The White Shadow (1978)
The White Shadow (1978)
![Watch The White Shadow Trailer](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/144848-the-white-shadow.webp)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This TV Show Is About.
Cast & Crew.
![Ken Howard](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/8201-ken-howard.webp)
Ken Howard
Ken Reeves
![Kevin Hooks](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/55928-kevin-hooks.webp)
Kevin Hooks
Morris Thorpe
![Byron Stewart](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Byron Stewart
Warren Coolidge
![Tim Van Patten](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/19246-timothy-van-patten.webp)
Tim Van Patten
Mario 'Salami' Pettrino
![Stoney Jackson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/17391-stoney-jackson.webp)
Stoney Jackson
Jesse B. Mitchell
![Ed Bernard](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/171443-ed-bernard.webp)
Ed Bernard
Jim Willis
![Erik Kilpatrick](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/411154-erik-kilpatrick.webp)
Erik Kilpatrick
Curtis Jackson
![Nathan Cook](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/176593-nathan-cook.webp)
Nathan Cook
Milton Reese
![Ira Angustain](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ira Angustain
Ricky Gomez
![Ken Michelman](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/458001-ken-michelman.webp)
Ken Michelman
Abner Goldstein
![Joan Pringle](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/307667-joan-pringle.webp)
Joan Pringle
Sybil Buchanan
![Jason Bernard](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/50007-jason-bernard.webp)
Jason Bernard
Jim Willis
![Wolfe Perry](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1320456-wolfe-perry.webp)
Wolfe Perry
Teddy Rutherford
![Bruce Paltrow](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/85632-bruce-paltrow.webp)
Bruce Paltrow
Creator / Executive Producer / Director / Writer
![Steven Bochco](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/46374-steven-bochco.webp)
Steven Bochco
Writer
![Mark Tinker](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Mark Tinker
Writer / Producer / Director
![Scott Brazil](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Scott Brazil
Producer
![John Masius](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
John Masius
Producer
![Victor Lobl](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Victor Lobl
Director
![Jackie Cooper](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/11107-jackie-cooper.webp)
Jackie Cooper
Director
![Marc Norman](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Marc Norman
Director
![Betty Goldberg](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Betty Goldberg
Script Supervisor / Director
![Michael Zinberg](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Michael Zinberg
Director
![Ernest Pintoff](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/322177-ernest-pintoff.webp)
Ernest Pintoff
Director
![Joshua Brand](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/34485-joshua-brand.webp)
Joshua Brand
Writer
![Bob DeLaurentis](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Bob DeLaurentis
Writer
![John Falsey](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/220639-john-falsey.webp)
John Falsey
Writer
![Alfre Woodard](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/2845-alfre-woodard.webp)
Alfre Woodard
Sandra Wilcox
![Shavar Ross](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/159691-shavar-ross.webp)
Shavar Ross
Herbert
![Willie Tyler](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/37533-willie-tyler.webp)
Willie Tyler
Willie Tyler
![Fred Holliday](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Fred Holliday
Newscaster
![Bill Russell](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/665636-bill-russell.webp)
Bill Russell
Bill Russell
![Michael Winslow](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/12634-michael-winslow.webp)
Michael Winslow
Lee
![Lynne Moody](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/189828-lynne-moody.webp)
Lynne Moody
Luann Mackey
![Ella Fitzgerald](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/63386-ella-fitzgerald.webp)
Ella Fitzgerald
Maxine Jefferies
![Bethel Leslie](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/56128-bethel-leslie.webp)
Bethel Leslie
Mrs. Lawrence
![Jenny Sullivan](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Jenny Sullivan
First Flight Attendant
![Dennis Haysbert](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10801-dennis-haysbert.webp)
Dennis Haysbert
Basketball Player
![Lupe Ontiveros](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/15641-lupe-ontiveros.webp)
Lupe Ontiveros
Mrs. Gomez
![Ren Woods](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/2801-ren-woods.webp)
Ren Woods
Darlene Robinson
![Lincoln Kilpatrick](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/48357-lincoln-kilpatrick.webp)
Lincoln Kilpatrick
Reverend Jackson
![Peter Horton](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/17760-peter-horton.webp)
Peter Horton
Raymond Collins
![Chick Hearn](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/279928-chick-hearn.webp)
Chick Hearn
TV Announcer (voice)
![Ernie Hudson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/3344-ernie-hudson.webp)
Ernie Hudson
Johnson
![Robert Costanzo](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/5058-robert-costanzo.webp)
Robert Costanzo
Mr. Pettrino
![Ed Asner](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/3026-edward-asner.webp)
Ed Asner
Edward Asner (uncredited)
![Ralph Wilcox](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/263661-ralph-wilcox.webp)
Ralph Wilcox
Jackie Patton
![Eric Douglas](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/18534-eric-douglas.webp)
Eric Douglas
Student
![Robert DoQui](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/9596-robert-doqui.webp)
Robert DoQui
Carl Simpson
![Stanley Brock](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16139-stanley-brock.webp)
Stanley Brock
Salesman
![Madge Sinclair](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1091-madge-sinclair.webp)
Madge Sinclair
Louelia Judd
![Hope Clarke](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/228794-hope-clarke.webp)
Hope Clarke
Aunt Edna Hayward
![Julius Carry](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/64745-julius-carry.webp)
Julius Carry
Player
![Meshach Taylor](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/8489-meshach-taylor.webp)
Meshach Taylor
Chipper
![Teddy Wilson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/46558-teddy-wilson.webp)
Teddy Wilson
Doug Buchanan
![Veronica Redd](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/163738-veronica-redd.webp)
Veronica Redd
Mrs. Jeffers
![Jerry Hardin](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/32516-jerry-hardin.webp)
Jerry Hardin
Charlie Wade
![Randee Heller](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/11467-randee-heller.webp)
Randee Heller
Susan
![Herbert Jefferson Jr.](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/23258-herbert-jefferson-jr.webp)
Herbert Jefferson Jr.
