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Godfather of Harlem

A gangster named Bumpy Johnson makes his way in Harlem during the 1960s. A TV prequel to the 2007 film, 'American Gangster', which centered on the criminal enterprise of Frank Lucas.

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy. 2 wins & 23 nominations total

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Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson

Forest Whitaker

Mayme Johnson

Ilfenesh Hadera

Stella Gigante

Elise Johnson

Antoinette Crowe-Legacy

Del Chance

Erik LaRay Harvey

Nat Pettigrew

Junie Byrd

Vincent 'Chin' Gigante

Vincent D'Onofrio

Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

Giancarlo Esposito

Malcolm X

Margaret Johnson

Ernie Nunzi

Olympia Gigante

Kathrine Narducci

Louis Gigante

Livingston Wingate

Joe Bonanno

Chazz Palminteri

Frank Costello

Betty Shabazz

Sister Marny

Malcolm X

Jason Alan Carvell

Teddy Greene

Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Joe Colombo

Michael Raymond-James

Captain Omar

Delia Greene

José Battle

Monsieur 98

Isaach De Bankolé

Thomas Lucchese

Archie

Peter Francis James

Bennie Eggs

Robert Morgenthau

Carlo Gambino

Arthur J. Nascarella

Cecil

Patricia

Tara Anika Nicolas

Honorable Elijah Muhammad

Jonah Fineman

Bobby Robinson

Tramell Tillman

Captain Henry

Leopold Manswell

Gasper Digregorio

Richard D'Alessandro

Gino

Wild Bill Harvey

Joel Marsh Garland

Lombardi

Brother Clinkscale

Evander Duck Jr.

