Led by Academy Award winner and acting icon Forest Whitaker, the series Godfather of Harlem explores the life of the infamous 1960s New York City gangster Bumpy Johnson, and features portrayals of ...

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The year is 1964. The show is “Godfather of Harlem.” And the title character mired in this depressingly familiar scenario, portrayed by Forest Whitaker, pushes a man off the roof of a building ...

TV has a new godfather. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: This isn’t the first time Bumpy Johnson has been depicted, so why did you feel he deserved further exploration? FOREST WHITAKER: There’s some ...

Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker unpacks his role as real life crime boss “Bumpy” Johnson for the fourth season of the ...

Godfather of Harlem follows Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson ... involvement with the Black Panthers. "Forest Whitaker's inspired performance as Bumpy Johnson has introduced an iconic, archetypical ...

We’re getting the first look at Oscar winner Forest Whitaker as crime boss Bumpy Johnson in a teaser trailer for Epix‘s new straight-to-series crime drama Godfather of Harlem. From Narcos co ...

The season sees returning stars Forest Whitaker, Ilfenesh Hadera, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Demi Singleton, Jason Alan Carvell and more. Rome Flynn also debuts this season, playing Frank Lucas.

“Godfather of Harlem” season 4 is the latest installment of the fictional drama series based on the historical figure, “Bumpy” Johnson, played by Forest Whitaker. The series follows Bumpy ...