Philadelphia: The Great Experiment The Fight (1965-1978) (Season 1, Episode 12)
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Philadelphia: The Great Experiment

The Fight (1965-1978) (Season 1, Episode 12)

TV Episode | History

Philadelphia is not immune to the unrest of the 1960s and '70s. Protesters take to the streets, demanding justice and equality from the bottom up. But as de-industrialization plunges the city into decline, Philadelphians turn to a man at ...See morePhiladelphia is not immune to the unrest of the 1960s and '70s. Protesters take to the streets, demanding justice and equality from the bottom up. But as de-industrialization plunges the city into decline, Philadelphians turn to a man at the very top. He is the Frank Rizzo, the law-and-order cop from South Philly whose rise through the ranks brings him to the doorstep of City Hall. Written by Jon Kohl See less

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42 cast members

Name	Known for
Lynne Abraham Self Self See fewer	Philadelphia: The Great Experiment (2011)
Muhammad Ali Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Greatest (1977)
Ed Apice Self Self See fewer	Philadelphia: The Great Experiment (2011)
Jody Della Barba Self Self See fewer	Philadelphia: The Great Experiment (2011)
Buzz Bissinger Self Self See fewer	Friday Night Lights (2004)
Michael Boatman Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Hamburger Hill (1987)
George Bochetto Self Self See fewer	Philadelphia: The Great Experiment (2011)
Lorene Cary Self Self See fewer	Philadelphia: The Great Experiment (2011)
Augusta Clark Self Self See fewer	Philadelphia: The Great Experiment (2011)
Bobby Clarke Self (as Bobby Clark) Self (as Bobby Clark) See fewer	1974 Stanley Cup Finals (1974)
Lillian Clarrochi Self Self See fewer	Philadelphia: The Great Experiment (2011)
Steven Conn Self Self See fewer	Philadelphia: The Great Experiment (2010)
Gwendolyn Daniels Self (as Gwendlyn Daniels) Self (as Gwendlyn Daniels) See fewer	Philadelphia: The Great Experiment (2011)
Michael Diberandinis Self Self See fewer	Philadelphia: The Great Experiment (2011)
Erica Armstrong Dunbar Self Self See fewer	Emancipation (2022)
Joe Frazier Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Rocky (1976)
Tony Fulwood Self Self See fewer	Philadelphia: The Great Experiment (2011)
Kenny Gamble Self (as Kenneth Gamble) Self (as Kenneth Gamble) See fewer	Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Anthony Gargano Self Self See fewer	The Mighty Macs (2009)
Bernadine Hawes Self Self See fewer	Philadelphia: The Great Experiment (2011)
Sharon Holt Self Self See fewer	Philadelphia: The Great Experiment (2011)
Luvader Logan Self Self See fewer	Philadelphia: The Great Experiment (2011)
William K. Marimow Self Self See fewer	Philadelphia: The Great Experiment (2011)
Frederica Massiah-Jackson Self Self See fewer	Philadelphia: The Great Experiment (2011)
Erik McDuffie Self Self See fewer	Philadelphia: The Great Experiment (2011)
Guian McKee Self Self See fewer	Philadelphia: The Great Experiment (2011)
Andrea Mitchell Self Self See fewer	NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (1970)
J. Whyatt Mondesire Self Self See fewer	Philadelphia: The Great Experiment (2011)
Ken Mugler Self Self See fewer	Philadelphia: The Great Experiment (2011)
Joe O'Neill Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Vernon Odom Self Self See fewer	Webelo (West Chester the Movie) (2024)
Michael Pakenham Self Self See fewer	Philadelphia: The Great Experiment (2011)
Bernie Parent Self Self See fewer	1974 Stanley Cup Finals (1974)
Carol Polis Self Self See fewer	Philadelphia: The Great Experiment (2011)
Frank Rizzo Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Amateur Night at City Hall: The Story of Frank L. Rizzo (1978)
Joseph L. Rizzo Self Self See fewer	Philadelphia: The Great Experiment (2011)
Gene Roberts Self Self See fewer	The Newspaperman
Tomasita Romero Self (as Tomasita Rivera) Self (as Tomasita Rivera) See fewer	Philadelphia: The Great Experiment (2011)
Michael Smerconish Self Self See fewer	Michael Smerconish: Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Talking (2020)
Ed Snider Self Self See fewer	Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011)
Zack Stalberg Self Self See fewer	Philadelphia: The Great Experiment (2011)
Linn Washington Self Self See fewer	40 Years a Prisoner (2020)