Brother Dayton

Esther James

Patricia R. Floyd

Sandra

Lillian

Kim Brockington

Alejandro 'El Guapo' Villabuena

President Lyndon Johnson

Jean Jehan

Amy Vanderbilt

ADA Jonathan Pike

Federal Marshal

Stephen Christopher Marshall

Attalah

Captain Gary D'Alessandro

Cassius Clay

Deric Augustine

Sam Christian

Miss Willa

Whoopi Goldberg

Madrina

Dom

Louie

Waitress

Carole Denise Jones

Che Guevara

Arturo Del Puerto

Captain Reggie Fields

Derrick Williams

Fay Bonnano

Annabella Sciorra

Senator John McClellan

Brother Clyde

Kenny O'Donnell

Conrad

Flossie

Sergeant Christopher Hollis

Sol Fidler

David Deblinger

Guapo's Girl

Marie Rose Baramo

Henchman

Matthew Cippaghila

The Vein

Special Agent David Preston

Brother Daniels

DeShawn Harold Mitchell

Lamar Rockwell

Lamar K. Cheston

Mike Wallace

Marc D. Donovan

Big Dick Buster

Lester Wolff

Sean Allan Krill

Carlo Gambino

Anthony Aquilino

Secretary

Samantha Rivers Cole

Six N' Eight

Joseph Magliocco

Michael Rispoli

Richie Zambrano

Renee

Dr. Omar Azzam

Carvens Aldridge

Marina

Juan Madera

Officer O'Mally

Reuben

Nell

Big Earl Ison

Mary Wells

Jazmine Sullivan

Miss Dottie

Cecelia Antoinette

Lieutenant Mills

Reggie

Mary

Kashayna Johnson

Mr. Marshall

Francois Battiste

Umberto

Edward Carnevale

Alex Haley

The Zip

Detective Ryan Clark

George Lincoln Rockwell

Brian Hutchison

Gordon

Bus Driver

Sam Crawford

David Michael Garry

Rocco

Immigration Officer

Mid-Level Dealer

Vincent Loretta

Cinderella

Detective Kramer

Corrine Huff aka Miss Ohio

Cecil Parmenter

Officer Delano

Indonesian Muslim Prisoner

Angela

Lionel

Black Security Guard

Narada Campbell

Joseph Valachi

Richard Petrocelli

Cousin Holly

Dr. Cooper

Carmine

Waitress

Natalie Kaye Clater

Bone

Greg Reynolds

Brother Benjamin X

Mu-Shaka Benson

Khadijah

Adrienne Williams

Grady

Black Kid

White Security Guard

Bonanno Soldier

Giuseppe Ardizzone

Brantley

Reggie Alvin Green

Jerome

Sam Cooke

Harlemite

Ashley Samona Baker

Angelo Dundee

Leon

Joziyah Patrick Jean-Felix

Dr. Susan Beck

Beautiful Woman #1

Dixon

Colombo Driver

Giorgio Panetta

News Anchor

Virgil

Mob Soldier Dominic

El Mugre

Todd Anthony Manaigo

Beautiful Woman #2

Mr. Gilford

Hotel Security Guard

Pretty Groupie #1

Fruit Stand Owner

Beautiful Woman #3

Andrea Michelle Kelly

Samuel

Gabriel 'G-Rod' Rodriguez

Gio

Craig DiFrancia

Kevin

Guard

Nation of Islam Brother

Sister Mary

Feo Gomez

Michael Chenevert

Bellman

Uniform Cop

Frank John Marabeti

Desk Sergeant

Ian Campbell Dunn

Brother Charles

Matthew Griffin

Beautiful Woman #4

Brian Lockey

Kingston Campbell

Javier

'Jels' Jose Luis Rodriguez

Waiter

DeLance Minefee

Doctor

Sheriff

David McKittrick

Cyril deGrasse Tyson

Ross Todd

Younger Cop

Mob Soldier #1

Judge

Gangster

Male Cop

Ryan Jordan McCarthy

Isaiah

Gilberto

Dante Palminteri

Moses Temple

Beautiful Woman #5

Nefertari Green

Sophia

Francesca Shipsey

Stokes

Kenneth Nance Jr.

East Indian Muslim Prisoner

Man in Car

Woman in Red Dress

Jennifer Nicole Jones

Donnie Apreda

Widow

Calvin

Cop #2

Dancer

Federal Agent Ray

FBI Agent #1

Pretty Girl

Michaela Marymor

Henchman

Newscaster

Flamenco Dancer

Maria Alexis Rodriguez

Unknown Man

Male Dancer

Nation of Islam

Beverly

Christina Shea-Wright

Monique

Rayquila Durham

Percy's Sister

Porn Actress

FBI Agent #2

Kevin

Mister Fitzgerald

Andrew Young

Ceasar

Dexter

Maxwell Whittington-Cooper

Pretty Volunteer

Amanda Nicholas

Subordinate

Carmine Raspaolo

Federal Agent

Chauffeur

Ryan Vincent Anderson

Cop #1

Franco

Prison Guard #1

Malcolm Guard

New Member

Jesse S. Martin

Pearl

Natasha Yvette Williams

Reporter

Mildred

Cop #1

Henchman #1

Driver

Cop #2

Prison Guard #2

Jordan Goodsell

Profaci Boss

Henchman #2

Pocket Man

Derric J. Stotts

Mix Martial Artist

Fat Ricky

CIA Soldier

Mental Patient

Sister of Islam

Angela McKenzie

Bumpy's Boys

Michael Leonard James

Police Officer

FBI Agent

Robert J Morgalo

Patron of Church

Junie Byrd's Armed Guard

Walter Wiz Nichols

Singer #3

Audrey Martells

Soda Jerk

David Alan Madrick

22 West Patron

Dancer

Amber Barbee Pickens

Nation Of Islam Brotherhood

Doug Jones

Chin Crew Goon

Gino Branciforte

Junkie

Darryl Reuben Hall

Melvin Hatcher

Mosque #7 Leadership member

Edgar Nicholson

Joe Valachi's Lawyer

Numbers Player

Nation of Islam

Charles E. Williams

Brittany, Cleavaged Prostitute

NOI

Alex Jaleel Jordan

Bonanno Soldier

Alex Anagnostidis

Junie Byrd's Armed Guard

Kevin D. Benton

Bartender

Geechee Club Couple

Miami Fight Fan

John

Gangster

Elliott S James

Chin Crew Mobster

Pedestrian

Mafia soldier

Bonanno Soldier

John V. Barbieri

Ferdie Pacheco

Prison Guard

José Battle's Dance Partner

CIA Soldier

Federal Agent

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I turned and ran from marriage
as long as I could. - Godfather of Harlem

I turned and ran from marriage as long as I could.

What? Again?Ah, don't -- do not blow
your stack, Adam. - Godfather of Harlem

What? Again?Ah, don't -- do not blow your stack, Adam.

And your friends, - Godfather of Harlem

And your friends,

With a faith as powerful - Godfather of Harlem

With a faith as powerful

I once told you - Godfather of Harlem

I once told you

The thing is,
I'm a major backer - Godfather of Harlem

The thing is, I'm a major backer

Mr. O'Donnell, I don't think
you need to be reminded - Godfather of Harlem

Mr. O'Donnell, I don't think you need to be remind...

