Denise Nicholas
7 titles
Filmography
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On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story
(1990)
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.

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.

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.

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.

Let's Do It Again
(1975)When an Atlanta milkman (Poitier) and his fast-talking factory worker friend (Cosby) want to take the wives on a long-planned vacation to New Orleans and need to find the cash to build a new meeting house for their fraternal lodge, they devise a long-shot scheme to hypnotize a scrawny, losing prizefighter (Jimmy Walker) into believing he is--and then becoming--a champion in this hilarious seque...

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.