The Amazing Howard Hughes

The Amazing Howard Hughes

215 mins | Drama, TV Movie | April 13, 1977

The Amazing Howard Hughes is a 1977 television movie about American aviation pioneer and filmmaker Howard Hughes, based on the book by Hughes' business partner Noah Dietrich. The film starred Tommy Lee Jones, Ed Flanders, and Tovah Feldshuh.

The Amazing Howard Hughes

215 mins | Drama, TV Movie | April 13, 1977

The Amazing Howard Hughes
The Amazing Howard Hughes is a 1977 television movie about American aviation pioneer and filmmaker Howard Hughes, based on the book by Hughes' business partner Noah Dietrich. The film starred Tommy Lee Jones, Ed Flanders, and Tovah Feldshuh.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers EMI Television, Roger Gimbel Productions
Original title The Amazing Howard Hughes
Directors Charles Ziarko, Mike Salamunovich, Cynnie Troup, William A. Graham
Writers Bob Thomas, Noah Dietrich, John Gay

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones

as Howard Hughes

Ed Flanders

as Noah Dietrich

James Hampton

as Wilbur Peterson

Tovah Feldshuh

as Katharine Hepburn

Lee Purcell

as Billie Dove

Jim Antonio

as George

Sorrell Booke

as Fiorello LaGuardia

Marty Brill

as Lewis Milestone

Marla Carlis

as Jane Russell

Denise Galik

as Shirley Whitehead

Howard Hesseman

as Jenks

Roy Engel

as Production Manager

Arthur Franz

as Barnes

Thayer David

as Floyd Odlum

Barry Atwater

as Sen. Brewster

William Dozier

as Sen. Ferguson

Art Gilmore

as Newsreel Announcer

John S. Ragin

as McKenna

Bert Williams

as Mr. Hardesty

Lee de Broux

as Jimmy

Tannis G. Montgomery

as Mrs. Hughes

Walter O. Miles

as Gen. Hap Arnold

Garry Walberg

as Henry J. Kaiser

Carol Bagdasarian

as Jean Peters

Bart Burns

as Robert Maheu

Barney Phillips

as Saunders

James Bacon

as James Bacon

Ray Ballard

as Forbes

Robert Baron

as Lewis

James Beach

as Assistant Cutter

Morgan Brittany

as Ella Hughes

Susan Buckner

as Jean Harlow

Ray Buktenica

as Public Relations Man

Sid Conrad

as Gresham

Jack Denbo

as Chauffeur

John Dennis

as Cutter

Steve Doubet

as Harris

Shay Duffin

as Butler

S. John Launer

as Doctor

Joel Lawrence

as Emcee

Andy Romano

as Roy Cruickshank

Jette Seear

as Greta Nissen

John Bellah

as Station Attendant

Thom Carney

as Guard

Peter Dane

as Rudy DeMarco

Hal England

as Reeves

Gene Handsaker

as Gene Handsaker

Ed Harris

as Russ

Ted Hartley

as Attorney

Wayne Heffley

as Dr. Bergman

Russ McGinn

as Sheriff

Marvin G. Miles

as Marvin G. Miles

Ken Sansom

as Hospital Administrator

Ken Scott

as Vernon Scott

Dave Shelley

as Government Official

Wayne Thomas

as Wayne Thomas

Jerome Thor

as Counsel