That's the Way of the World
01/06/1975
2h
Record executives want a highly-regarded record producer to focus on a white pop act whom they feel has the sound America wants. To keep his creative integrity, Buckmaster carefully begins to fight the system that has made him the respected producer he has become.
Cast
Harvey Keitel
Coleman Buckmaster
Ed Nelson
Carlton James
Cynthia Bostick
Velour Page
Bert Parks
Franklyn Page
Jimmy Boyd
Gary Page
Michael Dante
Mike Lemongello
Maurice White
Early
Ron Gorton
Warren Barfield
Valerie Shepherd
Ellen
Sig Shore
Norman Shulman (as Mike Richards)
Murray the K
Big John Little
Murray Moston
Coleman Buckmaster's Father
Charles McGregor
Mantan
Herb Downer
Player
Francesca De Sapio
Amanda
Vy Higginsen
Wonder Woman
Nick Lapadula
Al Rapp
Steve Shore
The Kid
Frankie Crocker
Frankie Crocker
Philip Bailey
Band Member (uncredited)
Larrry Dunn
Band Member (uncredited)
Johnny Graham
Band Member (uncredited)
Ralph Johnson
Band Member (uncredited)
Al McKay
Band Member (uncredited)
Fred White
Band Member (uncredited)
Verdine White
Band Member (uncredited)
Andrew Woolfolk
Band Member (uncredited)
K.C.
Cab Driver
Dick Stewart
Mel Cooper
Ramón Feliciano
Busboy
Aubrey De Souza
Chauffeur
Jerry Rush
TV Interviewer
John Powers
The Greek
We Four Guys
Skaters
Randy Higgenson
Skaters
The Roller Rockers
Skaters
Leonard Smith
Rollerdome Bouncer
John Haney
Control Room Engineer
Doris Troy
Wedding Pianist
Barbara Herzsprung
James' Secretary
Andrew Blau
TV Studio Director
Fred Versacci
Ferrara
Charles Stepney
Johnny Lyman
Linda Fields
Annabel Lee
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