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Godfather of Harlem (TV Series 2019– ) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Luis Guzmán. Alejandro 'El Guapo' Villabuena (3 Episodes) Roslyn Ruff. Delia Greene (3 Episodes) Clifton Davis. Honorable Elijah Muhammad (3 Episodes) Hank Strong. Big Dick Buster (2 Episodes) Marie Rose Baramo.
Godfather of Harlem - Full Cast & Crew. In the early 1960s, infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson returns from 10 years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles; with the...
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- 12 Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Teddy Greene
- 11 Rafi Gavron as Ernie Nunzi
- 10 Demi Singleton as Margaret Johnson
- 9 Paul Sorvino as Frank Costello
- 8 Erik Laray Harvey as Del Chance
- 7 Lucy Fry as Stella Gigante
- 6 Antoinette Crowe-Legacy as Elise Johnson
- 5 Giancarlo Esposito as Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
- 4 Ilfenesh Hadera as Mayme Johnson
- 3 Nigél Thatch as Malcolm X
Kelvin Harrison Jr. stars as Teddy Greene, an aspiring musician, and Stella Gigante’s boyfriend. Harlemdoes an excellent job setting the show’s stakes, and one of the worst acts Black characters can do is to date an Italian woman. Despite this well-established rule and much to Vincent’s dismay, Teddy and Stella are dating, and Kelvin’s bravery and ...
Ernie Nunzi is a violent enforcer for the Genovese crime family who’s introduced to audiences in the Season 2 episode “The Nitty Gritty.” Played by British-American actor Rafi Gavron, Ernie’s introduction quickly informs audiences that Ernie’s a dangerous man despite his charisma and charm. Suspicious of Stella’s claims of no longer being in a rela...
Newcomer Demi Singleton (no relation to the late, great John Singleton) plays Bumpy and Mayme Johnson’s granddaughter and Elise’s daughter, Margaret. Curious, bubbly, and somewhat mischievous, Margaret is portrayed as a bright young girl who loves her family — especially Bumpy, dearly. Despite his criminal lifestyle, Margaret’s scenes with Bumpy ty...
The late and sorely missed Paul Sorvino was renowned for his portrayals of authority figures on both sides of the law and as devoted father figures. A career spanning five decades, some of Sorvino’s more recognizable work includes performances in the films Cruising, Dick Tracy, Goodfellas, Nixon, Romeo + Juliet, and Money Talks. In Harlem, Sorvino ...
Del Chance is one of Bumpy Johnson’s most trusted enforcers. Austere, imposing, and sharp as a tack, Del is typically seen strategizing with Bumpy whenever he isn’t muscling their rivals for crucial information. Played by Erik LaRay Harvey, Del started as a recurring character before becoming a series regular from Season 2 onward. Harvey’s breakout...
While Stella Gigante isn’t an actual person, she is a composite of different women in Vincent “The Chin” Gigante’s life and has been repurposed into Vincent’s daughter. Australian actress Lucy Fryplays Stella, and the actress does an exceptional job bringing life to the character without a framework to base her on. One of the show’s most compelling...
Antoinette Crowe-Legacyplays Bumpy’s daughter Elise Johnson, a heroin addict who eventually gets clean through the Nation of Islam and joins the faith. When audiences are introduced to Elise, she’s seen perusing the streets of Harlem in search of her next heroin fix. However, she unexpectedly runs into her father and doesn’t recognize him. Elise’s ...
Beloved character actor Giancarlo Esposito is one of the most consistent actors of his generation. A Spike Lee regular, some of Esposito’s film credits include School Daze, Do the Right Thing, Mo’ Better Blues, Malcolm X, and The Usual Suspects. With Esposito’s enthralling performance as Gustavo Fring in Vince Gilligan’s Breaking Bad, the actor’s p...
They say that behind every great man is a great woman, and in Bumpy Johnson’s case, that couldn’t be more true. While Johnson is known for his criminal activities, he was also a husband, father, and grandfather. Born Mayme Hatcher, Mayme and Bumpy would eventually meet in 1948 when Johnson proposed to her almost immediately after meeting her. In Ha...
Malcolm Little, later el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz, was a Muslim leader, a prominent figure in the civil rights and human rights movements, husband, and father whose work and life have influenced countless generations since his assassination and untimely death in 1965. Eventually changing his name to Malcolm X after converting to the Nation of Islam, m...
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Loosely based on infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early 1960s returned from ten years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy attempts to regain his piece of Harlem.
Godfather of Harlem: Created by Chris Brancato, Paul Eckstein. With Forest Whitaker, Ilfenesh Hadera, Lucy Fry, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy. A gangster named Bumpy Johnson makes his way in Harlem during the 1960s.
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Season 2 finds Bumpy battling the New York Crime Families for control of the lucrative and murderous “French Connection,” the pipeline for heroin that runs from Marseilles to New York Harbor.
