Movie: On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone

Top 10 Billed Cast

Sly Stone
Sly Stone

Cynthia Robinson
Cynthia Robinson

Greg Errico
Greg Errico

Michael Rubenstone
Michael Rubenstone

Clive Davis
Clive Davis

Dick Cavett
Dick Cavett

Rustee Allen
Rustee Allen

Frank Arellano
Frank Arellano

Hamp 'Bubba' Banks
Hamp 'Bubba' Banks

Gordon DeWitty
Gordon DeWitty

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