Purlie (1981)

Purlie is a musical based on Ossie Davis' 1961 play Purlie Victorious. In the early days of the civil rights movement, a Southern plantation owner holds his sharecroppers in virtual slavery. Purlie comes home as a preacher who will shake things up and bring freedom to his people. This 1981 television adaptation won a CableACE Award.

Cast (33)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Robert Guillaume

Purlie

Melba Moore

Lutiebelle

Sherman Hemsley

Gitlow

Linda Hopkins

Sister Hopkins

Rhetta Hughes

Missy

Brandon Maggart

Ol' Cap'n

Don Scardino

Charlie

Clarice Taylor

Idella

L

Loretta Abbott

Ensemble

B

Brenda Braxton

Ensemble

P.L. Brown

Ensemble

O

Olivia Detante

Ensemble

Suzzanne Douglas

Ensemble

C

Cisco Drayton

Ensemble

T

Tanya Gibson

Ensemble

M

Michael Goring

Ensemble

M

Milt Grayson

Ensemble

L

Lawrence Hamilton

Ensemble

C

Clinton King Keen

Ensemble

M

Mildred Lane

Ensemble

J

Judy Leak

Ensemble

E

Eugene Little

Ensemble

Pauletta Washington

Ensemble

L

Lou Ann Pickett

Ensemble

H

Herbert Rawlings

Ensemble

R

Renee Rose

Ensemble

Ted Ross

Ensemble

Otis Sallid

Ensemble

H

Henry Shaw

Ensemble

V

Valerie Smith

Ensemble

J

Jeffery V. Thompson

Ensemble

D

Denessa Tobin

Ensemble

D

David Weatherspoon

Ensemble

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