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 | Eddie Murphy as Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul |
 | Arsenio Hall as Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown |
 | Shari Headley as Lisa McDowell |
 | John Amos as Cleo McDowell |
 | James Earl Jones as King Jaffe Joffer |
 | Madge Sinclair as Queen Aoleon |
 | Eriq La Salle as Darryl Jenks |
 | Allison Dean as Patrice McDowell |
 | Frankie Faison as Landlord |
 | Louie Anderson as Maurice |
 | Paul Bates as Oha |
 | Samuel L. Jackson as Hold-Up Man |
 | Vanessa Bell Calloway as Imani Izzi |
 | Calvin Lockhart as Colonel Izzi |
 | Vondie Curtis-Hall as Basketball Game Vendor |
 | Cuba Gooding Jr. as Boy Getting Haircut |
 | Feather as Rose Bearer #1 |
| Stephanie Simon as Rose Bearer #2 |
 | Garcelle Beauvais as Rose Bearer #3 |
 | Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Street Hustler |
| Birdie M. Hale as Elderly Passenger |
 | Clyde Jones as Soul Glo Man |
 | Jim Abrahams as Face on Cutting Room Floor |
 | Victoria Dillard as Bather / Dancer |
| Felicia Taylor as Bather |
 | Midori as Bather |
 | Sheila Johnson as Lady-in-Waiting |
 | Jake Steinfeld as Cab Driver |
| Clint Smith as Sweets |
| Uncle Ray Murphy as Stu |
| Paulette Banoza as Soul Glo Woman |
 | Patricia Matthews as Devil Woman |
 | Mary Bond Davis as Big Stank Woman |
| Carla Earle as Tough Girl |
 | Karen Owens as Ex-Siamese Twin / Dancer |
 | Sharon Owens as Ex-Siamese Twin / Dancer |
| Lisa Gumora as Kinky Girl |
| June Boykins as Strange Woman |
| Janette Colon as Fresh Peaches |
| Vanessa Colon as Sugar Cube |
| Monique Mannen as Boring Girl / Dancer |
| Mindora Mimms as Awareness Woman |
| Cynthia Finkley as Awareness Woman |
| David Sosna as Cartier Delivery Man |
| Arthur Adams as Mr. Jenks |
| Loni Kaye Harkless as Mrs. Jenks |
 | Montrose Hagins as Grandma Jenks |
| Tonja Rivers as Party Guest |
 | Ralph Bellamy as Randolph Duke / Homeless Man #1 (uncredited) |
 | Don Ameche as Mortimer Duke / Homeless Man #2 (uncredited) |
| Karl Denson as 'Sexual Chocolate' Saxophonist (uncredited) |
 | Elaine Kagan as Telegraph Lady (uncredited) |
 | Michael Tadross as Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
 | Steve White as Subway Guy (uncredited) |
 | Helen Hanft as Subway Lady (uncredited) |
| Leah Aldridge as Dancer (uncredited) |
| Aurorah Allain as Dancer (uncredited) |
| Paula Brown as Dancer (uncredited) |
| Dwayne Chattman as Dancer (uncredited) |
| Stephanie Clark as Dancer (uncredited) |
| Robin L. Dimension as Dancer (uncredited) |
| Shaun Earl as Dancer (uncredited) |
| Eric L. Ellis as Dancer (uncredited) |
| Sharon Ferrol-Young as Dancer (uncredited) |
| Eric D. Henderson as Dancer (uncredited) |
| Gigi Hunter as Dancer (uncredited) |
| Debra Johnson as Dancer (uncredited) |
 | Tanya Lynne Lee as Dancer (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Locust as Dancer (uncredited) |
| Donna M. Perkins as Dancer (uncredited) |
| Dionne Rockhold as Dancer (uncredited) |
| Gina Consuela Rose as Dancer (uncredited) |
| Randolph Scott as Dancer (uncredited) |
| Robbin Tasha-Ford as Dancer (uncredited) |
| Jerald Vincent as Dancer (uncredited) |
| Eyan Williams as Dancer (uncredited) |
| Roy Milton Davis as Homeless Man Around Garbage Can Bonfire (uncredited) |
| Dorian DeMichele as Viola (uncredited) |
| Alison Gordy as Blond Hooker / Bag Lady in Fast Food Place (uncredited) |
| Mary Young as Stuck-Up Girl (uncredited) |
 | Tobe Hooper as Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Raymond D. Turner as T-Shirt Hawker |
| Production | |
| George Folsey Jr. | Producer |
Camera | |
| Woody Omens | Director of Photography |
Production | |
| Robert D. Wachs | Producer |
Editing | |
| Malcolm Campbell | Editor |
Sound | |
| Nile Rodgers | Original Music Composer |
Writing | |
| David Sheffield | Screenplay |
Directing | |
| John Landis | Director |
Production | |
| Leslie Belzberg | Executive Producer |
Writing | |
| Barry W. Blaustein | Screenplay |
Editing | |
| George Folsey Jr. | Editor |
Production | |
| Mark Lipsky | Executive Producer |
Camera | |
| Sol Negrin | Director of Photography |
Production | |
