A Piece of the Action 47 years old
A delightfully delicious dilemma!
How does retired cop Joshua Burke (James Earl Jones) get two career criminals, Manny Durrell (Sidney Poitier) and Dave Anderson (Bill Cosby), to follow the straight and narrow? Con them into helping juvenile delinquents turn over a new leaf. But how? Burke has never been able to nail the duo, but he uses what he knows of their seedy past to blackmail them into volunteering.
Credits
A Piece of the Action Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| James Earl Jones He was 46, now 93 years old | as Joshua Burke |
| Marc Lawrence He was 67, 95 years old when he died | as Louie |
| Sidney Poitier He was 50, now 97 years old | as Manny Durrell |
| Bill Cosby He was 40, now 87 years old | as Dave Anderson |
| Jason Evers He was 55, 83 years old when he died | as Ty Shorter |
| Denise Nicholas She was 33, now 80 years old | as Lila French |
| Titos Vandis He was 59, 85 years old when he died | as Bruno |
| Tracy Reed She was 35, 69 years old when she died | as Nikki McLean |
| Hope Clarke She was 36, now 83 years old | as Sarah Thomas |
| Frances Foster She was 53, 73 years old when she died | as Bea Quitman |
| Ja'net Dubois She was 39, now 86 years old | as Nellie Bond |
A Piece of the Action Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Pembroke J. Herring as Editor. He was 47 (now 94) years old | Editing |
| Donald M. Morgan as Director of Photography. He was 45 (now 92) years old | Camera |
| Charles Blackwell as Screenplay. He was 37 (now 84) years old | Writing |
| Alfred Sweeney as Production Design. He was 62 (69) years old when He died | Art |
| Melville Tucker as Producer. | Production |
| Timothy March as Story. | Writing |
A Piece of the Action (47 years)
A delightfully delicious dilemma!
- Release day: Friday, October 07, 1977
- Runtime: 135 minutes