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31 cast members |
Name | Known for |
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Sidney Poitier
Porgy
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Dorothy Dandridge
Bess
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Sammy Davis Jr.
Sportin' Life
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Pearl Bailey
Maria
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Brock Peters
Crown
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Leslie Scott
Jake
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Diahann Carroll
Clara
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Ruth Attaway
Serena Robbins
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Claude Akins
Detective
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Clarence Muse
Peter
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Everdinne Wilson
Annie
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Joel Fluellen
Robbins
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Earl Jackson
Mingo
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Moses LaMarr
Nelson
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Margaret Hairston
Lily
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Ivan Dixon
Jim
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Antoine Durousseau
Scipio
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Helen Thigpen
Strawberry woman
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Vince Townsend Jr.
Elderly man (as Vince Townsend)
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Bill Walker
Undertaker (as William Walker)
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Roy Glenn
Frazier
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Maurice Manson
Coroner
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Scatman Crothers
Crabman
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Adele Addison
Bess (singing voice) (uncredited)
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Maya Angelou
Dancer (uncredited)
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Geoffrey Holder
Dancer (uncredited)
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Inez Matthews
Serena (singing voice) (uncredited)
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Robert McFerrin
Porgy (singing voice) (uncredited)
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Nichelle Nichols
Dancer (uncredited)
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Loulie Jean Norman
Clara (singing voice) (uncredited)
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Ron Townson
Chorus (uncredited)
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