The Jesse Owens Story

July. 09,1984      G
Rating:
7.1
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Dorian Harewood as  Jesse Owens
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

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