Was Dolomite a Pimp?

Dolemite is a pimp, comedian, and nightclub owner who is serving twenty years in prison after being set up by a rival, Willie Green (D'Urville Martin), and framed by detectives Mitchell and White, at the direction of the mayor (Hy Pyke).

Who is Dolemite the pimp?

Rudolph Frank Moore (March 17, 1927 – October 19, 2008), known as Rudy Ray Moore, was an American comedian, singer, actor, and film producer. He created the character Dolemite, the pimp from the 1975 film Dolemite and its sequels, The Human Tornado and The Return of Dolemite.

Was Dolemite a successful movie?

Dolemite (1975) was an instant success, raking in some $10 million at the box office and cementing itself as the “Citizen Kane of kung fu pimping films”—as The New York Times has called it.