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A government agent with martial-arts expertise goes after the Mafia.
1974
English
Crime Drama
Action/adventure
Martial Arts
Comedy
Crime
Cast & Crew
Jim Kelly
(Actor)
.. Black Belt Jones
Gloria Hendry
(Actor)
.. Sydney
Scatman Crothers
(Actor)
.. Pop Byrd
Alan Weeks
(Actor)
.. Toppy
Eric Laneuville
(Actor)
.. Quincy
Andre Phillipe
(Actor)
.. Don
Vincent Barbi
(Actor)
.. Big Tuna
Nate Esformes
(Actor)
.. Roberts
Malik Carter
(Actor)
.. Pinky
Mel Novak
(Actor)
.. Blue Eyes
Eddie Smith
(Actor)
.. Oscar
Alex Brown
(Actor)
.. Plumber
Clarence Barnes
(Actor)
.. Tango
Earl Brown
(Actor)
.. Jelly
Esther Sutherland
(Actor)
.. Lucy
Sid Kaiser
(Actor)
.. Ellis
Doug Sides
(Actor)
.. Militant
Andre Philippe
(Actor)
.. Don Steffano
Earl Jolly Brown
(Actor)
.. Jelly
Jac Emil
(Actor)
.. Marv the Butcher
Wayne Musgrove
(Actor)
.. Brother Blake
Ray C. Davis
(Actor)
.. Bogart No. 3
Leroy Wofford
(Actor)
.. Brother Parris Johnson
Earl Maynard
(Actor)
.. Junebug
Marla Gibbs
(Actor)
.. Bartender
Henry Kingi
(Actor)
.. Billboard Worker
Ted Lange
(Actor)
.. Militant
Robert Wall
(Actor)
.. Mob Henchmen
James Wheaton
(Actor)
.. Eulogizing Minister
Donnie Williams
(Actor)
More Information
Did You Know..
Jim Kelly
(Actor)
.. Black Belt Jones
Born:
May 01, 1946
Died: June 29, 2013
Died: June 29, 2013
Trivia:
Black lead actor, onscreen from the '70s.
Gloria Hendry
(Actor)
.. Sydney
Born:
March 03, 1949
Scatman Crothers
(Actor)
.. Pop Byrd
Born:
May 23, 1910
Died: November 26, 1986
Died: November 26, 1986
Trivia:
African- American entertainer Scatman Crothers supported himself as a drummer throughout his high-school years. He formed a popular dance band, playing successful engagements even in the whitest of white communities, regaling audiences with his free-form "scat singing." In the formative years of television, Crothers became the first black performer to host a TV musical program in Los Angeles. He made his movie debut in the 1951 minstrel-show pastiche Yes Sir, Mr. Bones (1951). The best of his 1950s film appearances was as Dan Dailey's medicine-show partner in Meet Me at the Fair (1952). For the next three decades, Crother's movie roles varied in size; he was seen to best advantage as the concerned handyman in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980). Adult TV fans will remember Scatman Crothers as Louie the garbageman on the 1970s sitcom Chico and the Man; Crothers also did voice-over work in the title role of the Saturday morning cartoon series Hong Kong Phooey.
Alan Weeks
(Actor)
.. Toppy
Born:
January 01, 1948
Eric Laneuville
(Actor)
.. Quincy
Andre Phillipe
(Actor)
.. Don
Died:
April 29, 2007
Vincent Barbi
(Actor)
.. Big Tuna
Born:
January 11, 1912
Nate Esformes
(Actor)
.. Roberts
Born:
May 15, 1933
Malik Carter
(Actor)
.. Pinky
Mel Novak
(Actor)
.. Blue Eyes
Born:
June 16, 1942
Trivia:
American actor Mel Novak played leads in a number of low-budget actioners during the '70s and '80s. He was once a professional athlete.
Eddie Smith
(Actor)
.. Oscar
Born:
January 01, 1924
Died: June 24, 2005
Died: June 24, 2005
Alex Brown
(Actor)
.. Plumber
Clarence Barnes
(Actor)
.. Tango
Earl Brown
(Actor)
.. Jelly
Esther Sutherland
(Actor)
.. Lucy
Born:
January 01, 1931
Died: January 01, 1986
Died: January 01, 1986
Trivia:
African-American singer, musician, and actress Esther Sutherland worked on stage, screen, and television.
Sid Kaiser
(Actor)
.. Ellis
Doug Sides
(Actor)
.. Militant
Andre Philippe
(Actor)
.. Don Steffano
Born:
November 03, 1927
Earl Jolly Brown
(Actor)
.. Jelly
Born:
October 18, 1939
Jac Emil
(Actor)
.. Marv the Butcher
Wayne Musgrove
(Actor)
.. Brother Blake
Ray C. Davis
(Actor)
.. Bogart No. 3
Leroy Wofford
(Actor)
.. Brother Parris Johnson
Earl Maynard
(Actor)
.. Junebug
Birthplace: Carrington's Village, Barbados
Trivia:
Emigrated to London at the age of 18 to compete in the Mr. Universe competition. Got his big break when he met a wrestling promoter while enlisted in the British Royal Air Force. Wrestled professionally in Pacific Northwest Wrestling and Stampede Wrestling in North America. Won the 1964 Universe Championships Pro-NABBAA bodybuilding competition.
Marla Gibbs
(Actor)
.. Bartender
Born:
June 14, 1931
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Trivia:
Was employed by a major airline when she was cast on The Jeffersons; continued working for the airline during her first few seasons on the show. Is also a singer; released an album, It's Never Too Late, in 2006. Reunited with actress Regina King, who played her daughter on the 1980s sitcom 227, in a 2012 episode of Southland.
Henry Kingi
(Actor)
.. Billboard Worker
Born:
December 02, 1943
Ted Lange
(Actor)
.. Militant
Born:
January 05, 1948
Birthplace: Oakland, California, United States
Birthplace: Oakland, California, United States
Trivia:
For millions of Americans, the prime-time situation comedy The Love Boat will be forever inseparable from the image of Ted Lange, an actor cast for nine seasons as the genial Isaac the Bartender on the Pacific Princess luxury liner and trademarked by his iconic "two-finger drop" greeting. Yet Lange's portrayal of Isaac scarcely hinted at the actor's dexterity or dramatic range. In truth, this actor received classical dramatic training at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, and would go on, after the Princess took its final voyage in September 1986, to establish himself as a revered creative force in regional theater.Lange initially broke into films with many portrayals in Hollywood programmers during the early '70s, including Trick Baby (1972), Blade (1972), and Black Belt Jones (1974), and landed a regular role in the one-season ethnic sitcom That's My Mama (1974), as a streetwise philosopher opposite Clifton Davis (Amen) and Theresa Merritt. The Love Boat, of course, brought Lange his most widespread recognition; nonetheless (as indicated), he hearkened back to his theatrical roots beginning in the late '80s and divided his time between writing, directing, and stage acting roles. His resumé as a scribe sports at least 17 original plays including Lemon Meringue Facade, Behind the Mask -- An Evening with Paul Laurence Dunbar, and Evil Legacy -- The Story of Lucretia Borgia, while he has appeared dramatically in productions including Hair and Taming of the Shrew and has directed plays ranging from Othello to the rock & roll musical Born a Unicorn.
Robert Wall
(Actor)
.. Mob Henchmen
Born:
August 22, 1939
James Wheaton
(Actor)
.. Eulogizing Minister
Donnie Williams
(Actor)
