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Sidney Poitier as Bumpy Johnson in American Gangster (1987)

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Sidney Poitier KBE (February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian and American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy ...

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American Gangster (1987)

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Frank Lucas takes control of his boss Ellsworth Johnson's business after the latter dies of a heart attack and expands his control to various businesses while secretly running a drug cartel.

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