The Midnight Special (1972) | Full Cast

Director

Stan Harris

DIRECTOR

Tom Trbovich

DIRECTOR

Stars (in credits order)

Wolfman Jack

Self - Announcer

Helen Reddy

Self - Host

Donna Summer

Self

Gladys Knight

Self

Tina Turner

Self

Olivia Newton-John

Self

KC & The Sunshine Band

Themselves

Paul Williams

Self

The Spinners

Themselves

Gladys Knight & The Pips

Themselves

Leo Sayer

Self

Curtis Mayfield

Self

The Bee Gees

Themselves

Electric Light Orchestra

Themselves

Randy Jones

Self

David Bowie

Self

Billy Preston

Self

Ike Turner

Self

Lou Rawls

Self - Host

Todd Rundgren

Self

Herb Fame

Self

José Feliciano

Self

Frankie Valli

Self

Charlie Rich

Self

Elvin Bishop

Self

Captain & Tennille

Themselves

Linda Ronstadt

Self

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Themselves

The Pointer Sisters

Themselves

Kenny Rankin

Self

Paul McCartney

Self

Blondie

Themselves

Tanya Tucker

Self

Melissa Manchester

Self

Waylon Jennings

Self

Franklyn Ajaye

Self

Billy Braver

Self

David Essex

Self

Barry Gibb

Self

Robin Gibb

Self

Maurice Gibb

Self

George Benson

Self

Dr. Hook

Themselves - Guest Hosts

Aretha Franklin

Self

Anne Murray

Self

Rod Stewart

Self

Sha-Na-Na

Themselves

Wilson Pickett

Self

Robert Hilburn

Self - Interviewer

Harry Chapin

Self

Kenny Rogers

Self

Eddie Kendricks

Self

Jimmie Walker

Self

The Crusaders

Themselves

The Hollies

Themselves

Shawn Phillips

Self

Ray Charles

Self

Lloyd Price

Self

Ravi Shankar

Self

The Stylistics

Themselves

Bobby Womack

Self

The Staple Singers

Themselves

Leo Kottke

Self

Dolly Parton

Self - Guest

Marilyn McCoo

Self - Hostess

Billy Davis Jr.

