Heroin King of Baltimore: The Rise and Fall of Melvin Williams

Top 8 Billed Cast

DJ Fontane
DJ Fontane

Melvin Williams

DeAndre Wilton
DeAndre Wilton

Young Melvin

Jacqueline Sanders
Jacqueline Sanders

Melvin's Mother

David Cooperman
David Cooperman

District Attorney

Derick Thomas
Derick Thomas

Attorney

David Simon
David Simon

Himself

Melvin Williams
Melvin Williams

Himself

Derick Thomas
Derick Thomas

Narrator (voice)

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