Purlie
Rudi Goldman1981-10-12
7
142 min
Purlie is a musical based on Ossie Davis' 1961 play Purlie Victorious. In the early days of the civil rights movement, a Southern plantation owner holds his sharecroppers in virtual slavery. Purlie comes home as a preacher who will shake things up and bring freedom to his people. This 1981 television adaptation won a CableACE Award.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Robert Guillaume | Purlie | Unowned |
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Melba Moore | Lutiebelle | Unowned |
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Sherman Hemsley | Gitlow | Unowned |
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Linda Hopkins | Sister Hopkins | Unowned |
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Rhetta Hughes | Missy | Unowned |
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Brandon Maggart | Ol' Cap'n | Unowned |
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Don Scardino | Charlie | Unowned |
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Clarice Taylor | Idella | Unowned |
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Loretta Abbott | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Brenda Braxton | Ensemble | Unowned |
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P.L. Brown | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Olivia Detante | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Suzzanne Douglas | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Cisco Drayton | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Tanya Gibson | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Michael Goring | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Milt Grayson | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Lawrence Hamilton | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Clinton King Keen | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Mildred Lane | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Judy Leak | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Eugene Little | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Pauletta Washington | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Lou Ann Pickett | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Herbert Rawlings | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Renee Rose | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Ted Ross | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Otis Sallid | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Henry Shaw | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Valerie Smith | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Jeffery V. Thompson | Ensemble | Unowned |
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Denessa Tobin | Ensemble | Unowned |
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David Weatherspoon | Ensemble | Unowned |