Self
Jackie Robinson
Rae Robinson
Ruby Dee
Ernie
Bernie Hamilton
Tigers Manager
Kenny Washington
Karpen
Pat Flaherty
Umpire
Larry McGrath
Catcher
Emmett Smith
Jackie, as a boy
Howard Louis McNeely
Bill
George Dockstader
Pete's Wife (uncredited)
Marvelle Andre
Baseball Broadcaster (uncredited)
Bill Baldwin
Baseball Announcer in Booth (uncredited)
Sam Balter
Branch Rickey
Minor Watson
Roommate of Rae (uncredited)
Mildred Boyd
Sports Board Clerk (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Minister - Reverend Carter (uncredited)
Laurence Criner
Tough Lodge Member in Stands (uncredited)
Joe Devlin
UCLA Scout (uncredited)
Jimmie Dodd
Baseball Fan in Stands (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Mr. Gaines - Attorney (uncredited)
Roy Glenn
Dalby (uncredited)
Joe Gray
Phyllis Kennedy
Reporter (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Jackie's Mother
Louise Beavers
Tony (uncredited)
Joe Kirk
Baseball Player (uncredited)
George Metkovich
Ralph Montgomery
Charles Morton
Brooklyn Fan in Stands (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
Ben Welden
Dick Wessel
Jersey City Pitcher/Second Baseman (uncredited)
Dick Williams
Hopper
Richard Lane
Charlie
Harry Shannon
Shorty
Ben Lessy
Bill Spaulding
William 'Bill' Spaulding
Clyde Sukeforth
Billy Wayne
Mack Robinson
Joel Fluellen
Production Design
Boris Leven
Director
Alfred E. Green
Writer
Lawrence Taylor
Arthur Mann
Original Music Composer
Herschel Burke Gilbert
Music Supervisor
David Chudnow
Associate Producer
Joseph H. Nadel
Director of Photography
Ernest Laszlo
Editor
Arthur H. Nadel
Set Decoration
Jacques Mapes
Assistant Director
Maurie M. Suess
Costume Designer
Maria P. Donovan
Makeup Artist
Dave Grayson
Sound Recordist
Ben Winkler
Mac Dalgleish
Technical Supervisor
Producer
Mort Briskin