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 police detectives Mitchell and White, at …

Dolemite is the role that made Rudy Ray Moore a midnight-cult-film icon as a framed pimp who fights city corruption with his all-girl Kung-Fu killers.

Dec 31, 2019 · Eddie Murphy stars in the Netflix comedy about a kung fu-fighting pimp, a.k.a. Rudy Ray Moore. Click through to learn more about the true story of 'Dolemite.'

In 1970s LA, struggling comedian Rudy Ray Moore hits it big with his raunchy alter ego, Dolemite, then risks it all to take his act to the big screen. Watch trailers & learn more.

Dolemite is a pimp who was set up by Willie Greene and the cops, who have planted drugs, stolen furs, and guns in his trunk and got him sentenced to 20 years in jail.

Dolemite is a pimp who was set up by Willie Greene and the cops, who have planted drugs, stolen furs, and guns in his trunk and got him sentenced to 20 years in jail.

Feb 4, 2026 · Rudy Ray Moore, a comedian, proto-rapper, actor, and all-around scrapper, created the character of Dolemite, a salacious Afro-beatnik troubadour in wild suits and a puffy wig, in his days …