The Sophisticated Gents

The 25-year reunion of members of a black athletic-social club brings together nine of its members for the first time to honor their old coach but is marred by a murder investigation involving one of the gents.

Drama Mystery

Sonny Jim Gaines

(Coach Charles 'Chappie' Davis)

Paul Winfield

(Richard 'Bubbles' Wiggins)

Bernie Casey

(Shurley Walker)

Rosey Grier

(Cudjo Evers)

Thalmus Rasulala

(Kenneth 'Snake' Dobson)

Robert Hooks

(Ezra 'Chops' Jackson)

Raymond St. Jacques

(D'Artagnan 'Dart' Parks)

Ron O'Neal

(Clarence 'Clare' Henderson)

Melvin Van Peebles

(Walter 'Moon' Porter)

Dick Anthony Williams

(Ralph Joplin)

Rosalind Cash

(Christine Jackson)

Ja'net DuBois

(Onetha Wiggins)

Alfre Woodard

(Evelyn Evers)

Joanna Miles

(Sandra Dobson)

Janet MacLachlan

(Diane Walker)

Bibi Besch

(Simone Parks)

Denise Nicholas

(Pat Henderson)

Marlene Warfield

(Lil Joplin)

Beah Richards

(Mae Porter)

Albert Hall

(Det. Swoop Ferguson)

Harry Guardino

(Vice Detective Collins)

Robert Earl Jones

(Big Ralph Joplin)

Lynn Benisch

(Renee Marcus)

Al Fann

(Sugar)

John Zaremba

(Mayor Farrington)

Charles Blackwell

(Heflin)

Dennis Patrick

(Wilbur Marcus)

Davis Roberts

(Perkins)

Leigh Hamilton

(Gail)

Matthew Beard

(Mickey Mouse)

Wayne Storm

(Slash Kwalick)

Wally Taylor

(Wally Griggs)