Little Richard
6.6ReleasedDramaMusicTV Movie

Little Richard

The story of Little Richard Penniman, from his poor Southern upbringing to dealing with the trials and tribulations of being a Black singer in the 1950s, to his born-again phase and brief "retirement" from rock and roll.

TrailerIMDb
OverviewProvidersCreditsRecommendationsSimilarImagesVideos

Cast

  • Leon
    Leon
    Little Richard
  • Jenifer Lewis
    Jenifer Lewis
    Muh Penniman
  • Carl Lumbly
    Carl Lumbly
    Bud Penniman
  • Tamala Jones
    Tamala Jones
    Lucille
  • Mel Jackson
    Mel Jackson
    Bud Blackwell
  • Garrett Morris
    Garrett Morris
    Carl Rainey
  • Don Dowe
    Don Dowe
    Cop
  • Reynaldo Rey
    Reynaldo Rey
    Sugarfoot Sam
  • JoNell Kennedy
    JoNell Kennedy
    Peggie Penniman
  • Lahmard J. Tate
    Lahmard J. Tate
  • Alimi Ballard
    Alimi Ballard
  • Warren G
    Warren G
    Studio Musician
  • Anthony Lee
    Anthony Lee
  • William James Jones
    William James Jones
    Billy Wright
  • V.P. Oliver
    Young Robert

Crew

  • Robert Townsend
    Robert Townsend
    Director
  • Little Richard
    Little Richard
    Executive Producer
  • J. Todd Harris
    Executive Producer
  • John Davis
    John Davis
    Executive Producer
  • Edward J. Pei
    Cinematography
  • Michael Novotny
    Production Design
  • Bill Kerby
    Writer
  • Daniel Taplitz
    Daniel Taplitz
    Writer
  • Iain Paterson
    Producer
  • Velton Ray Bunch
    Original Music Composer
  • Sabrina Plisco
    Sabrina Plisco
    Editor
  • Marcelo Sansevieri
    Editor
  • Brian Chavanne
    Casting
  • Daniel Novotny
    Art Direction
  • Richard Reams
    Set Decoration
  • Tracey White
    Costume Design
  • Deena Adair
    Key Hair Stylist
  • Laini Thompson
    Makeup Department Head
  • Julia L. Walker
    Hairstylist

© 2026 Jimmy Guzman Moreno — All rights reserved.

Built with TanStack Start and shadcn/ui. Powered by Vercel.

Data provided by TMDBand wikidata.

This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.This product uses data from Wikidata but is not endorsed or certified by Wikidata.
Social
GitHubReport a bug