The full cast of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Here you will find an overview of the cast of the movie I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings from the year 1979, including all the actors, actresses and the director. When you click on the name of an actor, actress or director from the movie I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings-cast you can watch more movies and/or series by him or her. Click here for more infomation about the movie.

We have made an overview that includes: actors, directors, the production team, the camera team, writers and other crew members.

Directors

Fielder Cook

Director

Writers

Maya Angelou

Novel

Leonora Thuna

Writer

Actors & actresses

Paul Benjamin

Freeman

Diahann Carroll

Vivian

Ruby Dee

Grandmother Baxter

Roger E. Mosley

Bailey, Sr.

Esther Rolle

Momma

Madge Sinclair

Miss Flowers

Sonny Jim Gaines

Uncle Willie

Art Evans

Principal

Constance Good

Maya

John M. Driver II

Bailey, Jr.

Georgia Allen

Mrs. Gurney

J. Don Ferguson

Mr. Donleavy

Tonea Stewart

Lillie

Monica Kyles

Julie

Rick Salassi

Parmenian

Lewis Liddell

Tommy

Sammy Liddell

Ira

Sylvester Spann

Tutti

Shaunery Stevens

Policeman

Hosie Phillips

Preacher

Myra Jo Arvin

Red

George Cummins

Sheriff Rogers

Torain

Teacher

Darleen Taylor

Girl #1

Laurie Waters

Tall Girl

Mose Lee Williams

Mrs. Fletcher #1

Frankie Mitchell

Mrs. Fletcher #2

M.L. Breeland

Mr. Peters

Angela Brown

Kitty

Abbie Burns

Mary

Johnny Lewis

Picker #1

John L. Patterson

Man

James Peters

2nd Man

Melvin Kennerly

3rd Man

Shirley Perkins

Woman

John C. Roper Jr.

White Man

Terri Ann Ross

Small Girl

I.D. Thompson

Black Man

Darryl Antony Williams

Tommy Valdon

Artistic design

Carl Anderson

Art Direction

Camera

Ralph Woolsey

Director of Photography

Movie Editing

Frank J. Urioste

Editor

Production

Caro Jones

Casting

Thomas W. Moore

Executive Producer

Jean Moore Edwards

Producer

Sound

Peter Matz

Original Music Composer