''Sweet Jesus, Preacherman'' is a 1973 American
blaxploitation
Blaxploitation is an ethnic subgenre of the exploitation film that emerged in the United States during the early 1970s. The term, a portmanteau of the words "black" and "exploitation", was coined in August 1972 by Junius Griffin, the president o ...
action film
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directed by Henning Schellerup and written by John Cerullo, M. Stuart Madden and Abbey Leitch. The film stars
Roger E. Mosley
Roger Earl Mosley (; December 18, 1938 – August 7, 2022) was an American actor, director, and writer best known for his role as the helicopter pilot Theodore "T.C." Calvin in the CBS television series '' Magnum, P.I.'', which originally aired ...
,
William Smith,
Michael Pataki
Michael Pataki (January 16, 1938 – April 15, 2010) was an American actor.
Early life
Pataki was born in Youngstown, Ohio. His parents were Hungarians. He was the youngest of three children - one older brother and one older sister. He atten ...
, Tom Johnigarn, Joe Tornatore and Damu King. The film was released on May 25, 1973, by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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.
Plot
Holmes is a hitman who has nailed one victim after another. Having iced a large number of them, he is sent by his boss Martelli to infiltrate a section of the black quarter of the inner city. To do this, he becomes Reverend Lee, a Baptist preacher who comes to the local church to preach. Finding that other thugs are there, he decides to take the entire section for himself.
Cast
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Roger E. Mosley
Roger Earl Mosley (; December 18, 1938 – August 7, 2022) was an American actor, director, and writer best known for his role as the helicopter pilot Theodore "T.C." Calvin in the CBS television series '' Magnum, P.I.'', which originally aired ...
as Holmes / Lee
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William Smith as Martelli
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Michael Pataki
Michael Pataki (January 16, 1938 – April 15, 2010) was an American actor.
Early life
Pataki was born in Youngstown, Ohio. His parents were Hungarians. He was the youngest of three children - one older brother and one older sister. He atten ...
as State Senator Sills
*Tom Johnigarn as Eddie Stoner
*Joe Tornatore as Joey
*Damu King as Sweetstick
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Marla Gibbs
Marla Gibbs (born Margaret Theresa Bradley; June 14, 1931) is an American actress, singer, comedian, writer and television producer, whose career spans six decades. Gibbs is known for her role as George Jefferson's maid, Florence Johnston, in th ...
as Beverly Solomon
*Sam Laws as Deacon Greene
*Phil Hoover as George Orr
*Paul Silliman as Roy
*Chuck Lyles as Detroit Charlie
*Norman Fields as Police Captain
*Della Thomas as Foxey
*Amentha Dymally as Mrs. Greene
*Patricia Edwards as Marion Hicks
*Chuck Douglas Jr. as Lenny Solomon
*Vincent LaBauve as Bobby Thompson
*Chuck Wells as Eli Stoner
*Betty Coleman as Maxine Gibbs
*Lou Jackson as Randy Gibbs
*Lillian Tarry as Mother Gibbs
*T.C. Ellis as Earl Saunders
*Lee Frost as 1st Policeman
*Joanne Bruno as Widow Foster (as Jo Ann Bruno)
*K.D. Friend as Funeral Minister
*Gordon James as Restaurant Hood
*Billy Quinn as Sweetstick's Bodyguard
See also
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List of American films of 1973
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People
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Organizations
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References
External links
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1973 films
American action films
1973 action films
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
Blaxploitation films
1970s English-language films
Films directed by Henning Schellerup
1970s American films
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