A Rage in Harlem

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A Rage in Harlem (3-May-1991)

Director: Bill Duke

Writers: John Toles-Bey; Bobby Crawford

From novel: A Rage in Harlem by Chester Himes

Music by: Elmer Bernstein

Producers: Stephen Woolley; Kerry Boyle

Keywords: Crime/Comedy, New York, Harlem

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Robin Givens Actor 27-Nov-1964 Darlene on Head of the Class

Danny Glover Actor 22-Jul-1946 Lethal Weapon

Screamin' Jay Hawkins Musician 18-Jul-1929 12-Feb-2000 I Put a Spell on You

Gregory Hines Dancer 14-Feb-1946 9-Aug-2003 Tap dancer

Helen Martin Actor 23-Jul-1909 25-Mar-2000 Pearl Shay on 227

Zakes Mokae Actor 5-Aug-1935 The Serpent and the Rainbow

Wendell Pierce Actor 8-Dec-1962 Det. Moreland on The Wire

George Wallace Comic 21-Jul-1952 Vegas standup comic

Forest Whitaker Actor 15-Jul-1961 Ghost Dog

CAST

Forest Whitaker ... Jackson
Gregory Hines ... Goldy
Robin Givens ... Imabelle
Zakes Mokae ... Big Kathy
Badja Djola ... Slim
John Toles-Bey ... Jodie
Tyler Collins ... Teena
Ron Taylor ... Hank
Samm-Art Williams ... Gus Parsons
Stack Pierce ... Coffin Ed
George Wallace ... Grave Digger
Willard E. Pugh ... Claude X
Helen Martin ... Mrs. Canfield
Wendell Pierce ... Louis
Danny Glover ... Easy Money
T. K. Carter ... Smitty
Leonard Jackson ... Mr. Clay
Reynaldo Rey ... Blind Man
Clebert Ford ... Porter
John Seitz ... Lester Banton
Jack Beatty ... Sheriff
Birdie M. Hale ... Domestic #1
Olivette Miller-Briggs ... Domestic #2
Beatrice Winde ... Clerk
John W. Hardy ... Rev. Gaines
Anthonia Dotson ... Female Mourner
Ernest Perry, Jr. ... Jackie
James Spinks ... Bartender
Cornelius Stafford ... Weasel
Tracy A. Taylor ... Skanky Whore
Jesse James Turnbow ... Will Kill
James Copeland ... Jailer
Jonathan Booker ... Doorman
Kevin Ruthven ... Bus Driver
William L. Schwarber ... Goon
Tasha O'Bryant ... Minna
Arthur Burghardt ... Bo
Eugene Robinson, Jr. ... Pop
Kipp Cochran ... Cop
Robert Woods, Jr. ... Henchman
Screamin' Jay Hawkins ... Himself
Chorus Dancers
Leslie Dockery ... Chorus Dancer
Edgar Godineaux, Jr. ... Chorus Dancer
Kimberly Hester ... Chorus Dancer
Hajna O. Moss ...
Joni Palmer ... Chorus Dancer
John Parks ... Chorus Dancer
Herbert Rawlins ... Chorus Dancer
Romelle Reaux ... Chorus Dancer
Mike Roscoe ... Chorus Dancer
Kiki Shepard ... Chorus Dancer
Wynonna Smith ... Chorus Dancer

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