Edward Thorpe
![Taurean Blacque](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/46369-taurean-blacque.webp)
Taurean Blacque
Calvin Lewis
![JoBeth Williams](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10406-jobeth-williams.webp)
JoBeth Williams
Paula Harris
![Elgin Baylor](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/642719-elgin-baylor.webp)
Elgin Baylor
Elgin Baylor
![Christina Pickles](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/13744-christina-pickles.webp)
Christina Pickles
Teacher
![Richard Lawson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10412-richard-lawson.webp)
Richard Lawson
David Mackey
![Jonelle Allen](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/91011-jonelle-allen.webp)
Jonelle Allen
Shelley
![Booth Colman](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/51124-booth-colman.webp)
Booth Colman
Pawn Brooker
![John Mengatti](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/241139-john-mengatti.webp)
John Mengatti
Nick Vitaglia
![Carmen Zapata](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/52798-carmen-zapata.webp)
Carmen Zapata
Mrs. Alvarez
![Philip Sterling](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/225323-philip-sterling.webp)
Philip Sterling
Lee Burns
![Bruce Weitz](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/46370-bruce-weitz.webp)
Bruce Weitz
Joe Kelly
![Robert Phalen](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Robert Phalen
Doug Batty
![Michael Pataki](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/3254-michael-pataki.webp)
Michael Pataki
Rabbi
![James Cromwell](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/2452-james-cromwell.webp)
James Cromwell
Art Commings / Mr. Hamilton
![Barbara Babcock](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/9513-barbara-babcock.webp)
Barbara Babcock
Mrs. Simpson
![Darnell Williams](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Darnell Williams
Eddie / Walchansky
![Richard Derr](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/17915-richard-derr.webp)
Richard Derr
Dean Sullivan
![Hal Williams](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/63490-hal-williams.webp)
Hal Williams
Henry Judd
![Eric Laneuville](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/59523-eric-laneuville.webp)
Eric Laneuville
Gordy
![Arnold Johnson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/171075-arnold-johnson.webp)
Arnold Johnson
Mickey
![Thomas Carter](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/48129-thomas-carter.webp)
Thomas Carter
James Hayward / Director
![Jimmie Walker](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/9072-jimmie-walker.webp)
Jimmie Walker
Jimmie Walker
![Don Cervantes](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Don Cervantes
Raul
![Michael Warren](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/17963-michael-warren.webp)
Michael Warren
Bobby Magnum
![Lisle Wilson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/196938-lisle-wilson.webp)
Lisle Wilson
Mr. Finniman
![Alan Rachins](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/51312-alan-rachins.webp)
Alan Rachins
TV Director
![Brian Stokes Mitchell](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/58155-brian-stokes-mitchell.webp)
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Lucius Robinson
![George N. Neise](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/28287-george-n-neise.webp)
George N. Neise
Maitre'd
![Jesse D. Goins](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/8705-jesse-d-goins.webp)
Jesse D. Goins
Student
![Al Fann](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Al Fann
Minister
![Debbi Morgan](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/42175-debbi-morgan.webp)
Debbi Morgan
Delores Raye
![Trinidad Silva](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Trinidad Silva
Julio
![Vernon Washington](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Vernon Washington
Mr. Tucker
![Mykelti Williamson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/13102-mykelti-williamson.webp)
Mykelti Williamson
Fred
![Richard Marcus](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/13310-richard-marcus.webp)
Richard Marcus
Benny
![Leonard Lightfoot](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/421712-leonard-lightfoot.webp)
Leonard Lightfoot
Teacher
![Art Metrano](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/13986-art-metrano.webp)
Art Metrano
Walter Preston
Media.
![The White Shadow](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/144848-the-white-shadow.webp)
Details.
Release DateNovember 27, 1978
StatusEnded
Seasons3
Episodes54
Running Time1h
Content RatingTV-14
Genres
Last updated:
Wiki.
The White Shadow is an American drama television series starring Ken Howard that ran on the CBS network from November 27, 1978, to March 16, 1981, about a white former professional basketball player who takes a job coaching basketball at an impoverished urban high school with a racially mixed basketball team. Although the lead actor Howard was white, the series broke new ground as the first television ensemble drama to feature a mostly African American cast, with African American actors playing the high school principal and vice-principal, the majority of the teenage basketball players, and other supporting roles. The White Shadow also dealt with controversial subject matter such as sexually transmitted disease and gay sexual orientation among high school students.
Although The White Shadow was not a big ratings hit, it drew praise from critics and helped pave the way for later realistic dramas such as Hill Street Blues and My So-Called Life. It was the first series developed by executive producer Bruce Paltrow, who went on to create and produce the medical drama St. Elsewhere. The show also made popular TV stars of both Howard and Kevin Hooks, who portrayed high school basketball player Morris Thorpe. In the years since its cancellation, a number of journalists have praised the show and in some cases recalled being fans of the show as children or teenagers. In particular, sports columnist Bill Simmons has written about the show's strong influence on his life.
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