Goldie and the Boxer

Goldie and the Boxer

100 mins | Drama, Action, TV Movie | Dec. 30, 1979

Lighthearted tale of a 10-year-old girl who, when her boxer father dies, strikes up a relationship with a struggling fighter who was his sparring partner and takes on the job of managing him from obscurity to the championship.

Goldie and the Boxer

100 mins | Drama, Action, TV Movie | Dec. 30, 1979

Goldie and the Boxer
Lighthearted tale of a 10-year-old girl who, when her boxer father dies, strikes up a relationship with a struggling fighter who was his sparring partner and takes on the job of managing him from obscurity to the championship.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Columbia Pictures Television, Orenthal Productions
Original title Goldie and the Boxer
Directors David Miller
Writers David Debin, Ethel Brez, Mel Brez, Douglas Schwartz

Cast

O.J. Simpson

as Joe Gallagher

Melissa Michaelsen

as Goldie Kellog

Vincent Gardenia

as Sam Diamond

Ned Glass

as Al Levinsky

Gordon Jump

as Alex Miller

Madlyn Rhue

as Marsha Miller

Phil Silvers

as Wally

Annazette Chase

as Anne Bennington

Fran Ryan

as Ethel

Judy Landers

as Bonnie Dare

Claude Earl Jones

as Willie

Lawrence Levine

as Matty

George Petrie

as Sifty

John Roselius

as Paul Kellog

Don Barry

as Radio Announcer

Matthew Tobin

as Minister

Tim Rossovich

as Billy Buck

Gene LeBell

as Vinnie

Walter Wyatt

as Second Boxcar Man

Daniel Chodos

as Italian Radio Announcer

Napoleon Whiting

as Helper

William Benedict

as Old Man

Ivy Bethune

as Second Matron

Simmy Bow

as Second Hanger-On

Ed Call

as Cabbie

Eddie Carroll

as Reporter

Al Dunlap

as Second Reporter

Dick Durock

as Kelly

Orwin C. Harvey

as Third Boxcar Man

Clay Hodges

as Joe's Sparring Partner

André Landzaat

as French Radio Announcer

Jimmy Lennon Sr.

as Ring Announcer

Jade McCall

as Man in Crowd

Alberto Morin

as Spanish Radio Announcer

Irvin Mosley Jr.

as First Hanger-On

Annie O'Neill

as Diamond's Secretary

Elizabeth Rogers

as First Matron

Fred Scheiwiller

as Referee

Al Silvani

as Referee

Peter Stader

as First Boxcar Man

Craig Thurston

as Second Goon

George P. Wilbur

as Wilson

Sparky Marcus

as Petey

Ben Scott

as Boxer (uncredited)

John-Clay Scott

as Boxer (uncredited)