King
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Ernie Lee Banks
Cicely Tyson
Lonny Chapman
Roy Jenson
Linda Hopkins
Steven Hill
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A drama about the career of Martin Luther King Jr. from his days as a Baptist minister in Atlanta in the early '50s until his assassination in 1968. Aside from Billy Goldenberg's Emmy Award-winning score, there were nominations for Paul Winfield and Cicely Tyson as Best Actor and Actress for their performances as Martin and Coretta King, Ossie Davis as Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Martin Luther King Sr., and Abby Mann for his directing and for his writing (two nominations), as well as for the editors of the film and for the production itself as Outstanding Series (1977 through 78). Dick Anthony Williams replaced Harry Belafonte in the role of Malcolm X.
Cast
Ernie Lee Banks
Cicely Tyson
Lonny Chapman
Roy Jenson
Linda Hopkins
Steven Hill
Dolph Sweet
Al Freeman Jr.
Ed Call
Jesse D Goins
Royce Wallace
Warren Kemmerling
Howard E Rollins
Donzaleigh Abernathy
Leon Hall
Nick Latour
Roscoe Lee Browne
Felecia Hunter
Matt Bennett
David Spielberg
Cliff De Young
Harriet Karr
Tony Bennett
Roger Robinson
Lincoln Kilpatrick
Gene Woodbury
Ossie Davis
Ladonna Carter
Bernice King
Eric Olson
Charlie Robinson
Dallas Hayes
Art Evans
Wycliffe Young
William Jordan
Christine King Farris
Hope Clarke
Frances Foster
Dexter Scott King
Dick Anthony Williams
Frances E Williams
Yolanda King
Paul Winfield
Terry Alexander
Kenneth Mcmillan
Maynard Jackson
Gary Combs
Patrick Hines
Robert Christian
Alveda King Beale
Tony Holmes
Julian Bond
Clu Gulager
Ramsey Clark
Martin Luther King Iii
Ernie Hudson
Crew
Donzaleigh Abernathy
Tony Bennett
Fred Bennette
David Berlatsky
Julian Bond
Byron Brandt
Art Brewer
Michael Chapman
Michael Chapman
Ramsey Clark
Harold Crawford
Teri E. Dorman
Edward Feldman
Cliff Fenneman
William R. Finnegan
William R. Finnegan
Billy Goldenberg
David M Goldman
Nancy Greene
Carey Griffith
Gerald Hirschfeld
Don Johnson
Caro Jones
Harriet Karr
Martin Luther King Iii
James J Klinger
Bernard Lee
Ted Long
Cal Mael
Abby Mann
Paul Maslansky
Nancy Mcardle
Richard C. Meyer
Dennis Peeples
James Pergola
Joy Russell
Carol Scott
Eddie Smith
Tina Smith
James Spencer
Sandra Stewart
Ted Swanson
George Villasenor
Carole Westphall
Jerry Ziesmer
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States February 12, 1978
Aired in United States February 13, 1978
Aired in United States February 14, 1978
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