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Leon Isaac Kennedy in Penitentiary (1979)

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Penitentiary

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Director

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  • Jamaa Fanaka
    Jamaa Fanaka

Writer

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(in alphabetical order)
  • Jamaa Fanaka
    Jamaa Fanaka
    written by

Cast

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  • Wilbur 'Hi-Fi' White
    Wilbur 'Hi-Fi' White
    Sweet Pea
  • Leon Isaac Kennedy
    Leon Isaac Kennedy
    Leon Isaac Kennedy
    Martel 'Too Sweet' Gordone
  • Thomas M. Pollard
    Thomas M. Pollard
    Eugene T. Lawson
    (as Thommy Pollard)
  • Hazel Spears
    Hazel Spears
    Linda
    (as Hazel Spear)
  • Donovan Womack in Square Pegs (1982)
    Donovan Womack
    Donovan Womack
    Jesse Amos
  • Floyd 'Wildcat' Chatman and Leon Isaac Kennedy in Penitentiary (1979)
    Floyd 'Wildcat' Chatman
    Floyd 'Wildcat' Chatman
    Hezzikia 'Seldom Seen' Jackson
    (as Floyd Chatman)
  • Gloria Delaney
    Gloria Delaney
    Peaches
  • Badja Djola in Mississippi Burning (1988)
    Badja Djola
    Badja Djola
    'Half Dead' Johnson
  • Chuck Mitchell and Roger Wilson in Porky's (1981)
    Chuck Mitchell
    Chuck Mitchell
    Lieutenant Arnsworth
  • Cepheus Jaxon
    Cepheus Jaxon
    Poindexter
  • Dwaine Fobbs
    Dwaine Fobbs
    Lying Latney Winborn
  • Ernest Wilson
    Ernest Wilson
    Cheese
  • Will Richardson
    Will Richardson
    Magilla Gorilla
  • Elijah Mitchell
    Elijah Mitchell
    Nut #1
  • Tony Andrea
    Tony Andrea
    Mook
  • Darrell Keith Harris
    Darrell Keith Harris
    Darrell Keith Harris
    Nut #2
    (as Darrell Harris)
  • Lonnie Kirtz
    Lonnie Kirtz
    Nut #3
  • Ray Wolfe
    Ray Wolfe
    'A' Block Night Guard
  • Charles Young
    Charles Young
    Tough Tony
  • Ellsworth Harrell
    Ellsworth Harrell
    Referee
  • Cornelius Desha
    Cornelius Desha
    'Tough Tony' Manager
    /Referee
  • Michael Melvin
    Michael Melvin
    Biker #1
  • Steve Eddy
    Steve Eddy
    Biker #2
  • Irene Stokes
    Irene Stokes
    Female Guard in Male Prison
  • Bill Phillips Murry
    Bill Phillips Murry
    'Rappin' Larry
    (as Bill Murry)
  • Teri Hayden
    Teri Hayden
    Counter Lady
    (as Terri Hayden)
  • Herman Cole
    Herman Cole
    Cook
  • Carl Irwin
    Carl Irwin
    Carl Irwin
    Sam Cunningham
    (as Carl Erwin)
  • Irving Parham
    Irving Parham
    'A' Block Day Guard
  • Warren Bryant in Penitentiary (1979)
    Warren Bryant
    Warren Bryant
    Gay Boxing Spectator
  • Lorrie Marlow
    Lorrie Marlow
    Lorrie Marlow
    2nd Girl in Restroom
    (as Lorri Gay)
  • Thomas Earl Stiratt
    Thomas Earl Stiratt
    Wolf
  • Jamaa Fanaka
    Jamaa Fanaka
    Jamaa Fanaka
    2nd Male in Restroom
    (as Walter Gordon)
  • Joaquin Leal
    Joaquin Leal
    Rubin
  • David Carter
    David Carter
    Male Guard #1
  • Hassan Abdul-Ali
    Hassan Abdul-Ali
    Male Guard #2
  • Marcus Gutierrez
    Marcus Gutierrez
    Male Guard #3
    (as Marcus Guttierrez)
  • Zee Howard
    Zee Howard
    Female Lieutenant
  • Gwynn Pineda
    Gwynn Pineda
    Female Guard #1
  • Ann Hutcherson
    Ann Hutcherson
    Female Guard #2
  • Cardella Di Milo
    Cardella Di Milo
    Female Guard #3
    (as Cardella Demilo)
  • Beverly Wallace
    Beverly Wallace
    Female Guard #4
  • Onia Fenee
    Onia Fenee
    Female Guard #5
  • Deloris Figueroa
    Deloris Figueroa
    Female Guard #6
  • Zeola Gaye
    Zeola Gaye
    Female Inmate #1
  • Jackie Shaw
    Jackie Shaw
    Female Inmate #2
  • Brenda Joy Griffin
    Brenda Joy Griffin
    Female Inmate #3
  • Reneé Armanlin
    Reneé Armanlin
    Female Inmate #4
  • Sarah Jaxon
    Sarah Jaxon
    Female Inmate #5
  • Barbara Torres
    Barbara Torres
    Female Inmate #6
  • Irene Terrell
    Irene Terrell
    Female Inmate #7
  • Lisa Visco
    Lisa Visco
    Female Inmate #8
  • Shelli Hughes
    Shelli Hughes
    Female Inmate #9
  • Tony Rapisarda
    Tony Rapisarda
    Male Inmate #1
  • Tony Rapisarda
    Tony Rapisarda
    Male Inmate
  • Casey J. Littlejohn
    Casey J. Littlejohn
    Male Inmate #2
  • Edgardo Williams
    Edgardo Williams
    Male Inmate #3
  • Tyrone S.B. Thompson
    Tyrone S.B. Thompson
    Male Inmate #4
  • Sam Olden
    Sam Olden
    Male Inmate #5
  • Roderic Williams
    Roderic Williams
    Male Inmate #6
  • Dominic Giusto
    Dominic Giusto
    Male Inmate #7
  • William Bey
    William Bey
    Male Inmate #8
  • Shawn Davis
    Shawn Davis
    Male Inmate #9
  • Johnny Jones
    Johnny Jones
    Male Inmate #10
  • Robert Wayne Cornelius
    Robert Wayne Cornelius
    Male Inmate #11
  • Quitman Gates
    Quitman Gates
    Male Inmate #12
  • Ian Foxx
    Ian Foxx
    Pretty Red

