The Sophisticated Gents 42 years old

The Sophisticated Gents is a TV miniseries that aired on three consecutive nights from September 29 to October 1, 1981, on NBC. Its ensemble cast featured a number of African-American stage and film actors, many of whom were customarily seen in Soul Cinema Classic motion pictures in the 1970s. The miniseries is based upon the novel The Junior Bachelor Society by John A. Williams. Although production of the project ended in 1979, NBC did not air the miniseries until almost two years later.

Credits

Paul Winfield

Richard 'Bubbles' Wiggins

Dick Anthony Williams

Ralph Joplin

Robert Hooks

Ezra 'Chops' Jackson

Raymond St. Jacques

D'Artagnan 'Dart' Parks

Ron O'Neal

Clarence 'Claire' Henderson

Thalmus Rasulala

Kenneth 'Snake' Dobson

Cast

Name	Character
Paul Winfield He was 42 , 64 years old when he died	as Richard 'Bubbles' Wiggins
Dick Anthony Williams He was 47 , 77 years old when he died	as Ralph Joplin
Robert Hooks He was 44 , now 87 years old	as Ezra 'Chops' Jackson
Raymond St. Jacques He was 51 , 60 years old when he died	as D'Artagnan 'Dart' Parks
Ron O'Neal He was 44 , 66 years old when he died	as Clarence 'Claire' Henderson
Thalmus Rasulala He was 41 , 51 years old when he died	as Kenneth 'Snake' Dobson
Melvin Van Peebles He was 49 , now 91 years old	as Walter 'Moon' Porter
Rosey Grier was 49 , now 91 years old	as Cudjo Evers
Bernie Casey He was 42 , 78 years old when he died	as Shurley Walker

Crew

Name	Job title
Harry Falk Directing He was 34 , now 77 years old	Director

The Sophisticated Gents (42 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 1981-09-29
Runtime: [200,240] minutes
Number of Episodes: 3