
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.
Top Billed Cast

Dorian Harewood
Jesse Owens
Dan Ammerman
Coach Robertson

Tom Bosley
Jimmy Hoffa

Georg Stanford Brown
Lew Gilbert

LeVar Burton
Professor Preston
Featured Crew

Richard Irving
Director
Harold Gast
Writer
Harold Gast
Producer

Michel Legrand
Original Music Composer
Charles Correll
Director of Photography
Richard Bracken
Editor
Robert F. Shugrue
Editor
John E. Chilberg II
Production Design
Tom Pedigo
Set Decoration