Featured Cast (in Alphabetical Order)
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Debbie Allen | Sarah |
| Donald Bisset | J. P. Morgan |
| Robert Boyd | President Theodore Roosevelt |
| James Cagney | NYPD Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo |
| Thomas A. Carlin | Vice President Charles Warren Fairbanks |
| Jeff Daniels | P. C. O'Donnell |
| Jeffrey DeMunn | Harry Houdini |
| Fran Drescher | Mameh |
| Moses Gunn | Booker T. Washington |
| Brad Dourif | Younger Brother |
| Frankie Faison | Gang Member No. 1 |
| Robert Henderson | Elderly Man |
| Samuel L. Jackson | Gang Member No. 2 |
| Michael Jeter | Special Reporter |
| Robert Joy | Harry K. Thaw |
| Andreas Katsulas | Policeman who brings Sarah to the house |
| Bessie Love | Old T.O.C. Lady |
| Norman Mailer | Stanford White |
| Elizabeth McGovern | Evelyn Nesbit |
| Kenneth McMillan | Willie Conklin |
| Pat O'Brien | Mr. Delphin Delmas |
| Donald O'Connor | Evelyn's dance instructor |
| James Olson | Father |
| Mandy Patinkin | Tateh |
| Ethan Phillips | Guard at Family House |
| John Ratzenberger | Policeman |
| Howard E. Rollins, Jr. | Coalhouse Walker, Jr. |
| Ted Ross | Lawyer |
| Mary Steenburgen | Mother |
| Ron Weyand | Doctor Muller |
| Stuart Kirkwood | Policeman |
| Jack Nicholson | Pirate at Beach (uncredited) |
| Mariclare Costello | Emma Goldman (deleted from theatrical release) |
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