Hickey & Boggs
“They're not cool, slick heroes. They're worn, tough men, and that's why they're so dangerous.”
Synopsis
Two veteran private eyes trigger a criminal reign of terror with their search for a missing girl. | Al Hickey (Cosby) & Frank Boggs (Culp) are two jaded private investigators who get hired to find a missing woman and quickly find themselves submerged in a world of murder and untruths.
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Edited by David BerlatskyShot by Bill ButlerScored by Ted Ashford
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1972 · Box office
Produced on a $1.0M budget
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$1.0M
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Cast & Crew
43 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Bill Cosby
as Al Hickey
Robert Culp
as Frank Boggs
Ta Ronce Allen
as Nyona's Daughter
Rosalind Cash
as Nyona
Lou Frizzell
as Lawyer
Nancy Howard
as Apartment Manager's Wife
Bernard Nedell
as Used Car Salesman
Isabel Sanford
as Nyona's Mother
Sheila Sullivan
as Edith Boggs
Carmencristina Moreno
as Mary Jane
Jason Culp
as Mary Jane's Son
Ron Henriquez
as Quemando: Florist
Supporting cast
25Louis Moreno
as Quemando: Prisoner
Caryn Sanchez
as Mary Jane's Daughter
Robert Mandan
as Mr. Brill
Michael Moriarty
as Ballard
Denise Renfro
as Brill's Daughter
Bernie Schwartz
as Bernie
Matt Bennett
as Fatboy
Bill Hickman
as Monte
Gerald Peters
as Jack
Tom Signorelli
as Nick
Keri Shuttleton
as Playground Kid
Wanda Spell
as Playground Kid
Winston Spell
as Playground Kid
Jack Colvin
as Shaw
Vincent Gardenia
as Papadakis
Ed Lauter
as Ted
Joe E Tata
as Coroner's Assistant
James Woods
as Lt. Wyatt
Lester Fletcher
as Rice
Dean Smith
as Bagman
Gilchrist Stuart
as Farrow
Jerry Summers
as Bledsoe
Sylvester Words
as Mr. Leroy
Bob Harks
as Detective (uncredited)
Roger E Mosley
as Black activist (uncredited)
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