The Jesse Owens Story
09/07/1984
3h



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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


Dorian Harewood
Jesse Owens
Dan Ammerman
Coach Robertson


Tom Bosley
Jimmy Hoffa


Georg Stanford Brown
Lew Gilbert


LeVar Burton
Professor Preston


Ronny Cox
Coach Larry Snyder


Norman Fell
Marty Forkins


George Kennedy
Charles 'Charley' Riley


Vic Tayback
Abe Saperstein


Barry Corbin
Judge


Chris Douridas
Jerome


Lynn Hamilton
Mamma Solomon


Debbi Morgan
Ruth Solomon Owens


Tonye Patano
Laverne Owens


Ben Vereen
Herb Douglas


James B. Sikking
Avery Brundage
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