Hoodlum
1997In 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.
Acted in
Laurence Fishburne
as Bumpy Johnson
Tim Roth
as Dutch Schultz
Vanessa Williams
as Francine Hughes
Andy García
as Lucky Luciano
Cicely Tyson
as Stephanie St. Clair
Chi McBride
as Illinois Gordon
Clarence Williams III
as Bub Hewlett
Richard Bradford
as Captain Foley
William Atherton
as Thomas E. Dewey
Loretta Devine
as Pigfoot Mary
Queen Latifah
as Sulie
Mike Starr
as Albert Salke
Beau Starr
as Jules Salke
Paul Benjamin
as Whispers
Joe Guzaldo
as Bo Weinberg
Ed O'Ross
as Lulu Rosenkrantz
J.W. Smith
as Calvin
Eddie Bo Smith Jr.
as Tee-Ninchy
John Toles-Bey
as Vallie
David Darlow
as Johnny 'Figures' DiPalmero
Steve Pickering
as Lucky's Henchman
Ellis Foster
as Undertaker
Bill Henderson
as Mr. Redmond
Juan Ramírez
as Enrique 'Henry' Miro
Tony Fitzpatrick
as Dutch's Driver
Robert Cornelius
as Hobo
Tab Baker
as Willie Brunder
Joe Van Slyke
as Warden
Daniel Bryant
as Hep-Cat Man
Don James
as Piano Man
Sulanya 'Sue' Conway
as Miss Philmore
Paul Eckstein
as Dutch's Thug
Christian Payton
as Jimmy
Jackie Taylor
as Mrs. Andrews
Dick Gjonola
as Owney Madden
David Nisbet
as Man in Cotton Club
Nancy Nickel
as Woman in Cotton Club
Ted Love
as Runner
Kenya Cagle
as Runner
Jim Saltouros
as Lieutenant
Marc Vann
as Dutch's Liquor Henchman
Cheridah Best
as Prostitute
Colin Bradley Sylvester
as Chee Chee
Iris Lieberman
as Female Prison Guard
Leonard Roberts
as Tyrone
John M. Watson Sr.
as Manager of Pool Hall
Lisa C. Boltauzer
as Dancer
Michael McCary
as Osgood
Erik Kilpatrick
as Security Guard
Demetrice O'Neal
as Singer
Tony Powell
as Rent Party Singer
Kevyn Morrow
as Waldo / Church Conductor
Louis Price
as Church Singer
Vernon Oliver Price
as Church Singer
Laurnea Wilkerson
as Cotton Club Singer
Tony Rich
as Duke Ellington
Kim Adams
as Show Girl
David A. Jansen
as Doorman
Fred Nelson
as Sideline Musician
Robert Keating
as Luciano's Mob Boss
Charles Koysta
as Luciano's Mob Boss
Joe Testa
as Luciano's Mob Boss
Rocky McCord
as Luciano's Mob Boss
Sheridan Bailey
as Bamville Club Dancer
Tiffani Glass
as Bamville Club Dancer / Rent Party Dancer
Kirby Reed
as Bamville Club Dancer
Elaine McLaurin
as Bamville Club Dancer
Lazette Rayford O'Brien
as Bamville Club Dancer
J. Michael Jones
as Bamville Club Dancer / Rent Party Dancer
Vanessa Truvillion
as Bamville Club Dancer
Le Von Campbell
as Bamville Club Dancer
Ron Wilson
as Bamville Club Dancer
Carrie
as Bamville Club Dancer
Monique S. Young Johnson
as Bamville Club Dancer
Will Gill Jr.
as Bamville Club Dancer
Elana Anderson
as Bamville Club Dancer
James Lacey
as Bamville Club Dancer
J. Todd
as Bamville Club Dancer
Sharon Kimbrough
as Bamville Club Dancer
Darryl Kent Clark
as Bamville Club Dancer
Albert Adams
as Bamville Club Dancer
Sandra Hodge-Hampton
as Rent Party Dancer
Delphine T. Mantz
as Rent Party Dancer
Darryl Manuel
as Rent Party Dancer
Barbara Koval
as Cotton Club Dancer
Chekesha Van Putten
as Cotton Club Dancer
Matagi Booker
as Cotton Club Dancer
Sharon Ferrol-Young
as Cotton Club Dancer
Tammi Cave
as Cotton Club Dancer
Magda Rivera
as Cotton Club Dancer
Ashley Cie Thompson
as Cotton Club Dancer
Donna M. Perkins
as Cotton Club Dancer
Daryl Richardson
as Cotton Club Dancer
Andy-John
as Driver (uncredited)
Joe Caballero
as Hector (uncredited)
Thomas F. Evans
as Hotel Resident (uncredited)
Anthony W. Johnson
as Dancer (uncredited)
Isley Nicole Melton
as Party Girl (uncredited)
Dominic Paolo Testa
as Prostitute Patron (uncredited)