Producers

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  • Alicia Dhanifu
    Alicia Dhanifu
    co-producer (as Alicia J. Dhanifu)
  • Robert Edelen
    Robert Edelen
    executive producer
  • Jamaa Fanaka
    Jamaa Fanaka
    producer
  • Robert L. Gordon Sr.
    Robert L. Gordon Sr.
    executive producer
  • Beatrice Gordon
    Beatrice Gordon
    executive producer (as Beatrice Gordon Sr.)
  • Leon Isaac Kennedy
    Leon Isaac Kennedy
    associate producer
  • Irving Parham
    Irving Parham
    associate producer
  • Albert Shepard
    Albert Shepard
    co-producer
  • Lynette Stansell
    Lynette Stansell
    associate producer

Composers

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  • William Anderson
    William Anderson
  • Andre Douglas
    Andre Douglas
  • Frankie Gaye
    Frankie Gaye

Cinematographer

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  • Marty Ollstein
    Marty Ollstein
    director of photography

Editor

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  • Betsy Blankett Milicevic
    Betsy Blankett Milicevic
    editor (as Betsy Blankett)

Art Director

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  • Adel A. Mazen
    Adel A. Mazen
    art director (as Adel Mazen)

Makeup Department

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  • Gregory Lewis
    Gregory Lewis
    makeup artist

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

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  • Jovon Gillohm
    Jovon Gillohm
    assistant director
  • Yance Hamlett
    Yance Hamlett
    second assistant director
  • Sergio Mimms
    Sergio Mimms
    second assistant director
  • John Sherrod
    John Sherrod
    second unit director

Art Department

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  • Beverly Green Etheredge
    Beverly Green Etheredge
    set designer

Sound Department

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  • William Jacobs
    William Jacobs
    assistant sound editor
  • James E. Nownes
    James E. Nownes
    sound editor (as Jim Nownes)
  • Larry Porche
    Larry Porche
    boom operator (as Larry Porsche)
  • Hal Watkins
    Hal Watkins
    sound re-recordist
  • Ed White
    Ed White
    sound mixer
  • Robert Davenport
    Robert Davenport
    uncredited

Stunts

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  • Richard Epper
    Richard Epper
    stunts
  • John Sherrod
    John Sherrod
    stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • James Babij
    James Babij
    first assistant camera
  • Anthony Billings
    Anthony Billings
    electrician / grip
  • Imelda Richard Billings
    Imelda Richard Billings
    second assistant camera
  • Dennis Brown
    Dennis Brown
    electrician (as Dennis 'Beamer' Brown) / grip (as Dennis 'Beamer' Brown)
  • Ben Caldwell
    Ben Caldwell
    still photographer
  • Steve Figueroa
    Steve Figueroa
    electrician / grip
  • Tom Fraser
    Tom Fraser
    loader (as Tom Fraser 'Frisbee')
  • Virgil E. Hammond III
    Virgil E. Hammond III
    loader (as Virgil Hammond III)
  • Bob Harris
    Bob Harris
    electrician / grip
  • Titus Irwin
    Titus Irwin
    electrician / grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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  • Debra Bradford
    Debra Bradford
    wardrobe (as Debra 'Ebony' Bradford)
  • Deirdre Naughton
    Deirdre Naughton
    wardrobe

Editorial Department

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  • Debra Chiate
    Debra Chiate
    assistant editor (as Debbie Chiate)

Location Management

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  • Celine Marie Gordon
    Celine Marie Gordon
    location coordinator
  • Joseph A. Gordon
    Joseph A. Gordon
    location coordinator
  • Carmen Sanford
    Carmen Sanford
    location coordinator

Script and Continuity Department

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  • Wilma Arnold
    Wilma Arnold
    script supervisor

Additional Crew

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  • Herman Cole
    Herman Cole
    talent coordinator
  • Virgil E. Hammond III
    Virgil E. Hammond III
    Arriflex Camera Technician: Cinemobile Systems, Inc
  • Paula Smith
    Paula Smith
    craft service
  • Wilbur 'Hi-Fi' White
    Wilbur 'Hi-Fi' White
    caterer
  • Charles Young
    Charles Young
    boxing expert advisor

Thanks

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  • Katina Antoinette
    Katina Antoinette
    dedicatee
  • Michael Daryl
    Michael Daryl
    dedicatee
  • Tracey Lynette
    Tracey Lynette
    dedicatee
  • Roger Mayer
    Roger Mayer
    special thanks
  • Twyla Monique
    Twyla Monique
    dedicatee
  • The People of Cinemobile
    The People of Cinemobile
    special thanks

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