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"Godfather of Harlem" By Whatever Means Necessary (TV Episode 2019) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

John Ridley

Writing Credits  

Chris Brancato ... (created by) &
Paul Eckstein ... (created by)
 
Chris Brancato ... (written by) &
Paul Eckstein ... (written by)
 
Zach Calig ... (executive story editor)
 
Resheida Brady ... (story editor)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification  

Forest Whitaker ... Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
Nigel Thatch ... Malcolm X (as Nigél Thatch)
Ilfenesh Hadera ... Mayme Johnson
Lucy Fry ... Stella Gigante
Kelvin Harrison Jr. ... Teddy Greene
Antoinette Crowe-Legacy Antoinette Crowe-Legacy ... Elise Johnson
Giancarlo Esposito ... Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Vincent D'Onofrio ... Vincent 'Chin' Gigante
Paul Sorvino ... Frank Costello
Luis Guzmán ... Alejandro 'El Guapo' Villabuena
Erik LaRay Harvey ... Del Chance
Elvis Nolasco ... Nat Pettigrew
Louis Cancelmi ... Richie Zambrano
Demi Singleton ... Margaret Johnson
Roslyn Ruff ... Delia Greene
Nikkole Salter ... Flossie
Jazmine Sullivan ... Mary Wells
Cecelia Antoinette Cecelia Antoinette ... Miss Dottie
Garth Burton ... Bus Driver
Rony Clanton Rony Clanton ... Cecil
Cortney Gift ... Cousin Holly
Reggie Alvin Green ... Brantley (as Reggie A. Green)
Todd Anthony Manaigo ... El Mugre
Tara Anika Nicolas ... Secretary
dL Sams ... Sister Mary
Markuann Smith ... Junie Byrd
Hank Strong ... Big Dick Buster
Wesley Volcy ... Nation of Islam
Maxwell Whittington-Cooper ... Dexter
Natasha Yvette Williams ... Pearl
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chyna Chenault Chyna Chenault ... Brittany, Cleavaged Prostitute (uncredited)
Gregory Cioffi ... Fat Ricky (uncredited)
Darryl Reuben Hall ... Junkie (uncredited)
Alex Jaleel Jordan ... NOI (uncredited)
Preston Lopez ... 22 West Patron (uncredited)
David Alan Madrick ... Soda Jerk (uncredited)
Denise Shanks Denise Shanks ... Patron of Church (uncredited)
Charles E. Williams ... Nation of Islam (uncredited)

Produced by 

James Acheson ... executive producer
Chris Brancato ... executive producer (showrunner)
Paul Eckstein ... executive producer
Christina M. Fitzgerald ... co-producer
Heather Mitchell ... consulting producer
Ray Quinlan ... producer
Markuann Smith ... executive producer

Music by 

Mark Isham

Cinematography by 

Guillermo Navarro

Editing by 

Andrew Mondshein

Casting By 

Victoria Thomas

Production Design by 

Dan Leigh

Art Direction by 

Peter Pak ... (opening title sequence)

Set Decoration by 

Chryss Hionis

Costume Design by 

Joshua Marsh ... (as Joshua J. Marsh)

Makeup Department 

Marjorie Durand ... makeup department head (as Margie Durand)
Crystal Jurado ... special effects makeup artist
Jodi King ... makeup artist
Milagros Medina-Cerdeira ... key makeup artist
Sanja Milic ... makeup artist
Duane Moody ... hair stylist
Barbara Roman ... hair department head
Toni Roman ... hair stylist
Genyii Scott ... hair stylist

Production Management 

Bonnie Munoz ... unit production manager (as Bonnie M. Muñoz)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Beare Flores ... additional crowd assistant director (as Edmar Flores)
Eric Giarratano ... second second assistant director
Derek Peterson ... first assistant director
Natasha Rivera ... second assistant director
Christian Vendetti ... second assistant director

