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By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem - Full Cast & Crew

2020-2020
1 Season
Documentary, Music

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By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem is a four-part docu-series that brings to life the dramatic true story of America’s Black Mecca and its vibrant musical landscape during the years of Bumpy Johnson’s rise and reign.

Actor

20 Credits

Jamal Joseph

Self - Activist

Courtland Cox

Self - SNCC Activist, Self - SNCC Lead Organizer, March on Washington

Herb Boyd

Self - Journalist and Educator

James Small

Self - Pan-African Activist & Scholar

Denise Oliver-Velez

Self - Activist, Self - Harlem Activist, Self - Harlem Activist, Young Lord, Self - Young Lord

Giancarlo Esposito

Adam Clayton Powell Jr., Self - Actor

Gary Bartz

Self - Jazz Saxophonist

Warren Smith

Self - Jazz Percussionist

Joe Bataan

Self - Harlem Resident, Self - Harlem Resident & Boogaloo Musician, Self - Musician

Eunice Townsend

Self - Harlem Resident

Al Sharpton

Self - Founder of National Action Network

Martha Reeves

Self - Singer

Robin Clark

Self - Singer, Self - Harlem Resident

Felipe Luciano

Self - Poet & Activist, Self - Activist

Forest Whitaker

Self - Actor, Bumpy Johnson, Godfather of Harlem

Billy Mitchell

Self - Apollo Theater Historian, Self - Apollo Historian

Nile Rodgers

Self - Musician, Self - Musician and Black Panther, Self - Musician, Composer and Producer

Adger W. Cowans

Self - Photographer

Carlos Alomar

Self - Harlem Resident, Self - Musician

A. Peter Bailey

Self - Journalist, Self - Malcolm X Supporter