By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

Name Episodes Known for
Jamal Joseph primary photo Jamal JosephSelf - Activist Self - Activist See fewer 4 August Rush (2007)
Courtland Cox primary photo Courtland CoxSelf - SNCC Activist / Self - SNCC Lead Organizer, March on Washington Self - SNCC Activist / Self - SNCC Lead Organizer, March on Washington See fewer 4 Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power (2022)
Herb Boyd primary photo Herb BoydSelf - Journalist and Educator Self - Journalist and Educator See fewer 4 Haiti Cri De Couer (2011)
James Small primary photo James SmallSelf - Pan-African Activist & Scholar Self - Pan-African Activist & Scholar See fewer 4 Godfather of Harlem (2019)
Denise Oliver-Velez primary photo Denise Oliver-VelezSelf - Harlem Activist, Young Lord / Self - Young Lord / Self - Harlem Activist / Self - Activist Self - Harlem Activist, Young Lord / Self - Young Lord / Self - Harlem Activist / Self - Activist See fewer 4 Art of Destruction
Giancarlo Esposito primary photo Giancarlo EspositoSelf - Actor / Self - Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Self - Actor / Self - Adam Clayton Powell Jr. See fewer 4 Breaking Bad (2008)
Gary Bartz primary photo Gary BartzSelf - Jazz Saxophonist Self - Jazz Saxophonist See fewer 4 A Jazz Story (1999)
Warren Smith primary photo Warren SmithSelf - Jazz Percussionist Self - Jazz Percussionist See fewer 4 Malcolm X (1992)
Joe Bataan primary photo Joe BataanSelf - Musician / Self - Harlem Resident & Boogaloo Musician / Self - Harlem Resident Self - Musician / Self - Harlem Resident & Boogaloo Musician / Self - Harlem Resident See fewer 3 Driver: Parallel Lines (2006)
Eunice Townsend primary photo Eunice TownsendSelf - Harlem Resident Self - Harlem Resident See fewer 3 By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem (2020)
Al Sharpton primary photo Al SharptonSelf - Founder of National Action Network Self - Founder of National Action Network See fewer 3 Mr. Deeds (2002)
Martha Reeves primary photo Martha ReevesSelf - Singer Self - Singer See fewer 3 Thelma & Louise (1991)
Martin Luther King primary photo Martin Luther KingSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 3 Freedom Writers (2007)
Robin Clark primary photo Robin ClarkSelf - Singer / Self - Harlem Resident Self - Singer / Self - Harlem Resident See fewer 3 A Walk to Remember (2002)
Felipe Luciano primary photo Felipe LucianoSelf - Poet & Activist / Self - Activist Self - Poet & Activist / Self - Activist See fewer 3 It Could Happen to You (1994)
Forest Whitaker primary photo Forest WhitakerSelf - Actor, Bumpy Johnson, Godfather of Harlem Self - Actor, Bumpy Johnson, Godfather of Harlem See fewer 3 The Last King of Scotland (2006)
Billy Mitchell primary photo Billy MitchellSelf - Apollo Theater Historian / Self - Apollo Historian Self - Apollo Theater Historian / Self - Apollo Historian See fewer 3 Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley (2013)
Nile Rodgers primary photo Nile RodgersSelf - Musician / Self - Musician and Black Panther / Self - Musician, Composer and Producer Self - Musician / Self - Musician and Black Panther / Self - Musician, Composer and Producer See fewer 3 Coming to America (1988)
Adger W. Cowans primary photo Adger W. CowansSelf - Photographer (as Adger Cowans) Self - Photographer (as Adger Cowans) See fewer 2 Sea of Love (1989)
John Lewis primary photo John LewisSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 2 John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020)
James Baldwin primary photo James BaldwinSelf - Writer & Activist (archive footage) Self - Writer & Activist (archive footage) See fewer 2 I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
Odetta primary photo OdettaSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 2 Everything Must Go (2010)
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. primary photo Adam Clayton Powell Jr.Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 2 Howard K. Smith (1962)
Peter Paul & Mary primary photo Peter Paul & MaryThemselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer 2 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Carlos Alomar primary photo Carlos AlomarSelf - Musician / Self - Harlem Resident Self - Musician / Self - Harlem Resident See fewer 2 15 Minutes (2001)
A. Peter Bailey primary photo A. Peter BaileySelf - Journalist / Self - Malcolm X Supporter Self - Journalist / Self - Malcolm X Supporter See fewer 2 Brother Minister: The Assassination of Malcolm X (1994)
Harry Belafonte primary photo Harry BelafonteSelf - Musician / Self - Musician & Activist Self - Musician / Self - Musician & Activist See fewer 2 Bobby (I) (2006)
Taharqa Aleem primary photo Taharqa AleemSelf - Author, Jimi Hendrix and Ghetto Fighters Self - Author, Jimi Hendrix and Ghetto Fighters See fewer 2 I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
Stokely Carmichael primary photo Stokely CarmichaelSelf - SNCC (archive footage) Self - SNCC (archive footage) See fewer 2 The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011)
