Cast and crew
Shaft (1971)
43 cast and 21 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast43
Richard RoundtreeJohn Shaft
Moses GunnBumpy Jonas
Charles CioffiVic Androzzi
Christopher St. JohnBen Buford
Gwenn MitchellEllie Moore
Lawrence PressmanSergeant Tom Hannon
Victor ArnoldCharlie
Sherri BrewerMarcy
Rex RobbinsRollie
Camille YarbroughDina Greene- Margaret WarnckeLinda
Joseph LeonByron Leibowitz- Arnold JohnsonCul
Dominic BartoPatsy- George StrusCarmen
- Edmund HashimLee
- Drew Bundini BrownWilly
Tommy LaneLeroy- Al KirkSims
- Shimen RuskinDr. Sam
- Antonio FargasBunky
- Gertrude JeannetteOld Lady
- Lee SteeleBlind Vendor
- Damu KingMal
- Donny BurksRemmy
- Tony KingDavies
- Benjamin R. RixsonBey Newfield
- Ricardo BrownTully
- Alan WeeksGus
- Glenn JohnsonChar
- Dennis TateDotts
- Adam WadeBrother #1
- James HainesworthBrother #2
- Clee BurtonyaSonny
- Ed BernardPeerce
- Eddie BarthTony
- Joe ProntoDom
- Robin NolanWaitress
- Ron TannasBilly
- Betty BreslerMrs. Androzzi
- Gonzalo MadurgaCounterman
- Paul NevensElevator Man
- Jon RichardsElevator Starter
Crew21
Directing
- Gordon ParksDirector
Writing
- Ernest TidymanNovel, Screenplay
- John D.F. BlackScreenplay
Production
- Joel FreemanProducer
- Judith LambCasting
- Roger H. LewisProducer
- Stirling SilliphantExecutive Producer
- Ernest TidymanExecutive Producer
- David GoldenProducer
Camera
- Urs FurrerDirector of Photography
Editing
- Hugh A. RobertsonEditor
Sound and music
- Isaac HayesOriginal Music Composer
- J.J. JohnsonOriginal Music Composer
Art
- Emanuel GerardArt Direction
- Robert DrumhellerSet Decoration
Costume and make-up
- Martin BellMakeup Artist
Lighting
- Louis GerolomiGaffer
Crew
- Bob HerronStunts
- Joe ProntoStunts
- Tommy LaneStunts
- George StrusStunts