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Cast

Eddie Murphy
as Thomas Jefferson Johnson

Lane Smith
as Dick Dodge

Sheryl Lee Ralph
as Miss Loretta

Joe Don Baker
as Olaf Andersen

Victoria Rowell
as Celia Kirby

Grant Shaud
as Arthur Reinhardt

Kevin McCarthy
as Terry Corrigan

Charles S. Dutton
as Elijah Hawkins

Victor Rivers
as Armando

Sonny Jim Gaines
as Van Dyke

Noble Willingham
as Zeke Bridges

Gary Frank
as Iowa

Daniel Benzali
as 'Skeeter' Warburton

Cynthia Harris
as Vera Johnson

Mary Goldberg

James Garner
as Jeff Johnson

Daniel Petrie Sr.
as Asbestos Lobbyist

Chi McBride
as Homer

Susan Forristal
as Ellen Juba

Autumn Winters
as Mickey Juba

Doris Grau
as Hattie Rifkin

Frances Foster
as Grandma

Sarah Carson
as Kimberly

Mel Owens
as Bo Chandler

Brad Koepenick
as Rafe Simon

John Doolittle
as Ira Schecter

Rosanna Huffman
as Mrs. Bridges

Dianne Turley Travis
as Mrs. Dodge

Tom Dahlgren
as Chief of Police

Tom Finnegan
as Ethics Committee Chair

Marty Kaplan
as Ned Grable

Cliff Bemis
as Gun Lobbyist

Prudence Barry
as Teacher

Nina Totenberg
as Election Anchor

Julianna McCarthy
as Blue Haired Lady

Daniel Petrie Jr.
as Asbestos Lobbyist

Dion Anderson
as Distilled Spirits Lobbyist

Stu Levin
as Tobacco Lobbyist

Richard Anders
as Poultry Lobbyist

Brian Gelatto
as Crabhouse Waiter

Angela Stribling
as DC Anchor

Patricia Ciaffa
as DC Correspondent

David A. Penhale
as Voting Husband

Cordis Heard
as Voting Wife

Gary Price
as Taxi Driver

Tommy Boggs
as Tommy Boggs

J.D. Williams
as J.D. Williams

Roger E. Reid
as Florida Reporter

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Critic Reviews for The Distinguished Gentleman

Audience Reviews for The Distinguished Gentleman

• Sep 21, 2010

  Eddie Murphy plays Thomas Jefferson Johnson, a hustler and con artist, who finds out that running for Congress will earn him more money than he does now. He uses this post to hopefully earn a decent living and sham his way to more. Instead, he discovers that some government officials are even more corrupt than he is and he must use his "power" to make things right for the little people.Good natured fun from the early 90's
  Deb S Super Reviewer
• Jan 30, 2010

  A smooth-talking confidence trickster makes his way into congress (where the cynical would suggest he'd have plenty of company) in this comedy. Thomas Jefferson Johnson (Eddie Murphy) is a con man from Florida who gets the bright idea that a scam artist could make a tidy sum if he was able to get inside the political arena. When a Florida congressman named Jeff Johnson dies and a special election is held to replace him, Thomas puts his name on the ballot as "Jeff Johnson," and enough confused voters check the ballot for him that he wins the race and is on his way to Washington D.C. Johnson soon finds a mentor in Dick Dodge (Lane Smith), chairman of the Power and Industry Committee, who shows Johnson the ropes on raking in PAC money while the late Mr. Johnson's aide, Reinhardt (Grant Shaud), gives him the inside scoop on how things work in Washington. Johnson's plans are going just as he hoped until he meets Celia Kirby (Victoria Rowell), a volunteer lobbyist and political activist whose uncle is a noted religious leader, The Rev. Elijah Hawkins (Charles S. Dutton). Johnson quickly becomes smitten with Celia, but it's obvious that she's not buying his act, and if he wants to win her heart, he'll have to stop fooling people into thinking he's honest and actually be honest. Joe Don Baker and Sheryl Lee Ralph also co-star.
  Martin D Super Reviewer
• Apr 07, 2009

  Not bad. A lot funnier than I was expecting. It reminds you just how funny Eddie Murphy can be and how far he's fallen.
  Jonny C Super Reviewer

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