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The Jesse Owens Story

Richard Irving

1984 • 2h 54m

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 fo...

The Jesse Owens Story

Cast

Dorian Harewood

Dorian HarewoodJesse Owens

Dan AmmermanCoach Robertson

Tom Bosley

Tom BosleyJimmy Hoffa

Georg Stanford Brown

Georg Stanford BrownLew Gilbert

LeVar Burton

LeVar BurtonProfessor Preston

Ronny Cox

Ronny CoxCoach Larry Snyder

Norman Fell

Norman FellMarty Forkins

George Kennedy

George KennedyCharles 'Charley' Riley

Vic Tayback

Vic TaybackAbe Saperstein

Barry Corbin

Barry CorbinJudge

Chris Douridas

Chris DouridasJerome

Lynn Hamilton

Lynn HamiltonMamma Solomon

Debbi Morgan

Debbi MorganRuth Solomon Owens

Tonye Patano

Tonye PatanoLaverne Owens

Ben Vereen

Ben VereenHerb Douglas

Crew

Michel Legrand

Michel LegrandOriginal Music Composer

Richard Irving

Richard IrvingDirector

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