The Jesse Owens Story
The Jesse Owens Story
Release: 1984-07-09
·Runtime: 174m
·★ 7.9
Drama
History
TV Movie
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
Tonye Patano
as Laverne Owens
Tom Bosley
as Jimmy Hoffa
LeVar Burton
as Professor Preston
James B. Sikking
as Avery Brundage
Dorian Harewood
as Jesse Owens
Georg Stanford Brown
as Lew Gilbert
Ronny Cox
as Coach Larry Snyder
Norman Fell
as Marty Forkins
Lynn Hamilton
as Mamma Solomon
Ben Vereen
as Herb Douglas
Vic Tayback
as Abe Saperstein
Chris Douridas
as Jerome
Debbi Morgan
as Ruth Solomon Owens
George Kennedy
as Charles 'Charley' Riley
Barry Corbin
as Judge
