American Tragedy (2000 TV)

***American Tragedy*** is a 2000 television film broadcast on CBS from November 12, 2000 to November 15, 2000, that is based on the O. J. Simpson murder case for the 1994 murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman. Ving Rhames starred as defense attorney Johnnie Cochran. It was directed by Lawrence Schiller, and the screenplay was adapted from Schiller's book, *American Tragedy: The Uncensored Story of the Simpson Defense*, by novelist Norman Mailer, who had previously collaborated with Schiller on *The Executioner's Song*. It was produced by Fox Television Studios. Mailer publicly criticized CBS for its promotion of the miniseries, which used ads that focused on the fact that Simpson tried unsuccessfully to have the courts block its broadcast. It won a Satellite Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.

## Cast

* Ving Rhames - Johnnie Cochran
* Ron Silver - Robert Shapiro
* Bruno Kirby - Barry Scheck
* Darryl Alan Reed - Carl Douglas
* Nicholas Pryor - Garry Uelman
* Robert LuPone - Robert Kardashian
* Ruben Santiago-Hudson - Christopher Darden
* Diana LaMar - Marcia Clark
* Sandra Prosper - Shawn Chapman
* Clyde Kusatsu - Judge Lance Ito
* Christopher Plummer - F. Lee Bailey
* Richard Cox - Alan Dershowitz
* Sandra Thigpen - Jeanette Harris
* Cordelia Richards - Jo-Ellan Dimitrius
* Francis Guinan - Bill Hodgman
* Jeff Kober - Bill Pavelic
* Peter Mackenzie - Bill Blasier
* Jim Lau - Dr. Henry Lee
* Charles L. Lindner - Himself
* Davenia McFadden - Gail Jones
* Meeghan Holaway - Sara Caplan
* Rikki Klieman - Herself
* Charmaine Cruz - Connie Chung
* Fred Graham - Himself
* David Margolick - Himself
* Larry Carroll - TV Commentator
* Harvey Levin - Himself
* Bee-Be Smith - Black Announcer
* Zoey Tur - Herself (formerly Bob Tur)
* Andre Rosey Brown - Rosie Grier
* Alicia R. Cole - Pat Harvey (as Alicia Cole)
* Mary Grady - Tracie Savage
* Scott Klace - Peter Neufeld
* Christopher John Fields - Matthew Schwartz (as Chris John Fields)
* Steve Kindred - News Narration
* Barry Sigismondi - Officer Riske
* Jean-Paul Vignon - Owner
* Amanda Rogers - Paula Philbin
* Judith Montgomery - Juror
* Raymond Forchion - O.J. Simpson
* Betsy C. Spear - Reporter #1
* Seth C. Abero - Reporter #2
* Robert Pike Daniel - Reporter #3
* Jennifer Echols - 1st Black Woman
* Cheryl Francis Harrington - 2nd Black Woman
* James Burke - Deputy
* Leah Sanders - Reporter #4
* Mike Walker - Reporter
* Ian Patrick Williams - Gil Garcetti
* Cee Cee Michaela - 3rd Black Woman (as Cee-Cee Harshaw)
* Phil Crowley - Mark Fuhrman (voice)
* Nancy Bell - Chris Arguedas
* Luis Contreras - Bum
* Kate McNeil - Dr. Clarkson
* Antoinette Meier - Woman
* Kathryn Carney - TV Announcer #4
* Shepard Koster - Reporter #10 (as Shep Koster)
* William Sanford - Waiter
* Phyllis Samhaber - Barbara Walters (voice)

**Rest of cast listed alphabetically:**

* Todd Barrett - Hank Goldberg
* Alessandra Benjamin - Jan Thomas (Receptionist) (uncredited)
* Greg Bronson - Courtroom Attendee (uncredited)
* Nicole Brown Simpson - Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
* Keith Chandler - Prisoner (uncredited)
* Judah Devoreaux - Arnelle Simpson (uncredited)
* Jerry Giles - Detective (uncredited)
* Chase Hoyt - Attorney (uncredited)
* Kenya - Woman in Ballroom (uncredited)
* Marcio Rosario - Latin Juror (uncredited)
* Rodney Saulsberry - O.J. Simpson (voice) (uncredited)
* Alison Trowe - Linell Shapiro (uncredited)
* ErinRose Widner - Reporter #5 (uncredited)

## Link

* https://made-for-tv-movie.fandom.com/wiki/American\_Tragedy