The River Niger (movie, 1976)
An intimate look at life in the ghetto: Johnny Williams is a house painter who moonlights as a poet, struggling to financially and emotionally support his cancer-ridden wife Mattie.
The River Niger (1976) - Full Cast & Crew
Actors and roles, crew of The River Niger (1976). Who was filming and what role he played.
Actors
Mattie Williams
lead role
Actor, Producer. Popular movies: Because of Winn-Dixie (2005), Sounder (1972), The River Niger (1976)
Johnny Williams
lead role
Actor. Popular movies: The Lion King (2019), Coming to America (1988), Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Dr. Dudley Stanton
lead role
Actor, Producer, Director. Popular movies: Enemy Mine (1985), The Punisher (1989), Roots (1977)
Jeff Williams
Actor, Director, Composer. Popular movies: Justine (2019), Windows on the World (2019), Minstrel Man (1977)
Big Moe Hayes
Actor. Popular movies: Magnum, P.I. (1980), Sweet Jesus, Preacherman (1973)
Al
Actor, Director, Producer. Popular movies: Atlanta (2016), Black Lightning (2018), From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
Gail
Actor, Director. Popular movies: Mork & Mindy (1978), Nuts (1987), Moving (1988)
Wilhelmina Geneva Brown
Actor. Popular movies: Time After Time (1979), The Pawnbroker (1964), Across 110th Street (1972)
Actor. Popular movies: The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988), A Dry White Season (1989), Dust Devil (1992)
Black Policeman
Actor. Popular movies: The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance (2011), Blackjack (1978)
Composer
Designs
Design. Popular movies: Somewhere in Time (1980), Police Squad! (1982), Pennies from Heaven (1981)
Design. Popular movies: Revenge of the Nerds (1984), Silent Running (1972), Convoy (1978)
Director
Producer, Writer, Director. Popular movies: Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (1992), The River Niger (1976)
Editor
Director, Producer, Editor. Popular movies: Spartacus (1960), Murder by Contract (1958), Bad Man's River (1971)
Producers
Producer. Popular movies: Marathon Man (1976), Red Dawn (1984), Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Actor, Producer, Writer. Popular movies: Blackboard Jungle (1955), Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974), Anna Lucasta (1958)
Writer
Operator
Operator. Popular movies: Police Academy (1984), My Bodyguard (1980), Repossessed (1990)
