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