Denise Nicholas
7 titles
Filmography
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And the Children Shall Lead
(1985)A 12-year-old African-American girl and her white friends cross racial waters in an effort to ease deeply rooted tensions in 1960’s Mississippi.

Blacula
(1972)Centuries after being transformed into a vampire by Count Dracula, an African prince emerges from his coffin to hunt for blood in the streets of L.A.

Ghost Dad
(1990)Sidney Poitier directs Bill Cosby in this heartwarming comedy about a father of three whose spirit leaves his body to return to his house, be with his children, and plan for their futures.

Marvin & Tige
(1985)The life of a hard-drinking widower eking out a living with odd jobs takes a dramatic turn when he meets an 11-year orphan on the brink of suicide.

Mr. Ricco
(1975)Accused murderer Frankie Steele walks free, thanks to the efforts of San Francisco defense lawyer Joe Ricco. Then a pair of cop killings strikes the city. All signs point to the newly released Steele as the perpetrator. Has Ricco sprung a killer? Convinced that Steele isn't behind the murders, Ricco launches an inquiry and runs up against a police lieutenant assigned to birddog him, evidence planted by a racist cop and several assassination attempts on Ricco himself. As the mystery deepens, so does the danger. And behind it all is someone the attorney never suspected. Cindy Williams plays Ricco's office assistant.

In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?
(1994)All eyes are on Sparta after an internationally renowned actress arrives unexpectedly in the rural Mississippi town—and with a killer secret.

In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound
(1995)Political intrigue arrives in remote Sparta when Gillespie's enemies find a local businessman to run against him in his next bid for county sheriff.