Self - Host

Linda Clifford

Self

Peaches

Self

Cliff Richard

Self

Richard Pryor

Self - Guest Host

Mac Davis

Self - Host

Marty Robbins

Self - Guest Host

Sly and the Family Stone

Themselves - Host

Roger Miller

Self

Janis Ian

Self - Guest

Johnny Nash

Self

Eddie Levert

Self - Host

David Brenner

Self

Seals & Crofts

Themselves

The Guess Who

Themselves

Jerry Lee Lewis

Self - Guest Host

Chuck Berry

Self

B.B. King

Self

Steve Martin

Self

Roger Daltrey

Self

Evelyn King

Self

John Mayall

Self

Earth Wind & Fire

Themselves

Henry Gross

Self

The Cars

Themselves

Thelma Houston

Self

Livingston Taylor

Self - Guest

Mott the Hoople

Themselves

Don McLean

Self

Dan Hartman

Self

Paul Butterfield

Self

Del Shannon

Self

Sly Stone

Self

Johnnie Taylor

Self

Tammy Wynette

Self

George Jones

Self

Canned Heat

Themselves

Tom T. Hall

Self

Ace Trucking Company

Themselves

Johnny Rodriguez

Self

The O'Jays

Themselves

Rare Earth

Themselves

The Impressions

Themselves

Buddy Miles

Self

Steely Dan

Themselves

Little Anthony and the Imperials

Themselves

Mark-Almond

Self

Kool & The Gang

Themselves

Ray Sawyer

Self - Host

Billy Francis

Self - Host

Dennis Locorriere

Self - Host

Jance Garfat

Self - Host

Rik Elswit

Self - Host

John Wolters

Self - Host

Lynn Anderson

Self

Natalie Cole

Self

Jermaine Jackson

Self

Michael Jackson

Self

Randy Jackson

Self

Tito Jackson

Self

Jackie Jackson

Self

Marlon Jackson

Self

Andy Kaufman

Self

Rick James

Self

Toni Tennille

Self

Daryl Dragon

Self

Ruth Pointer

Self - Host

Anita Pointer

Self - Host

June Pointer

Self - Host

Debbie Harry

Self

Marvin Gaye

Self - Host

Smokey Robinson

Self

Johnny Rivers

Self

Jackie DeShannon

Self

Freddy Fender

Self

Roger McGuinn

Self

Phoebe Snow

Self

Willie Nelson

Self

War

Themselves

Rita Coolidge

Self

George Carlin

Self

Steve Miller Band

Themselves

Peter Noone

Self

Roy Orbison

Self - Guest Host

Bill Withers

Self

Frankie Avalon

Self

Little Richard

Self

Flip Wilson

Self - Cameo

Tom Jones

Self - Guest Host

The Four Seasons

Self

William Powell

Self

Joan Baez

Self

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

Themselves

Walter Williams Sr.

