Ragtime

The passion, the violence, the birth of America's Gilded Age.

A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.

Drama History

Brad Dourif

(Younger Brother)

Howard Rollins

(Coalhouse Walker Jr.)

Elizabeth McGovern

(Evelyn Nesbit)

Mary Steenburgen

(Mother)

James Olson

(Father)

Robert Joy

(Henry Thaw)

Moses Gunn

(Booker T. Washington)

James Cagney

(New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo)

Kenneth McMillan

(Willie Conklin)

Pat O’Brien

(Delmas, Thaw's Lawyer)

Donald O'Connor

(Evelyn's Dance Instructor)

Mandy Patinkin

(Tateh)

Debbie Allen

(Sarah)

Jeffrey DeMunn

(Harry Houdini)

Norman Mailer

(Stanford White)

Bruce Boa

(Jerome)

Hoolihand Burke

(Brigit)

Norman Chancer

(Gent No. 1 - Agent)

Edwin Cooper

(Grandfather)

Jeff Daniels

(P.C. O'Donnell)

Fran Drescher

(Mameh)

Frankie Faison

(Gang Member No. 1)

Hal Galili

(Police Captain No. 1)

Alan Gifford

(Judge)

Richard Griffiths

(Delmas' Assistant No. 1)

Samuel L. Jackson

(Gang Member No. 2)

Michael Jeter

(Special Reporter)

Calvin Levels

(Gang Member No. 3)

Bessie Love

(Old Lady - T.O.C.)

Christopher Malcolm

(Police Captain No. 2)

Herman Meckler

(Vernon Elliott)

Billy J. Mitchell

(Delmas' Assistant No. 2)

Jenny Nichols

(Little Girl)

Max Nichols

(Little Boy)

Zack Norman

(Gent No. 2 - Manager)

Eloise Taylor

(Mrs. Thaw)

Don Plumley

(Inspector McNeil)

Ted Ross

(Black Lawyer)

Dorsey Wright

(Gang Member No. 4)

Robert Arden

(Foreman of the Jury)

Robert Boyd

(Teddy Roosevelt)

Thomas A. Carlin

(Vice President Fairbanks)

John Clarkson

(Plainclothes Detective No. 1)

Brian F. Dean

(Fireman No. 1)

Harry Ditson

(County Clerk)

Robert Dorning

(Gent with Stanford White)

Geoffrey Greenhill

(Police Guard - T.O.C.)

Ray Hassett

(Policeman No. 12)

Robert Hitt

(Plainclothes Detective No. 2)

Rodney James

(Sleek Male Dancer)

George Harris

(Band Leader - Clef Club)

George J. Manos

(Novelty Shop Storeman)

Val Pringle

(Clef Club Manager)

Ron Weyand

(Dr. Muller)

Sonny Abagnale

(Evelyn's Driver)

John Alderson

(Waldo's Aide No. 1)

Nesbitt Blaisdell

(Policeman No. 5)

Chaim Blatter

(Rabbi)

Donald Bisset

(J.P. Morgan)

Josh Clark

(Fireman No. 3)

Robert Coffin

(Desk Clerk)

Patrick Connor

(Waldo's Aide No. 3)

Joel Cutrara

(Policeman No. 11)

Jake Dengel

(Fireman No. 2)

Barry Dennen

(Stage Manager)

Natalia Dobrer

(Woman No. 1)

Daniel Foley

(Stock Reporter)

Gretchen Franklin

(Elderly Woman)

Pat Gorman

(Thug No. 2)

Guy Gregory

(Black Butler No. 2)

Dave Griffiths

(Thug No. 1)

Jeff Harding

(Policeman No. 13)

Robert Henderson

(Elderly Man)

Colette Hiller

(Lawyer's Female Companion No. 1)

Patrick M. Hughes

(Policeman No. 7)

Elaine Ives-Cameron

(Lawyer's Female Companion No. 2)

Andreas Katsulas

(Policeman No. 3)

Douglas Lambert

(Police Sergeant)

Pavel Landovský

(Solomon Peretz)

Norris Mailer

(Lady with Stanford White)

Derek Martin

(Waldo's Aide No. 2)

Al Matthews

(Maitre D')

Stuart Milligan

(Marksman)

Richard Oldfield

(Stock Reporter)

Nelly Polissky

(Woman in Window)

Mike Potter

(Thug No. 4)

Anthony Powell

(Policeman No. 9)

Ethan Phillips

(Guard at Family House)

Joe Praml

(Policeman No. 8)

John Ratzenberger

(Policeman)

Bill Reimbold

(Gent No. 3 - Lawyer)

Bob Sherman

(Policeman No. 10)

Tony Sibbald

(Stock Reporter)

Stan Simmons

(Thug No. 3)

John Sterland

(Library Guard)

Jan Tříska

(Special Reporter)

Burnell Tucker

(Reporter)

Britt Walker

(Black Butler No. 1)

Peter Whitman

(Stock Reporter)

Edward Wiley

(Conductor)

John Carrafa

(Dancer (uncredited))

Nancy Cohen

(Female Diner (uncredited))

Harry Fielder

(Cop (uncredited))

Jim Fitzpatrick

(Bail Clerk (uncredited))

Robert Hallak

(Phillip (uncredited))

Warren Kliewer

(Man (uncredited))

Derek Lyons

(Assassin's Best Friend (uncredited))

Louis Marino

(Jimmy Boy (uncredited))

Cathy Munroe

(Champagne Dancer (uncredited))

Chris Parsons

(Lower Class Workman (uncredited))

Frank Patton III

(Arresting Police Officer (uncredited))

Billie Perkins

(Stroller (uncredited))

Ilana Rapp

(Sister (uncredited))

Judi Trott

(Chorus Girl (uncredited))

Barrie Holland

(Pinkerton Detective (uncredited))