Willie Dynamite

Willie Dynamite was a pimp and drug dealer in the 1974 movie of the same name.

He was played by Roscoe Orman, known for his roles on Seasame Street.

Willie is shown throughout the movie living a lavish life. He is also a man of ambition, wanting to expand his syndicate to different places, such as towns and cities, to which one of his allies says, "I admire your ambition, but you need direction." He is also a drug dealer. In that same scene, we see them trying drugs and enjoying them. Throughout the movie we see him and his women. He exploits them for personal gain throughout the movie, but he does love one gal (one whom he sees as special), Pashen, but does abuse some of the women in his group. He is very angry and hotheaded. One social worker, Cora, has had enough of him and vows to bring him down. He's so abusive to Pashen that Cora takes her away from him. This takes him in a spiral of darkness. He even murders a rival who did something to him at the end of the movie. He even leads police in a rowdy chase across Lower Manhattan and Gowanus, Brooklyn.

But he does change. And Cora starts to warm up to him, seeing that there is good in him. This rubs off on Willie and he redeems himself and finally changes at the end.