Jackie Robinson

Self

Ruby Dee

Rae Robinson

Minor Watson

Branch Rickey

Louise Beavers

Jackie's Mother

Richard Lane

Hopper

Harry Shannon

Charlie

Ben Lessy

Shorty

William 'Bill' Spaulding

Bill Spaulding

Billy Wayne

Clyde Sukeforth

Joel Fluellen

Mack Robinson

Bernie Hamilton

Ernie

Kenny Washington

Tigers Manager

Pat Flaherty

Karpen

Larry McGrath

Umpire

Emmett Smith

Catcher

Howard Louis McNeely

Jackie, as a boy

George Dockstader

Bill

Marvelle Andre

Pete's Wife (uncredited)

Bill Baldwin

Baseball Broadcaster (uncredited)

Sam Balter

Baseball Announcer in Booth (uncredited)

Mildred Boyd

Roommate of Rae (uncredited)

Tom Coleman

Sports Board Clerk (uncredited)

Laurence Criner

Minister - Reverend Carter (uncredited)

Joe Devlin

Tough Lodge Member in Stands (uncredited)

Jimmie Dodd

UCLA Scout (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited)

Roy Glenn

Mr. Gaines - Attorney (uncredited)

Joe Gray

Dalby (uncredited)

Phyllis Kennedy

Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

Reporter (uncredited)

Joe Kirk

Tony (uncredited)

George Metkovich

Baseball Player (uncredited)

Ralph Montgomery

Reporter (uncredited)

Charles Morton

Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited)

Dewey Robinson

Brooklyn Fan in Stands (uncredited)

Ben Welden

Tough Lodge Member in Stands (uncredited)

Dick Wessel

Tough Lodge Member in Stands (uncredited)

Dick Williams

Jersey City Pitcher/Second Baseman (uncredited)

Lawrence Taylor

Writer

Arthur Mann

Writer

Herschel Burke Gilbert

Original Music Composer

David Chudnow

Music Supervisor

Joseph H. Nadel

Associate Producer

Ernest Laszlo

Director of Photography

Boris Leven

Production Design

Arthur H. Nadel

Editor

Jacques Mapes

Set Decoration

Maurie M. Suess

Assistant Director

Maria P. Donovan

Costume Designer

Dave Grayson

Makeup Artist

Ben Winkler

Sound Recordist

Mac Dalgleish

Sound Recordist

Arthur Mann

Technical Supervisor

Mort Briskin

Producer

Alfred E. Green

Director