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.



Georg Stanford Brown
Lew Gilbert

LeVar Burton
Professor Preston

Ronny Cox
Coach Larry Snyder

Norman Fell
Marty Forkins

George Kennedy
Charles 'Charley' Riley