Ragtime 43 years old

The passion, the violence, the birth of America's Gilded Age.

A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.

Credits

Fran Drescher as Mameh

Jeff Daniels as P.C. O'Donnel

Samuel L. Jackson as Gang Member 2

Jeffrey DeMunn as Houdini

Jack Nicholson as Pirate (uncredited)

Brad Dourif as Younger Brother

Ragtime Cast

Name	Character
Fran Drescher She was 24, now 67 years old	as Mameh
Jeff Daniels He was 26, now 69 years old	as P.C. O'Donnel
Samuel L. Jackson He was 32, now 75 years old	as Gang Member 2
Jeffrey DeMunn He was 34, now 77 years old	as Houdini
Jack Nicholson He was 44, now 87 years old	as Pirate (uncredited)
Brad Dourif He was 31, now 74 years old	as Younger Brother
John Ratzenberger He was 34, now 77 years old	as Policeman
Mary Steenburgen She was 28, now 71 years old	as Mother
Al Matthews He was 38, 75 years old when he died	as Maitre D'
Richard Griffiths He was 34, 65 years old when he died	as Delmas' Assistant No. 1
Mandy Patinkin He was 28, now 71 years old	as Tateh
Robert Joy He was 30, now 73 years old	as Henry Thaw
Pat O’Brien He was 82, 83 years old when he died	as Delphin
James Cagney He was 82, 86 years old when he died	as Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
Howard Rollins He was 31, 46 years old when he died	as Coalhouse Walker Jr.
Elizabeth McGovern She was 20, now 63 years old	as Evelyn Nesbit
Donald O'Connor He was 56, 78 years old when he died	as Evelyn's Dance Instructor
Alan Gifford He was 70, 77 years old when he died	as Judge
Christopher Malcolm He was 35, 67 years old when he died	as Police Captain No. 2
Frankie Faison He was 32, now 75 years old	as Gang Member 1
Michael Jeter He was 29, 50 years old when he died	as Special Reporter
Calvin Levels He was 27, now 70 years old	as Gang Member No. 3
Moses Gunn He was 52, 64 years old when he died	as Booker T. Washington
Norman Mailer He was 58, 84 years old when he died	as Stanford White
Bruce Boa He was 51, 73 years old when he died	as Jerome
Harry Ditson	as County Clerk
Bessie Love She was 83, 87 years old when she died	as Old Lady - T.O.C.
Robert Arden He was 58, 81 years old when he died	as Foreman of the Jury
Thomas A. Carlin He was 52, 63 years old when he died	as Vice President Fairbanks
Debbie Allen She was 31, now 74 years old	as Sarah
Dorsey Wright He was 24, now 67 years old	as Gang Member No. 4
Kenneth McMillan He was 49, 56 years old when he died	as Willie Conklin
James Olson He was 51, now 94 years old	as Father
Jenny Nichols She was 5, now 48 years old	as Little Girl
Herman Meckler	as Vernon Elliott
Zack Norman He was 41, now 84 years old	as Gent No. 2 - Manager
Norman Chancer	as Gent No. 1 - Agent
Robert Boyd	as Teddy Roosevelt
Billy J. Mitchell He was 39, 56 years old when he died	as Delmas' Assistant No. 2
Hal Galili He was 54, 56 years old when he died	as Police Captain No. 1
Ted Ross He was 47, 68 years old when he died	as Black Lawyer

Ragtime Crew

Name	Department
Tony Reading as Production Design. He was 41 (now 84) years old	Art
John Graysmark as Production Design. He was 46 (75) years old when He died	Art
Anne V. Coates as Editor. She was 55 (92) years old when She died	Editing
Antony Gibbs as Editor. He was 56 (90) years old when He died	Editing
Stanley Warnow as Editor.	Editing

Ragtime (43 years)

The passion, the violence, the birth of America's Gilded Age.

Release day: Friday, November 20, 1981
Runtime: 155 minutes