Badge of the Assassin
Badge of the Assassin
Badge of the Assassin
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1985
1h 36m
5.4(8 votes)
Drama
Action
TV Movie

Overview

Three black revolutionaries gun down two New York City police officers. The subsequent investigation puts a white assistant DA and a black police detective on the trail of the killers that leads from New York to San Francisco and down to New Orleans.

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Cast & Crew

40 members
Acting

James Woods

Robert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney

James Woods
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Yaphet Kotto

Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD

Yaphet Kotto
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Alex Rocco

Detective Bill Butler NYPD

Alex Rocco
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Pam Grier

Alexandra 'Alie' Horn

Pam Grier
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Rae Dawn Chong

Christine Horn

Rae Dawn Chong
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David Harris

Lester Bertram Day

David Harris
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Steven Keats

Lester Bertram Day

Steven Keats
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Larry Riley

Herman Bell

Larry Riley
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Kelly Jo Minter

Rachel Torres

Kelly Jo Minter
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Richard Bradford

L.J. Delsa

Richard Bradford
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Toni Kalem

Diane Piagentini

Toni Kalem
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Tamu Blackwell

Gloria Lapp

Tamu Blackwell
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Richard Brooks

Anthony 'Tony' Bottom

Richard Brooks
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Akosua Busia

Ruth

Akosua Busia
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Noble Willingham

Airport Guard

Noble Willingham
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Kene Holliday

Albert Washington

Kene Holliday
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Alan Blumenfeld

Charlie

Alan Blumenfeld
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Ernie Lively

US Marshal

Ernie Lively
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Ray Girardin

Agent King

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Lewis Arquette

Foreman #1

Lewis Arquette
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David Wohl

Kevin Klein

David Wohl
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Lew Palter

Judge Greenfield

Lew Palter
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Paul Perri

Joseph Piagentini

Paul Perri
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Michael Sandoval

Francisco Torres

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Drew Snyder

Inspector McCoy

Drew Snyder
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Kim Delgado

Waverly Jones

Kim Delgado
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Charles Walker

Court Clerk #1

Charles Walker
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Dierk Torsek

Defense Attorney

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Charlie Stavola

Judge Aloysius Melia

Charlie Stavola
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Robert Benjamin Pope

Ulysses Tatum

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Crew

Fred Lerner

Sgt. Kowalski

Fred Lerner
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Judith Brown

Reporter #1

Judith Brown
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Terry Brannon

Mississippi Officer

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Reggie Bruce

Road Gang Guy

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Production

Daniel H. Blatt

Reporter #2

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Tomas Gorosteita

Gabriel Torres

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Sheila Johns

Linda McGill

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Glenn-Michael Jones

San Francisco Officer

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Tom Kindle

New Orleans Officer

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Paul McCauley

Mississippi Judge

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