Editing Bumpy Johnson (section)

==In popular culture==
===Film===
* In the 1971 film ''[[Shaft (1971 film)|Shaft]]'' and its 1973 sequel ''[[Shaft's Big Score!]]'', [[Moses Gunn]] portrays "Bumpy Jonas," a character based upon Johnson.<ref name="Queenan">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/nov/17/5|title=Joe Queenan on 'Bumpy' Johnson, the most feared criminal in 1930s Harlem |first=Joe |last=Queenan|date=November 17, 2007|website=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |access-date=April 5, 2018}}</ref>
* In the 1972 film ''[[Come Back, Charleston Blue]]'', the title character is loosely based on Bumpy Johnson, a criminal who is looked upon as a positive role model among the people.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamblingsites.org/biographies/bumpy-johnson/|title=Bumpy Johnson Profile - Famous Bookmaker and Mob Boss from New York City |publisher=www.gamblingsites.org}}</ref>
* In the 1979 film ''[[Escape from Alcatraz (film)|Escape from Alcatraz]]'', [[Paul Benjamin]] plays a character based on Bumpy Johnson, "English".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/harlem-hoodlum-meet-black-mobster-bumpy-life-crime-new-movie-article-1.782536|title=FROM HARLEM TO 'HOODLUM' MEET THE BLACK MOBSTER WHOSE 'BUMPY' LIFE OF CRIME IS NOW A NEW MOVIE|newspaper=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |location=New York |author=Denene Millner |date=August 24, 1997|access-date=April 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dayshistory.wordpress.com/tag/ellsworth-raymond-bumpy-johnson/|title=Ellsworth Raymond 'Bumpy' Johnson - On this day...|website=dayshistory.wordpress.com|access-date=April 5, 2018}}</ref>
* In the 1984 film ''[[The Cotton Club (film)|The Cotton Club]]'', [[Laurence Fishburne]] plays a character based on Bumpy Johnson, "Bumpy Rhodes".<ref name="WaPo">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1997/08/27/hoodlum-aims-high-if-not-always-true/823ce9f0-8e8b-496f-979f-9d2f193cf8ad/ |title='HOODLUM' AIMS HIGH IF NOT ALWAYS TRUE |first=Stephen |last=Hunter |date=August 27, 1997 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=April 5, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Queenan"/>
* In the 1997 film ''[[Hoodlum (film)|Hoodlum]]'', Johnson is again portrayed by Fishburne.<ref name="WaPo"/><ref name="Queenan"/>
* In the 1999 film ''[[Life (1999 film)|Life]]'', musician [[Rick James]] plays a Harlem gangster, "Spanky Johnson," who was loosely inspired by Bumpy Johnson.
* In the 2007 film ''[[American Gangster (film)|American Gangster]]'', Johnson is portrayed by [[Clarence Williams III]].
* In the 2018 [[Netflix]] documentary series ''[[Drug Lords]]'', Johnson was featured in the third episode of the first season.

===Television===
* In an episode of ''[[Unsolved Mysteries]]'', it is reported that Johnson allegedly helped the [[June 1962 Alcatraz escape|three escapees]] of [[Alcatraz]] get to the shores of [[San Francisco]]. It is said that he arranged for a boat to pick the three men up out of the bay. The boat then dropped the escapees off at Pier 13 in San Francisco's [[Hunters Point, San Francisco, California|Hunters Point]] District.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://unsolved.com/gallery/alcatraz-escape/|title=Alcatraz Escape - Unsolved Mysteries|access-date=April 5, 2018}}</ref>
* In the second episode of the third season of [[HBO]]'s ''[[The Wire]]'', "[[All Due Respect (The Wire)|All Due Respect]]", Bumpy is mentioned just before Tree (dealer for [[Cheese Wagstaff]]) kills Jelly over a dog fight in which Cheese's dog lost. Three low-level gangsters discuss an incident when Bumpy allegedly attacked a police station single-handedly. This is expanded upon in [[Richard Price (writer)|Richard Price]]'s audio commentary for that episode.
* Cable network [[Epix]] (now MGM+) premiered the crime drama television series ''[[Godfather of Harlem]]'' in Fall 2019. [[Forest Whitaker]] plays Johnson. The series was created by [[executive producer]]s Markuann Smith, [[Chris Brancato]] and Paul Eckstein, who are producing with [[ABC Signature Studios]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Petski |first=Denise |url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/forest-whitaker-star-straight-to-series-crime-drama-epix-1202376800/ |title=Forest Whitaker To Topline Straight-To-Series Crime Drama At Epix |date=April 25, 2018 |publisher=Deadline |access-date=April 25, 2018}}</ref><ref name="DAddario-20190909">{{cite web |last1=D'Addario |first1=Daniel |title=TV Review: 'Godfather of Harlem' |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/reviews/godfather-of-harlem-forest-whitaker-1203316597/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=December 5, 2019 |language=en |date=September 9, 2019}}</ref>

===Music===
* [[Prodigy (rapper)|Prodigy]] titled his first full release after his release from prison in 2011 ''[[The Ellsworth Bumpy Johnson EP]]'', which was followed by ''[[The Bumpy Johnson Album]]''.
* [[Central Cee]] released an EP in 2022 titled ''No More Leaks'' which featured a track titled "Bumpy Johnson".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Central Cee Drops Surprise 'No More Leaks' EP, Leads With "One Up" Video |url=https://www.complex.com/music/central-cee-no-more-leaks |access-date=October 16, 2022 |website=Complex |language=en}}</ref>

===Gaming===
* The character of Sammy Robinson in ''[[Mafia III]]'' was partially inspired by Ellsworth Johnson. The kingpin who protagonist Lincoln Clay becomes is also largely inspired by Bumpy Johnson, along with people like [[Frank Lucas]] and [[Nicky Barnes]].