Art Department 

Jamie Arbuckle ... set dresser
Susan Block ... set decoration buyer
Victoria Chin ... construction pa
Frank Didio ... construction coordinator
David Scott Gagnon ... lead man
Ryan Vincent Gargiulo ... key onset dresser
Isabella Gervasoni ... art department assistant
Sheyam Ghieth ... graphic designer
Tommy Janulis ... on set prop master
Hank Liebeskind ... set dresser
Aleksandra Markovich ... construction production assistant
Jeff Mazzola ... property master
John Moyik Jr. ... assistant art director
Jason Thomas Palmer ... scenic artist
Douglas Poland ... art department coordinator
Diana Salzburg ... assistant set decorator
Audrey Soodoo Raphael ... assistant art director (as Audrey Soodoo-Raphael)
Emma Stensaas ... graphic designer
Gordon Tanner ... set dresser
Jackie Wertz ... props
Bryan Wieczezak ... key carpenter

Sound Department 

Kristin Catuogno ... adr recordist
Bob Chefalas ... re-recording mixer
Marko A. Costanzo ... foley artist
Mark DeSimone ... adr mixer
Kathleen Edwards ... ADR facility supervisor
Marlena Grzaslewicz ... adr editor
George A. Lara ... foley mixer
Tor McAfee Kingdon ... adr mixer
Branka Mrkic ... dialogue editor
Tim Obzud ... mix assistant
Egor Panchenko ... pro tools playback mixer
Jacob Ribicoff ... supervising sound editor: re-recording mixer
Gerry Saenz ... augmented mixer
Adam Sanchez ... sound mixer
Aaron Southerland ... adr mixer
Eric Strausser ... foley editor
Nicole Tessier ... audio department manager
Dave Wilson ... adr mixer: Atlanta

Special Effects by 

Giovana Pham ... designer

Visual Effects by 

Hallana Paula Barbosa ... visual effects producer
Kristen Branan ... senior vice president of global production: Zoic Studios
Justin David Burton ... visual effects
Hee Yeon Chang ... digital compositor: Ingenuity Studios
Daniel Cohen ... visual effects executive producer: Zoic Studios
Melissa Graff ... visual effects supervisor
Gideon Soohwan Hwang ... digital compositor
Zak Johannesen ... lead tracking/layout: Zoic Studios
Benjamin Jones ... cg lead
Chris John Jones ... creative director: Zoic Studios
David Lebensfeld ... visual effects supervisor: Ingenuity Studios
Philip McGuire ... compositing supervisor: Ingenuity Studios
Ariana Miller ... digital compositor
Grant Miller ... visual effects supervisor: Ingenuity Studios
James Michael Miller ... visual effects producer
Nathan Overstrom ... creative director
Kenzi Parker ... compositor
Matthew Poliquin ... Executive Producer
Sean Tompkins ... head of production: Zoic Studios
Jass Tsai ... tracking/matchmove/layout artist: Zoic Studios
Zachary Vesely ... visual effects producer
Emily Williamson ... visual effects producer
Noah Barnes ... digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts 

Frank Bal ... stunt performer
Kyle W. Brown ... stunt performer (as Kyle W Brown)
Scott Burik ... stunts
Chris Cenatiempo ... stunt performer / stunts
Andre Da Silva ... stunt driver
Mark Fichera ... stunt coordinator
Haaron Hines ... stunt performer
Chad Knorr ... stunt performer
Nick LaRocca ... stunt performer
Mitchell L. Mack ... stunts
James Newman ... stunt double: Louis Cancelmi
Christopher Parker ... stunts
Marlon Perrier ... stunt performer
Derrick Simmons ... stunt player
Earl Weathers ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department 

Benedict Baldauff ... "b" camera second assistant
Jeph Banks ... dimmer board op
Joseph Belschner ... a dolly grip (as Joe Belschner)
Gabriel Alicto Chavez ... dolly grip: second unit
Jakob A. Friedman ... loader
David Ganczewski ... technocrane operator
Sarah Gittins ... additional rigging electric
Josh Haslup ... b camera dolly grip
Billy Kerwick ... key rigging grip
Kevin Kerwick ... key rigging grip
David Knox ... camera operator: a camera
Randy Lin ... rigging electric
Frank Milea ... loader
Christopher Moone ... b camera steadicam (as Chris Moone)
Brandon Morgan ... electrician
Michael Mortell ... best boy electric
Jeff Panessa ... grip
Vincent Pogoda ... electrician (as William Vincent Pagoda)
Ricky Ruiz ... electrician / set electric
Kyle Simmons ... rigging gaffer
Cameron Sizemore ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Cory Stambler ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Rob Tedeschi Jr. ... best boy grip

