    Matty

76. 

    Gunnar Peterson

    Cop at Gas Station

77. 

    John Harwood

    Cop at Line Up

78. 

    John Knight

    Cop at Panther Office

79. 

    Eric Kohner

    Nervous Cop

80. 

    Robert Culp

    Charles Garry

81. 

    Mario Van Peebles

    Stokely Carmichael

82. 

    Steven M. Gagnon

    Prosecutor

83. 

    Manny Perry

    Shorty

84. 

    William Martin Brennan

    Partner