Ossie Davis primary photo Ossie DavisSelf - Actor and Civil Rights Activist Self - Actor and Civil Rights Activist See fewer 2 Do the Right Thing (1989)
Langston Hughes primary photo Langston HughesSelf - Poet & Novelist / Self - Writer, Poet and Activist (archive footage) Self - Poet & Novelist / Self - Writer, Poet and Activist (archive footage) See fewer 2 Way Down South (1939)
Shana L. Redmond primary photo Shana L. RedmondSelf - Professor UCLA, Musicology (as Shana Redmond) Self - Professor UCLA, Musicology (as Shana Redmond) See fewer 2 By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem (2020)
Malcolm X primary photo Malcolm XSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 2 Malcolm X (1992)
Sonia Sanchez primary photo Sonia SanchezSelf - Poet (voice) Self - Poet (voice) See fewer 2 Lovecraft Country (2020)
Nina Simone primary photo Nina SimoneSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 2 Point of No Return (1993)
Lyndon B. Johnson primary photo Lyndon B. JohnsonSelf (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer 2 Spartamerika
Mickey Melendez primary photo Mickey MelendezSelf - Young Lord / Self - Activist Self - Young Lord / Self - Activist See fewer 2 Habla Loud (2022)
Ilfenesh Hadera primary photo Ilfenesh HaderaSelf - Actress, Mayme Johnson, Godfather of Harlem Self - Actress, Mayme Johnson, Godfather of Harlem See fewer 2 Baywatch (2017)
H. Rap Brown primary photo H. Rap BrownSelf - Chairman, SNCC / Self - SNCC (archive footage) Self - Chairman, SNCC / Self - SNCC (archive footage) See fewer 2 The Fall (1969)
Robert F. Kennedy primary photo Robert F. KennedySelf - Presidential Candidate (archive footage) (as Senator Robert F. Kennedy) Self - Presidential Candidate (archive footage) (as Senator Robert F. Kennedy) See fewer 1 The Missiles of October (1974)
Nikki Giovanni primary photo Nikki GiovanniSelf - Poet & Activist (archive footage) Self - Poet & Activist (archive footage) See fewer 1 Rosa (2007)
C.T. Vivian primary photo C.T. VivianSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 1 Being Mary Jane (2013)
Coretta Scott King primary photo Coretta Scott KingSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 1 I Am Somebody (1970)
Martha & The Vandellas primary photo Martha & The VandellasThemselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer 1 Baby Driver (2017)
Charles Rangel primary photo Charles RangelSelf - U.S. Congressman 1971-2017 Self - U.S. Congressman 1971-2017 See fewer 1 Apollo Theatre Hall of Fame (1993)
Ramón Bryant Braxton primary photo Ramón Bryant BraxtonSelf - Gospel Choir Conductor, Arranger Self - Gospel Choir Conductor, Arranger See fewer 1 Songs of Black Folk (2025)
James Brown primary photo James BrownSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 1 The Blues Brothers (1980)
Gladys Knight primary photo Gladys KnightSelf - Singer Self - Singer See fewer 1 Hollywood Homicide (2003)
Sammy Davis Jr. primary photo Sammy Davis Jr.Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 1 The Cannonball Run (1981)
A$AP Ferg primary photo A$AP FergSelf - Hip-Hop Artist Self - Hip-Hop Artist See fewer 1 The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
King Curtis primary photo King CurtisSelf (archive sound) (voice) Self (archive sound) (voice) See fewer 1 The Last King of Scotland (2006)
A. Philip Randolph primary photo A. Philip RandolphSelf - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) See fewer 1 The March in Washington (1963)
Anthony Perkins primary photo Anthony PerkinsSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 1 Psycho (1960)
Shelley Winters primary photo Shelley WintersSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 1 The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Joan Ganz Cooney primary photo Joan Ganz CooneySelf (archive sound) (voice) Self (archive sound) (voice) See fewer 1 Sesame Street (1969)
Leonard Bernstein primary photo Leonard BernsteinSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 1 New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts (1958)
Listen My Brother primary photo Listen My BrotherThemselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer 1 Sesame Street (1969)
Joan Baez primary photo Joan BaezSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 1 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Luther Vandross primary photo Luther VandrossSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 1 The Goonies (1985)
John F. Kennedy primary photo John F. KennedySelf (archive sound) (voice) (as President Kennedy) Self (archive sound) (voice) (as President Kennedy) See fewer 1 Profiles in Courage (1964)
Tony Bennett primary photo Tony BennettSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 1 Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
Duke Ellington primary photo Duke EllingtonSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 1 Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Richard Nixon primary photo Richard NixonSelf (archive sound) (voice) (as President Nixon) Self (archive sound) (voice) (as President Nixon) See fewer 1 Frost/Nixon (2008)
