Hoodlum
August 27, 1997
Overview
In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and must resist an invasion from a merciless mobster.
Cast and crew
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Bill Duke
Director
Laurence Fishburne
Bumpy Johnson
Tim Roth
Dutch Schultz
Vanessa Williams
Francine Hughes
Andy García
Lucky Luciano
Cicely Tyson
Stephanie St. Clair
Chi McBride
Illinois Gordon
Clarence Williams III
Bub Hewlett
Richard Bradford
Captain Foley
William Atherton
Thomas E. Dewey
Loretta Devine
Pigfoot Mary
Queen Latifah
Sulie
Mike Starr
Albert Salke
Beau Starr
Jules Salke
Paul Benjamin
Whispers
Joe Guzaldo
Bo Weinberg
Ed O'Ross
Lulu Rosenkrantz
J.W. Smith
Calvin
EBSJ
Eddie Bo Smith Jr.
Tee-Ninchy
John Toles-Bey
Vallie
David Darlow
Johnny 'Figures' DiPalmero
Steve Pickering
Lucky's Henchman
EF
Ellis Foster
Undertaker
Bill Henderson
Mr. Redmond
Juan Ramírez
Enrique 'Henry' Miro
TF
Tony Fitzpatrick
Dutch's Driver
RC
Robert Cornelius
Hobo
TB
Tab Baker
Willie Brunder
JVS
Joe Van Slyke
Warden
DB
Daniel Bryant
Hep-Cat Man
DJ
Don James
Piano Man
S'C
Sulanya 'Sue' Conway
Miss Philmore
Paul Eckstein
Dutch's Thug
CP
Christian Payton
Jimmy
JT
Jackie Taylor
Mrs. Andrews
DG
Dick Gjonola
Owney Madden
DN
David Nisbet
Man in Cotton Club
NN
Nancy Nickel
Woman in Cotton Club
TL
Ted Love
Runner
KC
Kenya Cagle
Runner
JS
Jim Saltouros
Lieutenant
Marc Vann
Dutch's Liquor Henchman
CB
Cheridah Best
Prostitute
CBS
Colin Bradley Sylvester
Chee Chee
IL
Iris Lieberman
Female Prison Guard
Leonard Roberts
Tyrone
John M. Watson Sr.
Manager of Pool Hall
LCB
Lisa C. Boltauzer
Dancer
Michael McCary
Osgood
Erik Kilpatrick
Security Guard
DO
Demetrice O'Neal
Singer
TP
Tony Powell
Rent Party Singer
Kevyn Morrow
Waldo
LP
Louis Price
Church Singer
VOP
Vernon Oliver Price
Church Singer
LW
Laurnea Wilkerson
Cotton Club Singer
TR
Tony Rich
Duke Ellington
KA
Kim Adams
Show Girl
David A. Jansen
Doorman
FN
Fred Nelson
Sideline Musician
RK
Robert Keating
Luciano's Mob Boss
CK
Charles Koysta
Luciano's Mob Boss
JT
Joe Testa
Luciano's Mob Boss
RM
Rocky McCord
Luciano's Mob Boss
SB
Sheridan Bailey
Bamville Club Dancer
TG
Tiffani Glass
Bamville Club Dancer
KR
Kirby Reed
Bamville Club Dancer
EM
Elaine McLaurin
Bamville Club Dancer
LRO
Lazette Rayford O'Brien
Bamville Club Dancer
JMJ
J. Michael Jones
Bamville Club Dancer
VT
Vanessa Truvillion
Bamville Club Dancer
LVC
Le Von Campbell
Bamville Club Dancer
RW
Ron Wilson
Bamville Club Dancer
C
Carrie
Bamville Club Dancer
MSYJ
Monique S. Young Johnson
Bamville Club Dancer
WGJ
Will Gill Jr.
Bamville Club Dancer
EA
Elana Anderson
Bamville Club Dancer
JL
James Lacey
Bamville Club Dancer
JT
J. Todd
Bamville Club Dancer
SK
Sharon Kimbrough
Bamville Club Dancer
DKC
Darryl Kent Clark
Bamville Club Dancer
AA
Albert Adams
Bamville Club Dancer
SH
Sandra Hodge-Hampton
Rent Party Dancer
DTM
Delphine T. Mantz
Rent Party Dancer
DM
Darryl Manuel
Rent Party Dancer
BK
Barbara Koval
Cotton Club Dancer
Chekesha Van Putten
Cotton Club Dancer
MB
Matagi Booker
Cotton Club Dancer
SF
Sharon Ferrol-Young
Cotton Club Dancer
TC
Tammi Cave
Cotton Club Dancer
MR
Magda Rivera
Cotton Club Dancer
ACT
Ashley Cie Thompson
Cotton Club Dancer
DMP
Donna M. Perkins
Cotton Club Dancer
DR
Daryl Richardson
Cotton Club Dancer
Andy-John
Driver (uncredited)
JC
Joe Caballero
Hector (uncredited)
Thomas F. Evans
Hotel Resident (uncredited)
AWJ
Anthony W. Johnson
Dancer (uncredited)
Isley Nicole Melton
Party Girl (uncredited)
Dominic Paolo Testa
Prostitute Patron (uncredited)