The Jesse Owens Story poster

The Jesse Owens Story

Theater date: 1984-07-09

Blu-ray release date: N/A

7.9 (IMDB)

Genre: DramaHistoryTV Movie

Language: en

Status: Released

Languages:

English

Description:

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.

Top Cast >

Dorian Harewood portrait

Dorian Harewood

As Jesse Owens

Dan Ammerman portrait

Dan Ammerman

As Coach Robertson

Tom Bosley portrait

Tom Bosley

As Jimmy Hoffa

Georg Stanford Brown portrait

Georg Stanford Brown

As Lew Gilbert

LeVar Burton portrait

LeVar Burton

As Professor Preston

Ronny Cox portrait

Ronny Cox

As Coach Larry Snyder

Norman Fell portrait

Norman Fell

As Marty Forkins

George Kennedy portrait

George Kennedy

As Charles 'Charley' Riley

Vic Tayback portrait

Vic Tayback

As Abe Saperstein

Barry Corbin portrait

Barry Corbin

As Judge

Chris Douridas portrait

Chris Douridas

As Jerome

Lynn Hamilton portrait

Lynn Hamilton

As Mamma Solomon

Debbi Morgan portrait

Debbi Morgan

As Ruth Solomon Owens

Tonye Patano portrait

Tonye Patano

As Laverne Owens

Ben Vereen portrait

Ben Vereen

As Herb Douglas

James B. Sikking portrait

James B. Sikking

As Avery Brundage

Top Crew >

Richard Irving portrait

Richard Irving

Director

Michel Legrand portrait

Michel Legrand

Original Music Composer

Tom Pedigo portrait

Tom Pedigo

Set Decoration

Robert F. Shugrue portrait

Robert F. Shugrue

Editor

Harold Gast portrait

Harold Gast

Writer, Producer

Richard Bracken portrait

Richard Bracken

Editor

Charles Correll portrait

Charles Correll

Director of Photography

John E. Chilberg II portrait

John E. Chilberg II

Production Design

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