Self - Host

Jimmy Witherspoon

Self

Glen Campbell

Self

The Byrds

Themselves

Sugarloaf

Themselves

Buffy Sainte-Marie

Self

Booker T. & the M.G.s

Self

Wings

Self

Martin Mull

Self

Uriah Heep

Themselves

Keith Carradine

Self

Destination

Themselves

Ben E. King

Self

Richie Havens

Self

Little Feat

Themselves

Barry Manilow

Self

Ricky Nelson

Self

Genesis

Themselves

John Denver

Self - Guest

Gerry and the Pacemakers

Themselves

Fresh Flavor

Themselves

Sam & Dave

Themselves

Slim Whitman

Self

The Everly Brothers

Themselves

George Burns

Self

Freddie Cannon

Self

Edward Patten

Self

Merald Knight

Self

William Guest

Self

Maureen McGovern

Self

Dr. John

Self

Tom Evans

Self - Musician

Joey Molland

Self - Musician

Barbara Mandrell

Self

Johnny Mathis

Self

Bonnie Bramlett

Self

Paul Anka

Self - Guest Host

Jon 'Bowzer' Bauman

Self - member of Sha-Na-Na

Conway Twitty

Self

Jeff Lynne

Self - Lead Singer of the Electric Light Orchestra

Slade

Themselves

Country Joe McDonald

Self

Dobie Gray

Self

Don Gibson

Self

Billy Paul

Self

Foghat

Themselves

Focus

Themselves

Jim Weatherly

Self

Bloodstone

Themselves

Spooky Tooth

Themselves

Paul Butterfield's Better Days

Themselves

Wishbone Ash

Themselves

Carol Burnett

Self

Bill Cosby

Self

Loretta Lynn

Self

Carl Gottlieb

Various

Chubby Checker

Self

Murray Langston

Self

Earl Scruggs

Self - as the Earl Scruggs Revue

Jim Croce

Self

The Doobie Brothers

Themselves

The Ronettes

Themselves

Edgar Winter

Self

Freeman King

Self

Doug Kershaw

Self

The Edgar Winter Group

Themselves

Herman's Hermits

Themselves

The Shirelles

Themselves

The Committee

Themselves

Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Self

Savoy Brown

Themselves

Linda Gail Lewis

Self

Sam Neely

Self

Lakshmi Shankar

Self

Brewer & Shipley

Themselves

Stories

Themselves

Tom Shipley

Self

Michael Brewer

Self

Fred Willard

Self

Bonnie Pointer

Self

Edwin Starr

Self

James Brown

Self

Chaka Khan

Self

Jimmie Rodgers

Self

Martha Reeves

Self

Alan Price

Self

Ohio Players

Self

Marvin Hamlisch

Self

Peter Yarrow

Self

Rory Gallagher

Self

Golden Earring

Self

Spencer Dryden

Self - drummer in the New Riders of the Purple Sage

Charlie McCoy

Self

James Gang

Themselves

George Cummings

Self - Host

Brownsville Station

Themselves

Diana Trask

Self

The New Riders of the Purple Sage

Themselves

Byron Macgregor

Self

Tommy Overstreet

Self

Carly Simon

Self

Sarah Dash

Self

Minnie Riperton

Self

Harry Nilsson

Self

Neil Sedaka

Self

ABBA

Themselves

Emmylou Harris

Self

Stanley Clarke

Self

The Emotions

Themselves

Dorothy Moore

Self

Hall & Oates

Themselves

Dottie West

Self

Tom Brumley

Self - Steel Guitarist

AC/DC

Themselves

Air Supply

Themselves

Yvonne Elliman

Self

Ray Parker Jr.

