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The Sophisticated Gents (1981)

The Sophisticated Gents

The 25-year reunion of members of a black athletic-social club brings together nine of its members for the first time to honor their old coach but is marred by a murder investigation involving one of the gents.

The Sophisticated Gents

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Sonny Jim Gaines

Sonny Jim Gaines

as Coach Charles 'Chappie' Davis

as Richard 'Bubbles' Wiggins

as Shurley Walker

Thalmus Rasulala

Thalmus Rasulala

as Kenneth 'Snake' Dobson

as Ezra 'Chops' Jackson

Raymond St. Jacques

Raymond St. Jacques

as D'Artagnan 'Dart' Parks

as Clarence 'Clare' Henderson

Melvin Van Peebles

Melvin Van Peebles

as Walter 'Moon' Porter

Dick Anthony Williams

Dick Anthony Williams

as Ralph Joplin

as Christine Jackson

as Onetha Wiggins

as Evelyn Evers

as Sandra Dobson

Janet MacLachlan

Janet MacLachlan

as Diane Walker

as Simone Parks

Denise Nicholas

Denise Nicholas

as Pat Henderson

Marlene Warfield

Marlene Warfield

as Det. Swoop Ferguson

as Vice Detective Collins

Robert Earl Jones

Robert Earl Jones

as Big Ralph Joplin

as Renee Marcus

as Mayor Farrington

Charles Blackwell

Charles Blackwell

as Wilbur Marcus

as Mickey Mouse

as Slash Kwalick

as Wally Griggs

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Season 1

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