| Rock | Candy | A pimp. |
| Mr. | Canefield | Jackson's neighbor. |
| H. Exodus | Clay | Jackson's boss. The undertaker. |
| Mister | Foot | A numbers banker. |
| Mother | Goose | Goldy's guardian. |
| Lady | Gypsy | A fortune-telling fraud. |
| Doc | Henderson | A dentist. |
| Red | Horse | A professional gambler in Harlem. |
| Mama | Jackson | Jackson's mother. |
| Coffin Ed | Johnson | The Harlem's famous detective. |
| Grave Digger | Jones | Johnson's partner. |
| Big | Kathy | Goldy's roommate. A whorehouse owner. |
| John | Lawrence | The young assistant D.A. |
| Mr. | Morgan | A big-time financier in Los Angeles. |
| Stack | Of Dollars | One of the gamblers. |
| Gus | Parsons | Mr. Morgan's contact. A real estate broker. |
| Imabelle | Perkins | Jackson's girlfriend. |
| Joe | Simpson | Mr. Clay's lawyer. |
| Abie | The Jew | One of the gamblers. |
| Sweet | Wine | A pimp. |
| Beauty | | A pimp. |
| Big Fats | | The fat man that Jackson met. |
| Billie | | A restaurant owner. |
| Carol | | Hank's companion. |
| Chink | | A pimp. |
| Coot | | A professional gambler in Harlem. |
| Eddie | | The cellar restaurant owner. |
| Four-Four | | A professional gambler in Harlem. |
| Gabriel | | Goldy's other alias. |
| Gaines | | The reverend. |
| Goldsmith | | A gold assayer. The marshal that Jackson met. Aka: Slim, Skinner. |
| Goldy | | Jackson's twin brother. |
| Hank | | A money counterfeiter. |
| Jackson | | Protagonist. Aka: Bruzz. |
| Jeanie | | One of Billie's girls. |
| Jodie | | Hank's colleague. |
| Joe | | The bartender. |
| Lucky | | A cabaret owner. |
| Marcus | | Mr. Clay's embalmer. |
| Margie | | Imabelle's sister. |
| Teena | | A prostitute. |
| Walker | | The prospector who discovered the lost gold mine in Mexico. |
