Danny Glover

as President Thomas Wilson

as David Tapp

as Milo

as Colonel Isaac Johnson

as Roger Murtaugh

as Henry Sherman

as Barbatus (voice)

as Stinky

as Jethro (voice)

as Hank Morgan

as Lieutenant Mike Harrigan

as David Trapp (archive footage)

as Roger Murtaugh

as Roger Murtaugh

as Inmate

as Roger Murtaugh

as Hank Thompson

as Minstrel Krampus (voice)

Role: Executive Producer

as Albert

as McFee

as Langston

as Bank Robber (uncredited)

as Richter Tyrone Kipler

as Teddy

as Mr. Fletcher

as Man with Black Eye Patch

as Miles (voice)

as Thomas

as Marty Madison

as Uncle Russell

as Mel Hornsby

as Charlie Pratt Sr.

as Mr. Weathers

as Malachi 'Mal' Johnson

as Detective St. John

as Ken Hollister

as Winston (voice)

as Benny

as Roger Murtaugh (uncredited)

as George Knox

as Charlie Lawson

Role: Associate Producer

as Danny Glover

as Wilhelm

as Baltimore Bob

as Walter

as Captain Nicol

as Grandpa Allen

as Uncle Norman

as Professor Arthur Teller

as Detective Constable Haagen

as President Chen (voice)

Role: Co-Producer

as Slim Robinson Present Day

as Mayor

as Bob Goodall

as Dr. Apollo (voice)

as Self

as Capt. Bartholomew Clark

as Bernie Pope

as Joshua Deets

as Simon

as Isaac Marshall

as Moze

Role: Co-Producer

as Capt. Sam Cahill

as Roger

as Miles

as Sully

Role: Co-Producer

Role: Co-Producer

as Benjamin Carver

as Client

as Gus Green

as Self - Guest

as Bernie Pope

as Chancellor Gordon

as Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli

as Loomis

as Marcus

as Raymond Campanella

as Edward Collins

as Harry 'Red' Newman

as Max Powers

as Eddie 'Rocks' Travor

as Self

as Paul D

as Ahab

as Bigfoot the Mountain Man (Uncredited)

Role: Executive Producer

as Ogion

as Self

as Santa Claus

as Cooper

as Jerry

as Gilbert Pearson

as Donovan Matheson

Role: Executive Producer

as Darius (voice)

as Harry

as Harding

as Mr. Walker

as Dr. Powell

Role: Associate Producer

as Ray

Role: Executive Producer

as Easy Money

as Self (archive footage)

as Dr. Benjamin Ohiaeri

Role: Thanks

as Ambrose

as Jerry

as Victor

as Cow-boy

as Carl

as Judge Crowley

as Sponge

as Hal Westbrook

Role: Producer

as Tyrone Purvis

as Self

as Justice Thurgood Marshall

as Commander Phillips

as Arthur

as Jake Neely

as Self

Role: Executive Producer

as The Boss

as Mr. Ocean

as Hershey

as Elohim

as Walter Tortoise (voice)

as School Director

as Bob

as Dr. Locke

as Self

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Role: Executive Producer

as John Malcolm

as George

as Tom Spader

as Frank Ironside

Role: Co-Producer

as Alec Haley

as Red

as Gabriel Peters

as Investigator

as Sgt. Washington Wyatt

Role: Co-Producer

Role: Executive Producer

as Isom Dart

as Ex Director Matthew Reynolds

as Self (archive footage)

as Self

as Ed

as Self

as Marlowe

Role: Executive Producer

Role: Executive Producer

as Michael Tedeschi

as Micah Mangena

as Father Leonard

as Train Conductor (voice)

as Jojo / Roland

as Brer Turtle (voice)

as Father Elias

as Shinishi

as Self

as The King (voice)

Role: Executive Producer

as Charlie Shuffleton

as Will Walker

as Dean Francis

as Self

as Joseph Holder

as John Henry

as Lester Traylor

Role: Executive Producer

as Reverend John

as Nelson Mandela

as Dr. Alex Marsh

as Self - Panelist

as Self (archive footage)

Role: Executive Producer

as Mark Walker

as Host

as David Keaton

as Floyd

as Morgan

as Silas (segment "Long Black Song")

Role: Director

Role: Producer

Role: Executive Producer

as Self

as Franzis

as Boesman

as Self

as Narrator (voice)

as Walter Lee Younger

as Self

as Mr. Shannon

as William Ward

as Self - Narrator (voice)

as Coffee Lover

as Narrator (voice)

as Self

as Self

as Major Rusty Gubbins

as Self - Host

as Dubem

as William

as Self (archive footage)

as Self

as Self

as Narrator (voice)

as Self

as Self

Role: Executive Producer

Role: Producer

as Narrator (voice)

as Self

as Count Basie (voice)

Role: Executive Producer

Role: Executive Producer

Role: Executive Producer

Role: Executive Producer

as Uncle Issa

as Lester Traylor

as John Henry

as David Tapp

as Self

as Narrator (voice)

as self

as Oscar Micheaux

as Narrator (voice)

as Self

as Self - Narrator

as Will

as Self

as Self

as Self - Presenter

Role: Executive Producer

Role: Director

as Self

as Self

as Narrator (voice)

as Narrator

as Philip Marlowe

as Self - Narrator (voice)

as Narrator (voice)

as Narrator (voice)

as Self

as Narrator (voice)

as Self

as Apples Finnerty

as Narrator (voice)

as Narrator (voice)

as Narrator (voice)

as Narrator (voice)

as Washington Carver

as "Fats" Waller's Father/Mr. Fletcher

as Self

as Self

as Self

as Isaac Jefferson (voice)

as Jeremiah

as Self - Presenter

Role: Executive Producer

Role: Executive Producer