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The Jesse Owens Story

7.9 174 mins Drama   History   TV Movie   1984
Director(s): Richard Irving

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.

Casts of The Jesse Owens Story

Dorian Harewood

as Jesse Owens

Dan Ammerman

as Coach Robertson

Tom Bosley

as Jimmy Hoffa

Georg Stanford Brown

as Lew Gilbert

LeVar Burton

as Professor Preston

Ronny Cox

as Coach Larry Snyder

Norman Fell

as Marty Forkins

George Kennedy

as Charles 'Charley' Riley

Vic Tayback

as Abe Saperstein

Barry Corbin

as Judge

Chris Douridas

as Jerome

Lynn Hamilton

as Mamma Solomon

Debbi Morgan

as Ruth Solomon Owens

Tonye Patano

as Laverne Owens

Ben Vereen

as Herb Douglas

James B. Sikking

as Avery Brundage

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