Putney Swope

Up Madison Ave.

Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.

Comedy

Arnold Johnson

(Putney Swope)

Stan Gottlieb

(Nathan)

Allen Garfield

(Elias, Jr.)

Archie Russell

(Joker)

Ramon Gordon

(Bissinger)

Bert Lawrence

(Hawker)

Joe Madden

(Mr. Syllables)

Antonio Fargas

(The Arab)

Laura Greene

(Mrs. Swope)

Allan Arbus

(Mr. Bad News)

Pepi Hermine

(President of the United States)

Ruth Hermine

(First Lady)

Shelley Plimpton

(Face Off Girl)

Elżbieta Czyżewska

(Putney's Maid)

Peter Maloney

(Putney's Chauffeur)

David Kirk

(Elias, Sr.)

Don George

(Mr. Cards)

Buddy Butler

(Putney's Bodyguard)

Vincent Hamill

(Man in White Suit)

Tom Odachi

(Wing Soney)

Robert Staats

(Mr. War Toys)

Alan Abel

(Mr. Lucky)

Sol Brawerman

(Mr. Dinkleberry)

Steven Ben Israel

(Mr. Pit Stop)

Luise Heath

(Secretary)

Anthony Chisholm

(Cowboy #3)

George Morgan

(Mr. Token)

Lawrence Wolf

(Mr. Borman Six)

Peter Benson

(Mr. Jingle)

Chuck Green

(Myron X alias Rufus)

Ching Yeh

(Wing Soney, Jr.)

Spunky-Funk Johnson

(Mr. Major)

Joe Fields

(Pittsburgh Willie)

Norman Schreiber

(Messenger)

Barbara Clarke Chisolm

(Secretary)

Catherine Lojacono

(Lady Beaver)

Johnjohn Robinson

(Wayne)

Charles Carlton Buffum

(Director)

Ron Palombo

(Assistant Director)

Geegee Brown

(Secretary)

Vance Amaker

(Wall Man)

Al Green

(Cowboy #1)

Chuck Ender

(Cowboy #2)

Walter Jones

(Jim Keranga)

Khaula Bakr

(Mrs. Keranga)

Melvia Marshall

(Little Keranga)

Annette Marshall

(Little Keranga)

Andrea Marshall

(Little Keranga)

Laraaji

(Mr. Victrola Cola)

Eric Krupnik

(Mark Focus)

Abdul Hakeim

(Bouncer)

Jesse McDonald

(Young Militant)

C. Robert Scott

(Militant #1)

Leopoldo Mandeville

(Militant #2)

Vince Morgan Jr.

(West Indian)

Al Browne

(Moderate)

Marie Claire

(Eugenie Ferliger / Nun)

Eileen Peterson

(Narrator (voice))

William H. Boesen

(Bert / Mr. Lunger)

Carol Farber

(Secretary)

Cerves McNeill

(Youngblood)

Carolyn Cardwell

(Borman Six Girl)

Paul Storob

(Secret Service Man)

Jeff Lord

(Mr. Bald)

Tom Boya

(Mr. O'Dinga)

Major Cole

(Idea Man #1)

David Butts

(Idea Man #2)

Franklin Scott

(Idea Man #3)

Paul Alladice

(Idea Man #4)

Exit

(Idea Man #5)

Ronnie Dyson

(Face Off Boy)

Paulette Marron

(Air Conditioner Girl)

Delilah

(Stewardess #1)

Carol Hobbs

(Stewardess #2)

Birgitta

(Stewardess #3)

Grania

(Interviewer)

Marco Heiblim

(Lucky Passenger)

Larry Greenfield

(Lead Reporter)

Lloyd Kagin

(Billy Reilly)

Perry Gewirtz

(Sonny Williams)

Herbert Kerr

(Bodyguard #2)

Hal Schochet

(President Mimeo's Chauffeur)

Fred Hirschhorn

(Mr. Bourbon)

George Marshall

(Mr. Executive)

Donald Lev

(Poet)

Donald Breitman

(Mr. Ethereal Cereal)

Don Calfa

(Man Helping Mr. Syllables Walk (uncredited))

Marlene Clark

(Stewardess (uncredited))

Robert Downey Sr.

(Putney Swope (voice) (uncredited))

Mama Lu Parks

(Woman (uncredited))

David Downing

((uncredited))

Bob Larkin

((uncredited))

Annette Larkins

((uncredited))

Wendy Appel

(Script Girl)