The Jesse Owens Story

The Jesse Owens Story
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Written by	Harold Gast
Directed by	Richard Irving
Starring	Dorian Harewood Dan Ammerman Bob Banks Tom Bosley Georg Stanford Brown LeVar Burton
Theme music composer	Michel Legrand
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Harve Bennett (executive producer) Harold Gast (producer) Arnold Turner (associate producer)
Cinematography	Charles Correll
Editor(s)	Richard Bracken Robert F. Shugrue
Running time	174 min.
Production company(s)	Harve Bennett Productions Paramount Television
Distributor	Operation Prime Time
Release
Original network	Operation Prime Time
Original release	July 9, 1984

The Jesse Owens Story is a 1984 American 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 as Jesse Owens
• Dan Ammerman as Coach Robertson
• Bob Banks as Henry Owens
• Tom Bosley as Jimmy Hoffa
• Georg Stanford Brown as Lew Gilbert
• LeVar Burton as Professor Preston
• Bernard Canepari as Attorney Grossfeld
• Robert Chidsey as Governor Aide
• Glenn Colerider as OSU Professor Overman
• Barry Corbin as Judge
• Ronny Cox as Coach Larry Snyder
• Chris Douridas as Jerome
• Norman Fell as Marty Forkins
• Lynn Hamilton as Mamma Solomon
• Robert Hibbard as Police Lieutenant
• George Kennedy as Charles 'Charley' Riley
• Chuck Long as Terry Carter
• Gary Moody as Angry Customer
• Randy Moore as Coach Cromwell
• Debbi Morgan as Ruth Solomon Owens
• Greg Morris as Mel Walker
• Tonye Patano as Laverne Owens
• Lee Ritchey as Brashears
• James Sikking as Avery Brundage
• Vic Tayback as Abe Saperstein
• Craig Miller as Spare Runner

External links

• The Jesse Owens Story at IMDb