Cast and crew
A Soldier's Story (1984)
37 cast and 30 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast37
Howard RollinsCaptain Davenport
Adolph CaesarSergeant Waters
Art EvansPrivate Wilkie
Robert TownsendCorporal Ellis
Denzel WashingtonPrivate First Class Peterson
David Alan GrierCorporal Cobb
David HarrisPrivate Smalls
Dennis LipscombCaptain Taylor
Patti LaBelleBig Mary
Wings HauserLieutenant Byrd
Larry RileyC.J. Memphis
William Allen YoungPrivate Henson
Scott PaulinCaptain Wilcox- John HancockSergeant Washington
- Robert TylerPrivate Seymour
Trey WilsonColonel Nivens- Patricia BrandkampIda Nivens
- Carl DreherBus driver
- Vaughn ReevesCaptain Estes
- Michael WilliamsBarracks Soldier
- Bobby McGeeBarracks Soldier
- Rick RameyBarracks Soldier
- Pat GrabeWhite Lieutenant #1
- Terry DoddWhite Lieutenant #2
- Warren ClementsSergeant Hooks
- James W. BryantChaplain
- John ValentineUmpire
- Ronald E. GreenfieldM.P. Sergeant
- Anthony C. SandersM.P. at Gate
- Traftin E. ThompsonM.P. in Barracks
- Roy WellsTraining Field Sergeant
- Tommy G. LigginsSolider Painting
- Calvin FranklinBarracks Soldier
- Kevin T. MosleyBarracks Soldier
- David AshleyBarracks Soldier
- Thomas HowardBarracks Soldier
- Lacarnist HiriamsBarracks Soldier
Crew30
Directing
- Norman JewisonDirector
- Wilma Garscadden-GahretScript Supervisor
Writing
- Charles FullerScreenplay
Production
- Norman JewisonProducer
- Charles MilhauptAssociate Producer
- Patrick J. PalmerProducer
- Chiz SchultzExecutive Producer
- Ronald L. SchwaryProducer
- Reuben CannonCasting Director
- Gerald R. MolenUnit Production Manager
- Megan BranmanExtras Casting
Camera
- Russell BoydDirector of Photography
Editing
- Caroline BiggerstaffEditor
- Mark WarnerEditor
- Edward A. WarschilkaAssistant Editor
Sound and music
- Herbie HancockOriginal Music Composer
- Linda DoveSound Editor
- Julie FeinerAssistant Sound Editor
- Gib JaffeSound Editor
- Dessie MarkovskySound Editor
- Emile RazpopovSupervising Sound Editor
- Catherine ShorrSound Editor
- Michael TomackSound Editor
- Else BlangstedMusic Editor
Art
- Walter Scott HerndonProduction Design
- Thomas L. RoysdenSet Decoration
Costume and make-up
- Bernadine M. AndersonMakeup Artist
Visual effects
- Dennis DionSpecial Effects Supervisor
Crew
- Mark WarnerEditorial Staff
- James CamomileSpecial Effects