| Jackie Burch | Casting |
| David Sosna | Associate Producer |
Art | |
| Christopher Nowak | Art Direction |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Deborah Nadoolman Landis | Costume Design |
Lighting | |
| Richie Ford | Electrician |
Sound | |
| Louis Sabat | Boom Operator |
| Daniel Allan Carlin | Music Editor |
Art | |
| Richard Macdonald | Production Design |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Kelly Kimball | Assistant Costume Designer |
Crew | |
| Cary Kelley | Transportation Coordinator |
Lighting | |
| Michael T. James | Rigging Grip |
Art | |
| Carole Lee Cole | Assistant Art Director |
Camera | |
| Bruce Atwater | Grip |
Crew | |
| Lindell Blake | Stunts |
Sound | |
| William B. Kaplan | Sound Mixer |
Camera | |
| Bruce McBroom | Still Photographer |
Crew | |
| Marc Fambro | Carpenter |
| John Ashby | Utility Stunts |
Editing | |
| Bob Noland | Color Timer |
Production | |
| Janet L. Wattles | Production Accountant |
Art | |
| Richard B. Lewis | Art Direction |
| Cheryal Kearney | Set Decoration |
Camera | |
| Ken Fisher | First Assistant Camera |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Rolf John Keppler | Makeup Artist |
Art | |
| Dan von Blomberg | Set Decoration |
Writing | |
| Eddie Murphy | Story |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Francine Jamison-Tanchuck | Costume Supervisor |
Crew | |
| Patrick Hogan | Driver |
Sound | |
| Frank Graziadei | Sound Recordist |
Art | |
| Philip C. Hurst | Greensman |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Gerald DeTitta | Set Dressing Artist |
Crew | |
| Paula Abdul | Choreographer |
Production | |
| Terry Ladin | Production Coordinator |
Crew | |
| Eddie Jones | Craft Service |
Production | |
| Michael Tadross | Unit Production Manager |
Art | |
| William Apperson | Construction Foreman |
Crew | |
| Rick Baker | Makeup Effects |
Production | |
| Charles Miller | Location Manager |
Art | |
| Jerry Fitzpatrick | Construction Coordinator |
Crew | |
| Greg Knapp | Set Medic |
| Saul Kahan | Unit Publicist |
Directing | |
| David Sosna | First Assistant Director |
Sound | |
| Spike Allison Hooper | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Mike Dobie | Sound Editor |
Visual Effects | |
| Danny Cangemi | Special Effects Supervisor |
Art | |
| R. Gilbert Clayton | Set Designer |
Crew | |
| Edward Garzero | Scenic Artist |
| John Sherrod | Stunt Coordinator |
Sound | |
| Paul Timothy Carden | Supervising Sound Editor |
Art | |
| Gregg H. Bilson | Property Master |
Production | |
| Eddie Murphy | Executive Producer |
Sound | |
| James Beshears | Supervising ADR Editor |
Directing | |
| Tomaz Remec | Second Second Assistant Director |
Art | |
| Richard Evans | Swing |
Sound | |
| Dean Drabin | Foley Mixer |
Crew | |
| Carlton Holder | Stunt Double |
Production | |
| Rae Lockett | Extras Casting Assistant |
Art | |
| Stan Cockerell | Assistant Property Master |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Marie Carter | Assistant Makeup Artist |
Editing | |
| John Haggar | Assistant Editor |
Directing | |
| Richard Patrick | Second Assistant Director |
Camera | |
| Joseph Cosko Jr. | Second Assistant Camera |
| Brian Fitzsimons | Second Company Grip |
Production | |
| Chris Schutsky | Location Assistant |
| Ferne Cassel | Casting Assistant |
| Ginny Warner | Production Secretary |
Camera | |
| Madelyn Most | Assistant Camera |
Directing | |
| Charles Brescia | Additional Second Assistant Director |
Camera | |
| Jon Falkengren | Dolly Grip |
Crew | |
| Joseph Banks | Generator Operator |
Lighting | |
| John W. DeBlau | Chief Lighting Technician |
Production | |
| Martha Appel | Production Assistant |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| William Howard | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Bill Christians | Wardrobe Supervisor |
Camera | |
| Dennis Gamiello | First Company Grip |
Lighting | |
| Ed Cooper | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
Writing | |
| Brian Stewart | Story Editor |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Rick Baker | Makeup Artist |
Art | |
| Drew Struzan | Art Designer |
Camera | |
| Sunny Johnson | Grip |
