The Cotton Club: cast and crew

• Francis Ford Coppola 47 at release Also in The Godfather (1972)

Actors

24

Crew

5

Youngest at release

14 yearsSofia Coppola

Eldest at release

71 yearsWoody Strode

• Richard Gere Dixie Dwyer 36 at release Also in Hachiko: A Dog's Story (2009)
• Gregory Hines † 2003 Sandman Williams 40 at release Also in The Preacher's Wife (1996)
• Diane Lane Vera Cicero 21 at release Also in Man of Steel (2013)
• Lonette McKee Lila Rose Oliver 31 at release Also in Men of Honour (2000)
• Bob Hoskins † 2014 Owney Madden 43 at release Also in Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
• James Remar Dutch Schultz 32 at release Also in X-Men: First Class (2011)
• Nicolas Cage Vincent Dwyer 22 at release Also in Kick-Ass (2010)
• Fred Gwynne † 1993 Frenchy Demange 59 at release Also in On the Waterfront (1954)
• Laurence Fishburne Bumpy Rhodes 24 at release Also in Man of Steel (2013)

The whole cast 24

1. Richard Gere Dixie Dwyer
2. Gregory Hines Sandman Williams
3. Diane Lane Vera Cicero
4. Lonette McKee Lila Rose Oliver
5. Bob Hoskins Owney Madden
6. James Remar Dutch Schultz
7. Nicolas Cage Vincent Dwyer
8. Fred Gwynne Frenchy Demange
9. Laurence Fishburne Bumpy Rhodes
10. John P. Ryan Joe Flynn
11. Tom Waits Irving Stark
12. Jennifer Grey Patsy Dwyer
13. Joe Dallesandro Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
14. Diane Venora Gloria Swanson
15. Woody Strode Holmes
16. James Russo Vince Hood
17. Giancarlo Esposito Bumpy Hood
18. Damien Leake Bub Jewett
19. Bill Cobbs Big Joe Ison
20. Paul Herman Policeman #1
21. Marc Coppola Ted Husing
22. Sofia Coppola Child in Street
23. Mario Van Peebles Dancer
24. Mark Margolis Charlie Workman

Production companies

American Zoetrope

Who plays Dixie Dwyer in The Cotton Club?

Richard Gere plays Dixie Dwyer.

Who plays Sandman Williams in The Cotton Club?

Gregory Hines plays Sandman Williams.

Who plays Vera Cicero in The Cotton Club?

Diane Lane plays Vera Cicero.

Who plays Lila Rose Oliver in The Cotton Club?

Lonette McKee plays Lila Rose Oliver.

Who plays Owney Madden in The Cotton Club?

Bob Hoskins plays Owney Madden.

Who plays Dutch Schultz in The Cotton Club?

James Remar plays Dutch Schultz.

Who directed The Cotton Club?

Francis Ford Coppola.

Who wrote The Cotton Club?

Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo.

Who composed the music for The Cotton Club?

John Barry.

How many actors are in The Cotton Club?

24 actors are credited, and 5 people in the crew.

• Francis Ford Coppola has also directed Sofia Coppola in 6 films: The Godfather: Part III (1990), Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988), The Outsiders (1983) and 3 more.

• Francis Ford Coppola and Sofia Coppola have worked together on one other film: Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991).

• Francis Ford Coppola has also directed Laurence Fishburne in 3 films: Megalopolis (2024), Rumble Fish (1983) and Apocalypse Now (1979).

• Laurence Fishburne and Francis Ford Coppola have worked together on one other film: Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991).

• Diane Lane and Laurence Fishburne have worked together on 4 other films: The Exorcist: Martyrs (2027), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Man of Steel (2013) and 1 more.

• Diane Lane and Richard Gere have worked together on 2 other films: Nights in Rodanthe (2008) and Unfaithful (2002).

• Nicolas Cage and Tom Waits had already worked together on 2 films: The Outsiders (1983) and Rumble Fish (1983).

• Nicolas Cage and Marc Coppola have worked together on 2 other films: Dream Scenario (2023) and Leaving Las Vegas (1995).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Nicolas Cage (75), Laurence Fishburne (52) and Giancarlo Esposito (38).

• The cast’s average age at release is 36 (of the 22 actors whose birth date we know).