Scott Joplin's ragtime music portrayed America...only Billy Dee Williams could portray Scott Joplin.
The life story of Scott Joplin and how he became the greatest ragtime composer of all time.
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as Scott Joplin
AliveBorn: April 6, 1937
Age: 89
New York City, New York, USA
as Chauvin
AliveBorn: October 4, 1945
Age: 80
Chicago, Illinois, USA
as Belle Joplin
AliveBorn: January 20, 1944
Age: 82
Mangum, Oklahoma, USA
as Will Williams
DeceasedBorn: February 7, 1887
Died: February 12, 1983
Age at death: 96
as Tom Turpin
DeceasedBorn: February 26, 1933
Died: November 29, 1976
Age at death: 43
as Dr. Jaelki
DeceasedBorn: January 22, 1935
Died: April 7, 2019
Age at death: 84
as John The Baptist
AliveBorn: September 21, 1951
Age: 74
Los Angeles, California, USA
as Madam Amy
DeceasedBorn: December 25, 1932
Died: November 9, 1999
Age at death: 66
as Poor Alfred
AliveBorn: May 17, 1942
Age: 84
Harlem, New York, USA
as Left Hand of God
DeceasedBorn: October 10, 1904
Died: December 7, 1982
Age at death: 78
as John Stark
DeceasedBorn: November 4, 1918
Died: November 9, 2003
Age at death: 85
as Sam Bundler
DeceasedBorn: May 15, 1929
Died: October 25, 1995
Age at death: 66
as Impresario
DeceasedBorn: August 12, 1912
Died: October 30, 1997
Age at death: 85
as Liebling
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Dr. Adams
DeceasedBorn: January 25, 1920
Died: August 2, 2004
Age at death: 84
as Wallis
DeceasedBorn: June 2, 1906
Died: September 13, 1997
Age at death: 91
as Rabin
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as The Girl
AliveBorn: November 11, 1949
Age: 76
Detroit, Michigan, USA
as Girl With Note
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as The Minstrel Singers
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as The Minstrel Singers
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as The Minstrel Singers
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as The Minstrel Singers
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as The Minstrel Singers
AliveBorn: June 20, 1949
Age: 77
Tuskegee ,Alabama , USA
as The Minstrel Singers
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Young Scott Joplin
AliveBorn: March 17, 1961
Age: 65
as Mother
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Workman (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: September 20, 1927
Died: December 8, 2010
Age at death: 83
as Piano Contest Spectator (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: December 25, 1916
Died: October 26, 2001
Age at death: 84
as John Stark's Driver (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: October 16, 1952
Died: January 16, 2002
Age at death: 49