Godfather of Harlem

The Straw Man

Directed by Lily Mariye
TV-MA
S4 • E3    Apr 26, 2025    50m
When the property for Bumpy's new club is being sold to a powerful, white real-estate developer, Bumpy must convince the black "Straw Man" to sell it to him instead; Mayme and Elise stage a protest at Margaret's school.

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Cast of The Straw Man

  • Forest WhitakerEllsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
  • Erik LaRay HarveyDelbert C. 'Del' Chance
  • Ilfenesh HaderaMayme Johnson
  • Antoinette Crowe-LegacyElise Johnson
  • Lucy FryStella Gigante
  • Michael Raymond-JamesJoe Colombo
  • Demi SingletonMargaret Johnson
  • Whoopi GoldbergMiss Willa
  • Roslyn RuffDelia Greene
  • Rony ClantonCecil
  • Elvis NolascoNat Pettigrew
  • Benny IlerDom
  • Greg BrancatoLouie
  • Erik PalladinoGiuseppe 'Pino' Greco
  • Dean ImperialVinnie
  • Rome FlynnFrank Lucas
  • Susannah RogersAlice Bradshaw
  • Liv SymoneMonique
  • Michael Benjamin WashingtonJames Baldwin
  • Willie C. CarpenterMarshall Grant / Marley G.
  • Devin KesslerAfeni Shakur
  • Ian LithgowFred Straub
  • Drew MooreGodwin Phelps
  • Julie HaysStraub's Secretary
  • Joe GiorgioCowboy Nick Martinelli
  • Nathan KlauMr. Williams
  • David HessPrincipal Malone
  • Natalie VeroJoanne
  • Monique BlakeMama Blake
  • Brendan Connor HickeySergeant Davis
  • Lily MariyeDirector
  • Tanya BarfieldWriter

 

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