What you're saying isI inspired you - Godfather of Harlem

What you're saying isI inspired you

Last six blocks
of the old country - Godfather of Harlem

Last six blocks of the old country

Benny: That old ladyacross the street, - Godfather of Harlem

Benny: That old ladyacross the street,

Well, I'll find out. - Godfather of Harlem

Well, I'll find out.

You're gonna be seeing moreof me as this fight gets closer, - Godfather of Harlem

You're gonna be seeing moreof me as this fight gets...

Pettigrew: You know what
they call Negroes - Godfather of Harlem

Pettigrew: You know what they call Negroes

There's a shell company
that owns - Godfather of Harlem

There's a shell company that owns

A number that is determined - Godfather of Harlem

A number that is determined

Eh, see, I think you'rebeginning to attain - Godfather of Harlem

Eh, see, I think you'rebeginning to attain

Yeah,
only Allah has saved me - Godfather of Harlem

Yeah, only Allah has saved me

The Bureau can't expect
any valid information - Godfather of Harlem

The Bureau can't expect any valid information

Oh, now, Adam,
that's not -- - Godfather of Harlem

Oh, now, Adam, that's not --

Good.
'Cause everyone knows - Godfather of Harlem

Good. 'Cause everyone knows

Hey, hey. Take them out.
Take them out. - Godfather of Harlem

Hey, hey. Take them out. Take them out.

And we both know that you aren'tcut out for walking the line - Godfather of Harlem

And we both know that you aren'tcut out for walking the...

The owners are entirely hidden
from view and pay no taxes. - Godfather of Harlem

The owners are entirely hidden from view and pay no taxes.

Announcer: WLIB is proud
to present the discussion - Godfather of Harlem

Announcer: WLIB is proud to present the discussion

When Betty
was in Chicago, - Godfather of Harlem

When Betty was in Chicago,

A guy that walks into our --
to my block, huh? - Godfather of Harlem

A guy that walks into our -- to my block, huh?

And Minister Malcolm X
from the Nation -- - Godfather of Harlem

And Minister Malcolm X from the Nation --

Powell:
These last three digits - Godfather of Harlem

Powell: These last three digits

When men of your stripeget political, - Godfather of Harlem

When men of your stripeget political,

"Bowery Lane
Holding Corporation." - Godfather of Harlem

"Bowery Lane Holding Corporation."

Congressmen Powell, - Godfather of Harlem

Congressmen Powell,

Guy walks out
into my street -- - Godfather of Harlem

Guy walks out into my street --

I thought I was
gonna break a tooth. - Godfather of Harlem

I thought I was gonna break a tooth.

We'll have a million-man armyto fight oppression. - Godfather of Harlem

We'll have a million-man armyto fight oppression.

Powell: Nonviolence demands
that the means we use - Godfather of Harlem

Powell: Nonviolence demands that the means we use

Puts a bomb
under mycar! - Godfather of Harlem

Puts a bomb under mycar!

I wasn't aware
Betty came to see you. - Godfather of Harlem

I wasn't aware Betty came to see you.

And when I do, I will put those
buildings into receivership, - Godfather of Harlem

And when I do, I will put those buildings into receivership,

A number that most often
results in a lost dollar. - Godfather of Harlem

A number that most often results in a lost dollar.

Brother,you were slow to get married - Godfather of Harlem

Brother,you were slow to get married

What? Uh, you know,it keeps the Feds off my back. - Godfather of Harlem

What? Uh, you know,it keeps the Feds off my back.

This is about one thing
and one thing only -- Harlem. - Godfather of Harlem

This is about one thing and one thing only -- Harlem.

What the congressman
is saying is -- - Godfather of Harlem

What the congressman is saying is --

Man on TV: Here is
a bulletin from CBS News. - Godfather of Harlem

Man on TV: Here is a bulletin from CBS News.

But once in a while, - Godfather of Harlem

But once in a while,

Malcolm X:
To accuse us of violence - Godfather of Harlem

Malcolm X: To accuse us of violence

It's your strat-- - Godfather of Harlem

It's your strat--

If the President
wants my support, - Godfather of Harlem

If the President wants my support,

In Dallas, Texas,
three shots were fired - Godfather of Harlem

In Dallas, Texas, three shots were fired

Is there nothing that I can doto change your mind? - Godfather of Harlem

Is there nothing that I can doto change your mind?

I just wish Jack Kennedy
had as much regard - Godfather of Harlem

I just wish Jack Kennedy had as much regard

What was it you said, Joe, whenI agreed to giving you the docks - Godfather of Harlem

What was it you said, Joe, whenI agreed to giving you the...

Get that white boy? - Godfather of Harlem

Get that white boy?