Casting Department 

Melissa Braun ... background casting
Dann Fink ... adr voice casting
Bonnie Grisan ... casting associate
Allison Hall ... background casting
Erica A. Hart ... casting associate
Peachy Pascual ... executive in charge of casting
Meredith Tucker ... casting: New York
Grant Wilfley ... background casting
Bruce Winant ... adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Julia Brown ... costume assistant
Jennifer Hebner ... Tailor / tailor (as Jen Hebner)
Kevin Lawrence ... set costumer
Joseph Lio ... background wardrobe supervisor
Mia Maddox ... key costumer
Melanie Mascioli ... costumer
Liam O'Brien ... head tailor
Amanda Seymour ... assistant costume designer
Charlotte Svenson ... assistant costume designer
Domenico Vacca ... wardrobe: Forest Whitaker
Mitchel Wolf ... costume coordinator

Editorial Department 

Kafayat Adegbenro ... post-production assistant
Stacy Chaet ... workflow producer
Daniel Fishman ... workflow supervisor
Brian May Gibson ... supervising dailies colorist
Sherrell Hodges ... post-production
Margo Johnston ... post-production supervisor
Jesse Korosi ... director of workflow
James LeSage ... assistant editor
Tif Luckenbill ... finishing editor
Christopher Rand ... assistant editor
Eric Rapp ... finishing producer
Rob Sciarratta ... colorist
Stephanie Pacchiano ... finishing producer (uncredited)

Location Management 

Matt Lamb ... location manager
Christopher LeStrange ... location scout
Chris Page ... location assistant
Molly Sackett ... location assistant
Priya Shelly ... location coordinator
Matt Taylor ... assistant location manager
Noah Vock ... location assistant
Thomas Whidden ... location scout
Adam G. Williams ... assistant location manager

Music Department 

Jongnic Bontemps ... additional music
Jordan Carroll ... music supervisor
Stephanie Diaz-Matos ... music supervisor
Jarrett Johnson ... singer
Aaron Jorgensen ... score coordinator
Jason La Rocca ... music scoring mixer / score recorded by
Kenny Lloyd ... Audio Engineer
Tyler Parkinson ... pre-record engineer
Andrew Synowiec ... musician
Sam Zeines ... music editor

Script and Continuity Department 

Joyce Heftel ... script supervisor: pretiming
Stacy Rowe ... script supervisor
Heyward Thomas ... script coordinator

Transportation Department 

Timothy Paustian ... transportation captain

Additional Crew 

Donté Bonner ... adr voice cast
Kristen Branan ... senior vice president: Global Production, Zoic Studios
Jamaal Burcher ... stand-in
Luis Castro de Leon ... Photo double
Amy Cohn ... unit publicist
Sammy De La O ... production assistant: Paperwork Set PA
Monika Delgado ... production assistant
Vincent Ferrari ... production assistant
Laurie Gershon ... clearances
Letisha Guerrero ... production assistant
Kyle Hamilton ... showrunner's assistant
Joyce Heftel ... script supervisor - pretiming
Melvin James ... shadow
Paul Robert Kane ... production assistant
Britt Larimore ... production secretary (as Brittany Larimore)
Cristian Lazarus ... production assistant
Terrence Lee ... set medic
Eloise Lynton ... researcher
Kerri Mandelbaum ... showrunner's assistant
Keira Marcus ... assistant accountant
Peter Marschark ... craft service
Elaine Martinelli ... first assistant accountant
Simon N. Pulman ... legal affairs
Gina Jones Roche ... production coordinator
Timothy Smith ... production assistant
Bill Stevens ... production accountant
Victoria Swanson ... second assistant accountant
Amy Thompson ... assistant production coordinator
Cara Trabucco ... key 2nd assistant accountant

See also

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