Gil Scott-Heron primary photo Gil Scott-HeronSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 1 State of Play (2009)
John Coltrane primary photo John ColtraneSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 1 Adrift (I) (2018)
Percy Sutton primary photo Percy SuttonSelf - Activist & Lawyer (archive footage) Self - Activist & Lawyer (archive footage) See fewer 1 Showtime at the Apollo (1987)
The Last Poets primary photo The Last PoetsThemselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer 1 Poetic Justice (1993)
Herbie Hancock primary photo Herbie HancockSelf - Jazz Musician and Composer Self - Jazz Musician and Composer See fewer 1 'Round Midnight (1986)
Gylan Kain primary photo Gylan KainSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 1 Wasabi (2001)
Berry Gordy primary photo Berry GordySelf - Motown Creator (voice) Self - Motown Creator (voice) See fewer 1 Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. primary photo Vernon E. Jordan Jr.Self (archive sound) (voice) Self (archive sound) (voice) See fewer 1 Rounders (1998)
David Nelson primary photo David NelsonSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 1 Right on! (1970)
Doris Day primary photo Doris DaySelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 1 Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
Max Roach primary photo Max RoachSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 1 Shining Girls (2022)
Ellis Haizlip primary photo Ellis HaizlipSelf - Host, Soul! (archive footage) Self - Host, Soul! (archive footage) See fewer 1 Babylon: The Musical (1974)
Patti Page primary photo Patti PageSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 1 Die Hard 2 (1990)
Loretta Long primary photo Loretta LongSelf - Co-Host, Soul! (archive footage) Self - Co-Host, Soul! (archive footage) See fewer 1 Sesame Street (1969)
Perry Como primary photo Perry ComoSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 1 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1948)
Barbara Ann Teer primary photo Barbara Ann TeerSelf - Founder, Harlem's National Theatre (archive footage) Self - Founder, Harlem's National Theatre (archive footage) See fewer 1 Slaves (1969)
Eddie Kahn primary photo Eddie KahnSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 1
Andy Williams primary photo Andy WilliamsSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 1 Nobody (I) (2021)
Clifford Jordan primary photo Clifford JordanSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 1 Club Date (1977)
Russell Pitchford primary photo Russell PitchfordSelf - Manager, The Last Poets (archive footage) Self - Manager, The Last Poets (archive footage) See fewer 1
Abbey Lincoln primary photo Abbey LincolnSelf - Jazz Singer (archive footage) Self - Jazz Singer (archive footage) See fewer 1 Nothing But a Man (1964)
Mongo Santamaria primary photo Mongo SantamariaSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer 1 Out of Sight (1998)
Huey P. Newton primary photo Huey P. NewtonSelf - Black Panther Party (archive footage) Self - Black Panther Party (archive footage) See fewer 1 Black Panthers (1968)
Kathleen Cleaver primary photo Kathleen CleaverSelf - Communications Secretary, Black Panther Party (archive footage) Self - Communications Secretary, Black Panther Party (archive footage) See fewer 1 Zabriskie Point (1970)
Chika primary photo ChikaSelf - Hip Hop Artist Self - Hip Hop Artist See fewer 1 Project Power (2020)
Bayard Rustin primary photo Bayard RustinSelf - Civil Rights Activist & Organizer (archive footage) Self - Civil Rights Activist & Organizer (archive footage) See fewer 1 Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin (2003)
John V. Lindsay primary photo John V. LindsaySelf - Mayor of New York City (archive footage) (as John Lindsay) Self - Mayor of New York City (archive footage) (as John Lindsay) See fewer 1 Rosebud (1975)
Betty Shabazz primary photo Betty ShabazzSelf - Wife of Malcolm X (archive footage) Self - Wife of Malcolm X (archive footage) See fewer 1 Malcolm X (1992)
The Beatles primary photo The BeatlesThemselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer 1 The Beatles: Get Back (2021)
Ronald Reagan primary photo Ronald ReaganSelf - Governor, California (archive footage) Self - Governor, California (archive footage) See fewer 1 Kings Row (1942)
Mick Jagger primary photo Mick JaggerSelf (archive sound) (voice) Self (archive sound) (voice) See fewer 1 Alfie (2004)
Bobby Seale primary photo Bobby SealeSelf - Co-Founder, Black Panther Party (archive footage) Self - Co-Founder, Black Panther Party (archive footage) See fewer 1 Malcolm X (1992)
Markuann Smith primary photo Markuann SmithSelf - Actor, Junie Byrd, Godfather of Harlem Self - Actor, Junie Byrd, Godfather of Harlem See fewer 1 Godfather of Harlem (2019)
Trinh Thi Ngo primary photo Trinh Thi NgoSelf (archive sound) (voice) Self (archive sound) (voice) See fewer 1 Correspondent (1995)