Because everybody is whispering
behind your back in bingo now. - Godfather of Harlem

Because everybody is whispering behind your back in bingo no...

I admit,
she gets furious - Godfather of Harlem

I admit, she gets furious

Most assuredly not. - Godfather of Harlem

Most assuredly not.

I knew that cat
before he changed his name, - Godfather of Harlem

I knew that cat before he changed his name,

The first reports say
that President Kennedy - Godfather of Harlem

The first reports say that President Kennedy

Ha. Pot calling the kettle
black, wouldn't you say? - Godfather of Harlem

Ha. Pot calling the kettle black, wouldn't you say?

And just like Jesus was betrayed - Godfather of Harlem

And just like Jesus was betrayed

It's a bunch of niggersanyway." - Godfather of Harlem

It's a bunch of niggersanyway."

Kramer: We seized three keys.
The buyback's $20,000 a key. - Godfather of Harlem

Kramer: We seized three keys. The buyback's $20,000 a k...

There has been an attempt,
as perhaps you know now, - Godfather of Harlem

There has been an attempt, as perhaps you know now,

Now, maybe my constituent
support will dissipate, - Godfather of Harlem

Now, maybe my constituent support will dissipate,

I'm moving shitloadsof your dope. - Godfather of Harlem

I'm moving shitloadsof your dope.

Hey, three weeks ago
you gave Bumpy Johnson - Godfather of Harlem

Hey, three weeks ago you gave Bumpy Johnson

Or appropriate punishmentfor your lack of humility? - Godfather of Harlem

Or appropriate punishmentfor your lack of humility?

You can walk around
the neighborhood like a strunz. - Godfather of Harlem

You can walk around the neighborhood like a strunz.

...by a government
and police force - Godfather of Harlem

...by a government and police force

He was wounded in an automobile - Godfather of Harlem

He was wounded in an automobile

Your guy only got arrested
by beat cops, not us. - Godfather of Harlem

Your guy only got arrested by beat cops, not us.

Malcolm X: If we want to be
accepted in this America, - Godfather of Harlem

Malcolm X: If we want to be accepted in this America,

Honorable Elijah: I read
The New York Timesarticle - Godfather of Harlem

Honorable Elijah: I read The New York Timesarticle

They've been taken
to Parkland Hospital there, - Godfather of Harlem

They've been taken to Parkland Hospital there,

Jack -- You know Jack has
the greatest respect for you, - Godfather of Harlem

Jack -- You know Jack has the greatest respect for you,

I established
the entire narcotics trade, - Godfather of Harlem

I established the entire narcotics trade,

The fuck?If one of yours
gets pinched, - Godfather of Harlem

The fuck?If one of yours gets pinched,

Malcolm X:Yes, we, uh, send former addictsout fishing for other addicts. - Godfather of Harlem

Malcolm X:Yes, we, uh, send former addictsout fishing for...

Yeah. You know,
don't think I don't know - Godfather of Harlem

Yeah. You know, don't think I don't know

We have not been told
their condition at Dallas - Godfather of Harlem

We have not been told their condition at Dallas

Now, I am against
numbers betting in any form. - Godfather of Harlem

Now, I am against numbers betting in any form.

On that point, minister,
word has come to me - Godfather of Harlem

On that point, minister, word has come to me

It's humiliating
is what it is. - Godfather of Harlem

It's humiliating is what it is.

You got the best dope pipeline
you ever had, - Godfather of Harlem

You got the best dope pipeline you ever had,

He said up, motherfuckers!Move. Move. Move! - Godfather of Harlem

He said up, motherfuckers!Move. Move. Move!

But until the day the numbers - Godfather of Harlem

But until the day the numbers

Look, you sell to Johnsonor anyone else, - Godfather of Harlem

Look, you sell to Johnsonor anyone else,

Well, things are
a little hot right now, - Godfather of Harlem

Well, things are a little hot right now,

It is a picture taken
just moments -- - Godfather of Harlem

It is a picture taken just moments --

How long we gonna keep up
this big sister act? - Godfather of Harlem

How long we gonna keep up this big sister act?

Godfather of Harlem poster

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A gangster named Bumpy Johnson makes his way in Harlem during the 1960s. A TV prequel to the 2007 film, 'American Gangster', which centered on the criminal enterprise of Frank Lucas.

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Director: N/A

Writer: Chris Brancato, Paul Eckstein

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Genre: crime, drama

Year: 2019

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 8.1

BoxOffice:

Released: 29 Sep 2019

Awards: Won 1 Primetime Emmy. 2 wins & 23 nominations total

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