The Jesse Owens Story

The Jesse Owens Story

174 mins | Drama, History, TV Movie | July 9, 1984

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.

The Jesse Owens Story

174 mins | Drama, History, TV Movie | July 9, 1984

The Jesse Owens Story
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers
Original title The Jesse Owens Story
Directors Richard Irving
Writers Harold Gast

Cast

Dorian Harewood

as Jesse Owens

Dan Ammerman

as Coach Robertson

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

Lynn Hamilton

as Mamma Solomon

Debbi Morgan

as Ruth Solomon Owens

Tonye Patano

as Laverne Owens

Ben Vereen

as Herb Douglas

James B. Sikking

as Avery Brundage