Putney Swope
Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.
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
Bill Daley
Special Effects
Tom Daniel
Special Effects
Dan List
Special Effects
Josh Zander
Special Effects
Robert Downey Sr.
Director
Robert Downey Sr.
Writer
Robert Downey Sr.
Producer
Charley Cuva
Original Music Composer
Gerald Cotts
Director of Photography
Bud S. Smith
Editor
Grania Gurievitch
Casting
Gary Weist
Art Direction
Don Walters
Grip
Bruce Perlman
Sound Assistant
Norris Eisenbrey
Assistant Camera
Paul Goldsmith
Lighting Design
Alex Hitchcock
Grip
Arthur Marks
Lighting Design
David Baker
Score Engineer
Wendy Appel
Production Assistant
Eric Krupnik
Production Assistant
Barbara Wise
Production Coordinator
Michael Scott
Sound
Henri Pachard
Associate Producer
Pat Dobie
Assistant Editor
Henri Pachard
Production Supervisor
Tom Dillinger
Sound Mixer
Joanne Schielke
Costume Coordinator
Sharon Sachs
Script Supervisor