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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. A TV prequel to the 2007 film, 'American Gangster', which centered on the criminal enterprise of Frank Lucas.
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- 2019-09-29
- Crime, Drama
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- Who Was Bumpy Johnson?
- Who Was Vincent “Chin” Gigante?
- What Was The Nature of Bumpy Johnson’s Real-Life Relationship with Malcolm X?
- What Was Johnson’s Life Like as A Family Man?
- Was Vincent Gigante’s Daughter’S Forbidden Love True?
- Is The Show’S Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali Storyline True?
- Did Johnson Ever Cross Paths with Rev. Adam Clayton Powell Jr.?
Ellsworth Raymond Johnson was born in Charleston, S.C., on Oct. 31, 1905. He was given the nickname “Bumpy” as a young boy due to a bump on the back of his head. Johnson’s family moved north when he was 10 to avoid a lynch mob when his older brother was accused of killing a white man. He went on to move in with his sister in Harlem when he was a te...
InGodfather of Harlem, Vincent “Chin” Gigante (Vincent D’onofrio) is Johnson’s main antagonist upon his return from prison—constantly undermining Johnson’s attempts to regain control of Harlem. Gigante has long been considered one of New York City’s most infamous mobsters. Born in 1928 in Manhattan, Gigante got the nickname “Chin” from his mother, ...
In Godfather of Harlem, when Johnson returns from Alcatraz, he is greeted by old friend “Detroit Red,” a.k.a. Malcolm X. Malcolm X (Nigél Thatch) approaches Johnson to help him clean up the streets after the Italian mob has inundated Harlem with heroin. With Johnson’s guns and Malcolm X’s soldiers from the Nation of Islam, the pair take on the Geno...
Godfather of Harlemdelves into Johnson’s complicated family life, particularly with his daughter Elise. Elise (Antoinette Crowe-Legacy) is portrayed as a shoplifting heroin addict and it is revealed that Johnson and his wife Mayme decide to raise Elise’s daughter, Margaret, as their own, keeping her true lineage a secret from her. Elise’s addiction...
One of the main storylines of the show is the star-crossed love story between Gigante’s 22-year-old daughter Stella (Lucy Fry) and local black musician Teddy Greene (Kelvin Harrison Jr.). Greene’s mother reaches out to Johnson to separate the pair, due to the danger their relationship poses to Greene’s life. The show does accurately portray the dan...
In Godfather of Harlem, a 21-year-old Muhammad Ali, still going by Cassius Clay, is in Harlem to promote his 1963 fight with Doug Jones. Clay meets with Malcolm X to discuss his decisionto go public with his Islamic faithbut is told by the activist to keep his religion secret until he is the heavyweight champ because he could be denied a boxing lic...
Rev. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. plays a major role in the show as one of Johnson’s more powerful allies. The pair initially team up when Powell needs Johnson to use his connections to Italian mobster Frank Costello to pull strings to aid his congressional re-election bid. Powell is portrayed as offering Johnson his federal law enforcement connections ...
- Gina Martinez
Sep 26, 2019 · In Godfather of Harlem, when Johnson returns from Alcatraz, he is greeted by old friend “Detroit Red,” a.k.a. Malcolm X.. Malcolm X (Nigél Thatch) approaches Johnson to help him clean up the ...
Aug 14, 2021 · Updated March 12, 2024. Known for being a fearsome crime boss, Ellsworth Raymond "Bumpy" Johnson ruled the Harlem neighborhood of New York City in the mid-20th century. For more than 30 years, Bumpy Johnson was famous for being one of New York City’s most revered — and feared — crime bosses.
- Hannah Mckennett
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Godfather of Harlem tells the fictionalised story of 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 must take on the Genovese crime family to regain control.
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Mar 13, 2023 · With a working knowledge that Malcolm X (Jason Alan Carvell) is in the crosshairs of both the CIA and FBI, Bumpy Johnson (Forest Whitaker) spends much of Godfather of Harlem season 3 episode 8 trying to save the civil rights leader from a dangerous political plot to assassinate him and Argentine Communist and Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara ...
Sep 16, 2019 · Johnson remains captivating, as depicted in “The Godfather of Harlem” premiering Sept. 29 on Epix. Forest Whitaker plays the crime boss who fights the Mafia in a bloody war to control drugs...
