The Jesse Owens Story (1984)
Genres: Biography
Cast: Dorian Harewood, Dan Ammerman, George Kennedy, Norman Fell, Tom Bosley, LeVar Burton, Vic Tayback, Ronny Cox, Georg Stanford Brown, Greg Morris, Kai Wulff, James Sikking
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.