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The Jesse Owens Story (1984)

Directed by Richard Irving

Overview

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.

Rated G | Length 174 minutes

Actors

Dorian Harewood | Dan Ammerman | Tom Bosley | Georg Stanford Brown | LeVar Burton | Ronny Cox | Norman Fell | George Kennedy | Vic Tayback | Barry Corbin | Chris Douridas | Lynn Hamilton | Debbi Morgan | Tonye Patano | Ben Vereen | James Sikking