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Director
  
Harry Falk

First episode date
  
September 29, 1981

Network
  
Language
  
English

8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama

Final episode date
  
October 1, 1981

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

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Writer
  
Release date
  
September 29, 1981 â€“ October 1, 1981

Cast
  
(Silky), (Richard Bubbles Wiggins), (Shurley Walker), (Snake),
Ron ONeal
(Clarence Claire Henderson)

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The Sophisticated Gents is a TV miniseries that aired on three consecutive nights from September 29 to October 1, 1981, on NBC. Its ensemble cast featured a number of African-American stage and film actors, many of whom were customarily seen in Soul Cinema Classic motion pictures in the 1970s. The miniseries is based upon the novel The Junior Bachelor Society by John A. Williams. Although production of the project ended in 1979, NBC did not air the miniseries until almost two years later.

Contents

Cast

  • Sonny Jim Gaines - Coach Charles "Chappie" Davis
  • Bernie Casey - Shurley Walker
  • Rosey Grier - Cudjo Evers
  • Robert Hooks - Ezra "Chops" Jackson
  • Ron O'Neal - Clarence "Claire" Henderson
  • Thalmus Rasulala - Kenneth "Snake" Dobson
  • Raymond St. Jacques - D'Artagnan "Dart" Parks
  • Melvin Van Peebles - Walter "Moon" Porter
  • Dick Anthony Williams - Ralph Joplin
  • Paul Winfield - Richard "Bubbles" Wiggins
  • Albert Hall - Det. Swoop Ferguson
  • Lynn Benisch - Renee Marcus
  • Rosalind Cash - Christine Jackson
  • Ja'net Dubois - Onetha Wiggins
  • Alfre Woodard - Evelyn Evers
  • Joanna Miles - Sandra Dobson
  • Janet MacLachlan - Diane Walker
  • Bibi Besch - Simone Parks
  • Denise Nicholas - Pat Henderson
  • Marlene Warfield - Lil Joplin
  • Beah Richards - Mae Porter
  • Stymie Beard - Mickey Mouse
  • Mario Van Peebles - Nicholas Dobson
  • René LeVant - Himself
  • Plot summary

    In the mid-1940s, Coach Charles "Chappie" Davis (Gaines) founded a sports club for African-American boys in the local community, dubbing them "The Sophisticated Gents". The young men became athletic heroes, and formed a lifetime bond with each other and their coach. Twenty-five years later, those members of the Gents remaining in town decide to hold a testimonial dinner for Chappie, who is now 70 years old. The dinner turns into an impromptu reunion, with nine Gents eventually arriving to honor Chappie. However, the legal troubles of one of the Gents could spell danger for all of them and their wives.

    Video releases

    On March 6, 1992, the miniseries was released on VHS. However, it has yet to be released on DVD or any other digital video format.

    References

    The Sophisticated Gents Wikipedia
    The Sophisticated Gents IMDb