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The Jesse Owens Story

"The Jesse Owens Story is a biographical film about the black athlete Jesse Owens. Dorian Harewood plays the Olympic gold-winning athlete. The drama won a 1985 Primetime Emmy Award and was nominated for two more."

Cast

8656

Dorian Harewood

as Jesse Owens

116129

Dan Ammerman

as Coach Robertson

41217

Tom Bosley

as Jimmy Hoffa

14065

Georg Stanford Brown

as Lew Gilbert

2390

LeVar Burton

as Professor Preston

780

Ronny Cox

as Coach Larry Snyder

14064

Norman Fell

as Marty Forkins

12950

George Kennedy

as Charles 'Charley' Riley

14069

Vic Tayback

as Abe Saperstein

12852

Barry Corbin

as Judge

2872174

Chris Douridas

as Jerome

96706

Lynn Hamilton

as Mamma Solomon

88161

Debbi Morgan

as Ruth Solomon Owens

1214060

Tonye Patano

as Laverne Owens

26664

Ben Vereen

as Herb Douglas

65568

James B. Sikking

as Avery Brundage

Crew

10934

Michel Legrand

Original Music Composer

1824

Tom Pedigo

Set Decoration

1825

Robert F. Shugrue

Editor

165770

Harold Gast

Writer

108272

Richard Irving

Director

41412

Richard Bracken

Editor

165770

Harold Gast

Producer

1822

Charles Correll

Director of Photography

1823

John E. Chilberg II

Production Design