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2001 American TV series or program

Bojangles
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Based on	Mr. Bojangles: The Biography of Bill Robinson by James Haskins and N.R. Mitgang
Written by	Richard Wesley Robert P. Johnson
Directed by	Joseph Sargent
Starring	Gregory Hines Peter Riegert Kimberly Elise Maria Ricossa Savion Glover
Music by	Terence Blanchard
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Gregory Hines Robert Riesenberg Fran Saperstein Richard Vane
Producer	Laurie Mirsky
Cinematography	Donald M. Morgan
Editor	B.J. Sears
Running time	101 minutes
Production company	MGM Television
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	February 4, 2001 (2001-02-04)

Bojangles is a 2001 American made-for-television biographical drama film that chronicles the life of entertainer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (1878–1949). Robinson is played by Gregory Hines, who also served as an executive producer. Bojangles was produced by Darrick Productions and MGM Television for the Showtime premium cable network.

Synopsis

Starting with Robinson's funeral, including what looks like archival footage of the event, the film then plays out the biography in a straightforward manner as a flashback, both in color and black-and-white.

Cast

Gregory Hines – Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
Kimberly Elise – Fannie S. Clay
Peter Riegert – Marty Forkins
Maria Ricossa – Rae Samuels
Savion Glover – Newcomer

Awards

Black Reel Awards (2002)
- Kimberly Elise – Best Supporting Actress
Image Award (2002)
- Gregory Hines – Outstanding Actor

Nominations

Emmy Awards (2001)
- Gregory Hines – Outstanding Lead Actor
- Henry LeTang – Outstanding Choreography
Image Awards (2002)
- Outstanding Movie
- Kimberly Elise – Outstanding Lead Actress
Golden Reel Award (2002)
- Best Sound Editing
Screen Actors Guild Awards (2002)
- Gregory Hines – Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor

References

Oxman, Steven (January 28, 2001). "Bojangles". Variety.

External links

Bojangles at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Joseph Sargent
Street-Fighter (1959) One Spy Too Many (1966) The Spy in the Green Hat (1967) The Hell with Heroes (1968) The Sunshine Patriot (1968) Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) Tribes (1970) Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring (1971) Man on a String (1972) The Man (1972) The Man Who Died Twice (1973) Sunshine (1973) White Lightning (1973) The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) Friendly Persuasion (1975) The Night That Panicked America (1975) Hustling (1975) MacArthur (1977) Goldengirl (1979) Amber Waves Coast to Coast (1980) Freedom (1981) Tomorrow's Child (1982) Nightmares (1983) Memorial Day (1983) Choices of the Heart (1983) Terrible Joe Moran (1984) Love Is Never Silent (1985) Passion Flower (1986) There Must Be a Pony (1986) Of Pure Blood (1986) Jaws: The Revenge (1987) The Karen Carpenter Story (1989) Day One (1989) The Incident (1990) Caroline? (1990) Ivory Hunters (1990) Never Forget (1991) Miss Rose White (1992) Somebody's Daughter (1992) Skylark (1993) Abraham (1994) World War II: When Lions Roared (1994) My Antonia (1995) Streets of Laredo (1995) Mandela and de Klerk (1997) Miss Evers' Boys (1997) The Long Island Incident (1998) Crime and Punishment (1998) The Wall (1998) A Lesson Before Dying (1999) For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000) Vola Sciusciù (2000) Bojangles (2001) Salem Witch Trials (2003) Out of the Ashes (2003) Something the Lord Made (2004) Warm Springs (2005) Sybil (2007) Sweet Nothing in My Ear (2008)

Films directed by Joseph Sargent

Street-Fighter (1959)
One Spy Too Many (1966)
The Spy in the Green Hat (1967)
The Hell with Heroes (1968)
The Sunshine Patriot (1968)
Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
Tribes (1970)
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring (1971)
Man on a String (1972)
The Man (1972)
The Man Who Died Twice (1973)
Sunshine (1973)
White Lightning (1973)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Friendly Persuasion (1975)
The Night That Panicked America (1975)
Hustling (1975)
MacArthur (1977)
Goldengirl (1979)
Amber Waves
Coast to Coast (1980)
Freedom (1981)
Tomorrow's Child (1982)
Nightmares (1983)
Memorial Day (1983)
Choices of the Heart (1983)
Terrible Joe Moran (1984)
Love Is Never Silent (1985)
Passion Flower (1986)
There Must Be a Pony (1986)
Of Pure Blood (1986)
Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
The Karen Carpenter Story (1989)
Day One (1989)
The Incident (1990)
Caroline? (1990)
Ivory Hunters (1990)
Never Forget (1991)
Miss Rose White (1992)
Somebody's Daughter (1992)
Skylark (1993)
Abraham (1994)
World War II: When Lions Roared (1994)
My Antonia (1995)
Streets of Laredo (1995)
Mandela and de Klerk (1997)
Miss Evers' Boys (1997)
The Long Island Incident (1998)
Crime and Punishment (1998)
The Wall (1998)
A Lesson Before Dying (1999)
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000)
Vola Sciusciù (2000)
Bojangles (2001)
Salem Witch Trials (2003)
Out of the Ashes (2003)
Something the Lord Made (2004)
Warm Springs (2005)
Sybil (2007)
Sweet Nothing in My Ear (2008)

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