In the 1920s, the rights of American workers to join a labor union was still considered an open question, and African-Americans were routinely denied their civil and economic rights. 10,000 Black Men Named George, the title, refers to the fact Pullman porters were often called "George" by white passengers, which was considered a racial slur.
02-24-2002
1h 30m
THIS
HELLA
Doesn't have an image right now... sorry!has no image... sorry!
Main Cast
Movie Details
Production Info
Director:
Robert Townsend
Writer:
Cyrus Nowrasteh
Production:
Paramount Television
Locations and Languages
Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en
Main Cast
Andre Braugher
Andre Braugher (July 1, 1962 - December 11, 2023) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles in drama series such as Homicide: Life on the Street (1993-1999), Men of a Certain Age (2009-2011) and Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013-2021). In terms of his film roles, he is known for City of Angels (1998), Passengers (2008), and She Said (2022).
Charles Stanley Dutton (born January 30, 1951) is an American stage, film, and television actor and director. He is perhaps best known for starring in the television series Roc (1991–1994) and House MD (as the father of Eric Foreman).
Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles S. Dutton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Mario Cain Peebles Marx (born January 15, 1957) is a Mexican-born American director and actor who has appeared in numerous Hollywood films. He is son of filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Mario Van Peebles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Brock Peters or Brock G. Peters (born George Fisher; July 2, 1927 – August 23, 2005) was an American actor, best known for playing the role of Tom Robinson in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird and for his role as "Crown" in the 1959 film version of Porgy and Bess. In later years, he gained recognition among Star Trek fans for his portrayals of Fleet Admiral Cartwright in two of the Star Trek feature films and Joseph Sisko, father of Benjamin Sisko, in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He was also notable for his role as Hatcher in Soylent Green.
As a professional actor for 25+ years, Carla Brothers has starred in films such as The Five Heartbeats and 10,000 Men Named George for Showtime. On television she has done guest spots on Cosby, Third Watch, Guiding Light, Miami Vice, and One Life To Live.
On Broadway she starred in the hit a capella musical, Sheila's Day, receiving international accolades. Off- Broadway venues include The Manhattan Theatre Club, New Federal Theatre and The Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival.
Ms. Brothers is writing both the book and score for a new original musical.
Ellen Virginia Holly (January 16, 1931 – December 5, 2023) was an American actress. Beginning her career on stage in the late 1950s, Holly was perhaps best known for her role as Carla Gray–Hall on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. Holly is noted as the first African American to appear on daytime television in a leading role.
Ardon Bess is a Canadian actor best known for appearing in a Heritage Moment television commercial about the 1958 Springhill mining disaster portraying survivor Maurice Ruddick. He has also appeared in other films and television roles including Trailer Park Boys, How She Move, Take the Lead, The Ladies Man, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Prom Night, King of Kensington, and Jewel. He earned a Gemini Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for his role in One Heart Broken Into Song.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Ardon Bess, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
James Robert McGowan was born on May 30, 1960, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. James is the youngest of three sons of Johnny McGowan a former light heavyweight boxer from Northern England. James grew up on the West Island in Montreal. He graduated from Concordia University with a B.A. in Communications. After graduation he took a job as a copy writer at an advertising agency rather than pursue an acting career as he did not believe he could make a living acting. He then took in the audio-visual department of McGill University. While there he got in touch with a friend who was directing plays at the Montreal university expecting to pursue acting as a hobby. He started out slowly doing student plays at the William Shatner Building. He loved it so much he decided to pursue it as a profession. It wasn't easy breaking into television in Toronto given his age (36) at the time as he was going up against other actors with lengthier resumes. It was hard at first to get auditions. He started out with guest spots in television shows such as the La Femme Nikita, Mutant-X, Falcon Beach, and Rent-a-Goalie. James also had minor roles in movies such as The Perfect Man with Heather Locklear, The Prince and Me with Julie Stiles, and Silent Night with Linda Hamilton. He has had success with two successful television ads. The first ad was entitled Doctor's Appointment and addressed the serious problem of erectile dysfunction. The ad was run continuously throughout the 2001 NHL Finals. The second ad was entitled The Deal and was for Verizon Wireless. One of his first big parts was a role in the TV movie 10,000 Black Men Named George. The 2002 film helped James find more work but he did not find substantial work until he auditioned for the CBC drama The Border. He had sent in an audition tape but had not heard back. He went to Winnipeg to film a guest part on the TV series Falcon Beach. While he was in Winnipeg, his agent contacted him and told him the show's casting directors wanted to meet with him. A second day of callbacks was added and he was able to return to Toronto in time. No one had heard of James but according to Peter Raymont, the co-creator of the show, James brought just the right degree of intelligence, compassion and authority to the character. While the producers were sure that James was right for the part, the network wasn't so sure. One of his biggest credits to that point was playing the goon in the Verizon Wireless commercial. His peers obviously approve of the portrayal. James received a Gemini nomination as outstanding actor in a drama. - IMDb Mini Biography
Sandi Ross was born in 1949 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for The Rocker (2008), Cube Zero (2004) and Adventures in Babysitting (1987). She died on August 31, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Martin Lyriq Bent (born January 3, 1979) is a Jamaican-Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles as Daniel Rigg in the Saw franchise, the series Rookie Blue, The Book of Negroes, and Jamie Overstreet in the Netflix series She's Gotta Have It, based on the film of the same name.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard Eden (born on February 13, 1956) is an actor, best known as Alex Murphy/RoboCop in the television series RoboCop: The Series.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Eden (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
