The Jesse Owens Story
July 9, 1984
174 minutes
7.9
DramaHistoryTV Movie

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.

Trailer
Cast
Dorian Harewood
(Jesse Owens)
Dan Ammerman
(Coach Robertson)
Tom Bosley
(Jimmy Hoffa)
Georg Stanford Brown
(Lew Gilbert)
LeVar Burton
(Professor Preston)
Ronny Cox
(Coach Larry Snyder)
Norman Fell
(Marty Forkins)
George Kennedy
(Charles 'Charley' Riley)
Vic Tayback
(Abe Saperstein)
Barry Corbin
(Judge)
Chris Douridas
(Jerome)
Lynn Hamilton
(Mamma Solomon)
Debbi Morgan
(Ruth Solomon Owens)
Tonye Patano
(Laverne Owens)
Ben Vereen
(Herb Douglas)
James B. Sikking
(Avery Brundage)