Self

Chuck Mangione

Self

Victor Willis

Self

John Ford Coley

Self

Dan Seals

Self

Raydio

Themselves - Guest

Cheryl Ladd

Self

Harry Wayne Casey

Self - Guest

Teddy Pendergrass

Self

Dan Hill

Self

Robert Palmer

Self

Gloria Gaynor

Self - Musical Guest

Anita Ward

Self

Tavares

Themselves

Bette Midler

Self - Musical Guest

Richard Belzer

Self

Prince

Self

Pat Benatar

Self - Musical Guest

Beverly D'Angelo

Self - Musical Guest

Cher

Self - Guest

Sissy Spacek

Self - Musical Guest

Irene Cara

Self - Musical Guest

Levon Helm

Self

The Rolling Stones

Themselves

Pete Townshend

Self

Stephanie Mills

Self

Robbie Dupree

Self

John Edwards

Self

Michael O'Donoghue

Mr. Mike

The Police

Themselves

Dionne Warwick

Self - Host

Al Green

Self - Guest Host

The Four Tops

Themselves - Guest Hosts

Procol Harum

Themselves - Host

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

Themselves - Guest Hosts

Loggins & Messina

Themselves - Guest Hosts

Roy Clark

Self - Host

David Steinberg

Self - Guest Host

Gordon Lightfoot

Self - Guest Host

The Kinks

Themselves - Guest Hosts

The Righteous Brothers

Themselves - Guest Hosts

Don Cornelius

Self - Host

Larry Gatlin

Self - Host

Billy Crystal

Self - Host

Lynda Carter

Self - Host

Bob Uecker

Self - Host

The Commodores

Themselves - Host

Faces

Self

Bellamy Brothers

ACTOR

Gail Davies

Self - Singer

Kenny Loggins

Self - Guest Host

Bill Medley

Self - The Righteous Brothers

Steve Miller

Self - Guest Host

Keith Richards

Self

Tony Orlando

Self

Susan Anton

Self

Jim Messina

Self - Guest Host

The First Edition

Self

Chris Smither

Self

Bobby Hatfield

Self - the Righteous Brothers

Herbie Mann

Self - Guest

Blue Magic

Themselves

The Marshall Tucker Band

Themselves

Yes

Themselves

Gerald Casale

Self - Interviewee

The Dramatics

Themselves

Peter Allen

Self

KISS

Themselves

Orleans

Themselves

The Turtles

Themselves

The Movies

Themselves

Average White Band

Themselves

Andy Gibb

Self

Neil Diamond

Self - Interviewee

Mark Mothersbaugh

Self - Interviewee

The Amazing Rhythm Aces

Themselves - Guests

Gwen McCrae

Self

Jan & Dean

Themselves

Devo

Themselves

Nick Lowe

Self

Charles Grodin

Self

Clarence Carter

Self

Steppenwolf

Themselves

Brothers Johnson

Themselves

Cory Wells

Self

The Jacksons

Themselves

T.G. Sheppard

Self - Singer

Billy Joel

Self

REO Speedwagon

Themselves

Cass Elliot

Self

Aster Argent

Themselves

Kris Kristofferson

Self

Barbi Benton

Self

Frank Welker

Self

Hoyt Axton

Self

Vicki Lawrence

Self

Joan Rivers

Self

Jonathan Winters

Self

Bobby Darin

Self

Robert Klein

Self

Avery Schreiber

Self - Guest Host

Marianne Faithfull

Self

Fleetwood Mac

Themselves

Ed McMahon

Self - Guest Shot

Henry Mancini

Self

Joe Walsh

Self

Doc Severinsen

Self - Guest Host

Jack Burns

Self - Guest Host

Arlo Guthrie

Self

Bo Diddley

Self

Amanda Lear

Self

Gary Mule Deer

Self

Mick Ronson

Self

Taj Mahal

Self

Skeeter Davis

Self

Muddy Waters

Self

Manfred Mann

Self

The Statler Brothers

Themselves

Alan Bursky

Self - comedian

Jerry Butler

Self

Johnny PayCheck

Self

King Crimson

Themselves

Johnny Winter

Self

Bachman-Turner Overdrive

Themselves

Lee Michaels

Self

Albert Hammond

Self

Gerry Marsden

Self

Jimmy Clanton

Self

Gilbert O'Sullivan

Self

T. Rex

Themselves

John Stewart

Self

Rick Derringer

Self

Merrilee Rush

Self

John Kay

Self

Andrew Johnson

Self

Bobby Bare

Self

Blood Sweat & Tears

Themselves

The Grass Roots

Themselves

Rod Argent

Self

The Troggs

Themselves

Albert King

Self

Richard Monda

Self

New York Dolls

Themselves

Barbara Fairchild

Self

The Coasters

Themselves

Steve Goodman

Self

Badfinger

Themselves

King Harvest

Themselves

Maxine Weldon

Self

Bobby Day

Self

Manfred Mann's Earth Band

Themselves

Danny and the Juniors

Themselves

The Skyliners

Themselves

Anthony Gourdine

Self

Eric Weissberg

Self

Pete Ham

Self - Musician

Kerrie Biddell

Self

Mimi Fariña

Self

Billy J. Kramer

Self

Freddy Weller

Self

The Association

Themselves

Timmy Thomas

Self

Dennis Tufano

Self

The Searchers

Themselves

Mike Gibbins

Self - Musician

The Incredible String Band

Themselves

The Chi-Lites

Themselves

The Del Vikings

Themselves

Jimmie Spheeris

Self

The Edwin Hawkins Singers

Themselves

Luther Rabb

Self - as member of Ballin' Jack

Ned Doheny

Self - singer

The Raspberries

Themselves

Commander Cody and The Lost Planet Airmen

Themselves

Robin Trower

Self

Danny O'Keefe

Self

Climax Blues Band

Themselves

The Penguins

Themselves

Peter Banks

Self - as member of rock group 'Flash'

Tower of Power

Themselves

Dennis Flannigan

Self

Carl Giammarese

Self

Ronnie Dyson

Self

Wayne Fontana

Self

Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas

Themselves

Skylark

Themselves

Reed Kailing

Self

B.W. Stevenson

Self

Argent

Themselves

Barbara Mason

Self

Sidney Jordan

Self

Apple and Appleberry

Themselves

Black Oak Arkansas

Themselves

Ballin' Jack

Themselves - rock group

Little Sister

Themselves - female vocal harmony group

Malo

Self

Brian Auger's Oblivion Express

Themselves

Fanny

Themselves

Atley Yeager

Self

Leroy Hutson

Self

Flash

Themselves - English progressive rock group

Ray Bennett

Self - as member of rock group 'Flash'

Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee

Themselves

The Carmen Band

Themselves

Honey Cone

Themselves

Martin and Finley

Themselves

War

Themselves

Bud Brisbois

Self - singer

Gladstone

Themselves - Country Music Group

Kenny Colman

Self

Edward Bear

Self

Chi Coltrane

Self

The Natural Four

Themselves

The Raelettes

Themselves

Gunhill Road

Themselves

Piper

Themselves

Joe Hicks

Self - R&B and soul blues singer

Dalton and Dubarri

Themselves - rock group

Brenda Patterson

Self - singer