The Jesse Owens Story
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Dorian Harewood
Jesse Owens
Georg Stanford Brown
Lew Gilbert
Debbi Morgan
Ruth Solomon Owens
Barry Corbin
Judge
Kai Wulff
Actor
Tom Bosley
Jimmy Hoffa
LeVar Burton
Prof. Preston
Ronny Cox
Larry Snyder - Coach
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The Jesse Owens Story is a 1984 American two-part, four-hour made-for-television 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. It originally premiered in syndication on July 9 and 10, 1984 as part of Operation Prime Time's syndicated programming.