The Cotton Club

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The Cotton Club (14-Dec-1984)

Director: Francis Ford Coppola

Writers: Francis Ford Coppola; William Kennedy; Mario Puzo

From novel: The Cotton Club by James Haskins

Original Music Composed and Conducted by: John Barry

Producer: Robert Evans

Keywords: Drama, Dance, Jazz, Harlem

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Dayton Allen Actor 24-Sep-1919 11-Nov-2004 Voice actor

Julian Beck Actor 31-May-1925 14-Sep-1985 Rev. Kane in Poltergeist II

Nicolas Cage Actor 7-Jan-1964 Leaving Las Vegas

Bill Cobbs Actor 16-Jun-1935 Tony on The Drew Carey Show

Sofia Coppola Film Director 14-May-1971 Lost in Translation

Joe Dallesandro Actor 31-Dec-1948 Took a walk on the wild side

Giancarlo Esposito Actor 26-Apr-1958 Gus Fring on Breaking Bad

Laurence Fishburne Actor 30-Jul-1961 The Matrix

Allen Garfield Actor 22-Nov-1939 Cry Uncle!

Richard Gere Actor 31-Aug-1949 American Gigolo

Bill Graham Business 8-Jan-1931 25-Oct-1991 Rock & roll promoter

Jennifer Grey Actor 26-Mar-1960 Dirty Dancing

Fred Gwynne Actor 10-Jul-1926 2-Jul-1993 Herman on The Munsters

Jackée Harry Actor 14-Aug-1956 Sandra Clark on 227

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

Bob Hoskins Actor 26-Oct-1942 29-Apr-2014 Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

Diane Lane Actor 22-Jan-1965 A Walk on the Moon

Lonette McKee Actor 22-Jul-1954 Maggie Davis on Third Watch

James Remar Actor 31-Dec-1953 The Warriors

James Russo Actor 23-Apr-1953 The Box

Tucker Smallwood Actor 22-Feb-1944 Space: Above and Beyond

Woody Strode Actor 28-Jul-1914 31-Dec-1994 Sergeant Rutledge

Mario Van Peebles Actor 15-Jan-1957 Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

Diane Venora Actor 10-Aug-1952 Bird

Gwen Verdon Dancer 16-Jan-1925 18-Oct-2000 Damn Yankees

Tom Waits Singer/Songwriter 7-Dec-1949 Heartattack and Vine

CAST

Richard Gere ... Dixie Dwyer
Gregory Hines ... Sandman Williams
Diane Lane ... Vera Cicero
Lonette McKee ... Lila Rose Oliver
Bob Hoskins ... Owney Madden
James Remar ... Dutch Schultz
Nicolas Cage ... Vincent Dwyer
Allen Garfield ... Abbadabba Berman
Fred Gwynne ... Frenchy Demange
Gwen Verdon ... Tish Dwyer
Lisa Jane Persky ... Frances Flegenheimer
Maurice Hines ... Clay Williams
Julian Beck ... Sol Weinstein
Novella Nelson ... Madame St. Clair
Laurence Fishburne ... Bumpy Rhodes
John Ryan ... Joe Flynn
Tom Waits ... Irving Stark
Ron Karabatsos ... Mike Best
Glenn Withrow ... Ed Popke
Jennifer Grey ... Patsy Dwyer
Wynonna Smith ... Winnie Williams
Thelma Carpenter ... Norma Williams
Charles "Honi" Coles ... Suger Coates
Larry Marshall ... Cab Calloway
Joe Dallesandro ... Charles "Lucky" Luciano
Ed O'Ross ... Monk
Frederick Downs, Jr. ... Sullen Man
Diane Venora ... Gloria Swanson
Tucker Smallwood ... Kid Griffin
Woody Strode ... Holmes
Bill Graham ... J. W.
Dayton Allen ... Solly
Kim Chan ... Ling
Ed Rowan ... Messiah
Leonard Termo ... Danny
George Cantero ... Vince Hood
Brian Tarantina ... Vince Hood
Bruce MacVittie ... Vince Hood
James Russo ... Vince Hood
Giancarlo Esposito ... Bumpy Hood
Bruce Hubbard ... Bumpy Hood
Rony Clanton ... Caspar Holstein
Damien Leake ... Bub Jewett
Bill Cobbs ... Big Joe Ison
Joe Lynn ... Marcial Flores
Oscar Barnes ... Spanish Henry
Edward Zang ... Hotel Clerk
Sandra Beall ... Myrtle Fay
Zane Mark ... Duke Ellington
Tom Signorelli ... Butch Murdock
Paul Herman ... Policeman #1
Randle Mell ... Policeman #2
Steve Vignari ... Trigger Mike Coppola
Susan Mechsner ... Gypsie
Gregory Rozakis ... Charlie Chaplin
Marc Coppola ... Ted Husing
Norma Jean Darden ... Elda Webb
Robert Earl Jones ... Stage Door Joe
Vincent Jerosa ... James Cagney
Rosalind Harris ... Fanny Brice
Children in Street
Steve Cafiso ... Child in Street
John Cafiso ... Child in Street
Sofia Coppola ... Child in Street
Ninon Digiorgio ... Child in Street
Daria Hines ... Child in Street
Patricia LeTang ... Child in Street
Christopher Lewis ... Child in Street
Danielle Osborne ... Child in Street
Jason Papalardo ... Child in Street
Demetrius Pena ... Child in Street
Singers
Priscilla Baskerville ... Singer
Ethel Beatty ... Singer
Larry Marshall ... Singer
Sydney Goldsmith ... Singer
Hoofers
James "Buster" Brown ... Hoofer
Ralph Brown ... Hoofer
Harold Cromer ... Hoofer
Bubba Gaines ... Hoofer
George Hillman ... Hoofer
Henry "Phace" Roberts ... Hoofer
Howard "Sandman" Sims ... Hoofer
Jimmy Slide ... Hoofer
Henry LeTang ... Hoofer
Charles Young ... Hoofer
Tip, Tap, & Toe
Skip Cunningham ... Tip, Tap & Toe
Luther Fontaine ... Tip, Tap & Toe
Jan Mickens ... Tip, Tap & Toe
Dancers
Lydia Abarca ... Dancer
Sarita Allen ... Dancer
Tracey Bass ... Dancer
Jacquelyn Bird ... Dancer
Ethel Beatty ... Dancer
Shirley Black-Brown ... Dancer
Jhoe Breedlove ... Dancer
Lester Brown ... Dancer
Leslie Caldwell ... Dancer
Melanie Caldwell ... Dancer
Benny Clory ... Dancer
Sherri Cowart ... Dancer
Karen DiBianco ... Dancer
Cisco Drayton ... Dancer
Ann Duquesnay ... Dancer
Carla Earle ... Dancer
Wendy Edmead ... Dancer
Debbie Fitts ... Dancer
Ruddy Garner ... Dancer
Ruthanna Graves ... Dancer
Terri Griffin ... Dancer
Robin Harmon ... Dancer
Jackee Harry ... Dancer
Sonya Hensley ... Dancer
Dave Jackson ... Dancer
Gail Kendricks ... Dancer
Christina Kumi Kimball ... Dancer
Mary Beth Kurdock ... Dancer
Alde Lewis ... Dancer
Paula Lynn ... Dancer
Bernard Manners ... Dancer
Bernard Marsh ... Dancer
David McHarris ... Dancer
Delores McHarris ... Dancer
Vody Najac ... Dancer
Viewma Negromonte ... Dancer
Alice Anne Oakes ... Dancer
Anne Palmer ... Dancer
Julie Pars ... Dancer
Antonia Pettiford ... Dancer
Valerie Pettiford ... Dancer
Janet Powell ... Dancer
Renee Rodriguez ... Dancer
Tracey Ross ... Dancer
Kiki Shepard ... Dancer
Gay Thomas ... Dancer
Mario Van Peebles ... Dancer
Rima Vetter ... Dancer
Karen Wadkins ... Dancer
Ivery Wheeler ... Dancer
Donald Williams ... Dancer
Alexis Wilson ... Dancer

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