Robert Kennedy and His Times
Robert Kennedy and His Times is a 1985 American television miniseries directed by Marvin J. Chomsky, based on the 1978 Robert F. Kennedy biography of the same name by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr..[1]
Robert Kennedy and His Times | |
---|---|
VHS cover | |
Genre | Drama |
Written by | Walon Green (writer) Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. (book) |
Directed by | Marvin J. Chomsky |
Starring | Brad Davis Veronica Cartwright Ned Beatty Cliff De Young Joe Pantoliano Harris Yulin Jeffrey Tambor Jack Warden River Phoenix Jason Bateman Shannen Doherty |
Theme music composer | Fred Karlin |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of episodes | 3 |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Robert W. Christiansen Rick Rosenberg Irving Paul Lazar (associate producer) |
Cinematography | Michael D. Margulies |
Editor(s) | Corky Ehlers |
Running time | 309 mins |
Production company(s) | Columbia Pictures Television |
Distributor | CBS |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Original release | January 27, 1985 |
Cast
Actor | Role |
---|---|
Brad Davis | Robert F. Kennedy |
Veronica Cartwright | Ethel Skakel Kennedy |
Cliff De Young | John F. Kennedy |
Ned Beatty | J. Edgar Hoover |
Beatrice Straight | Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy |
G.D. Spradlin | Lyndon B. Johnson |
George Grizzard | John Seigenthaler, Sr. |
Harris Yulin | Joseph McCarthy |
Mitch Ryan | Robert McNamara |
Joe Pantoliano | Roy Cohn |
Jeffrey Tambor | Pierre Salinger |
Jack Warden | Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. |
Jordan Charney | Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. |
John Ericson | Senator |
Danna Hansen | Lady Bird Johnson |
Mimi Kennedy | Pat Kennedy |
Dean Santoro | Fred Dutton |
Charles Bateman | Army General Carey |
Juanin Clay | Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis |
Dorothy Fielding | Jean Kennedy Smith |
Belita Moreno | Angie Novello |
James Read | Teddy Kennedy |
Dennis Redfield | Walter Sheridan |
Alan Rosenberg | Jack Newfield |
Hansford Rowe | Ron McMasters |
Trey Wilson | Jimmy Hoffa |
Natalie Gregory Betsy Baker | Courtney Kennedy Hill (Part 1&2) Courtney Kennedy Hill (Part 3) |
Jason Bateman | Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. |
Jeremy Brown | Matthew Kennedy |
Shannen Doherty Rebecca Gullion | Kathleen Kennedy (Part 1&2) Kathleen Kennedy (Part 3) |
Chris Hebert River Phoenix | Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (Part 1&2) Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (Part 3) |
Steve Rumph | Young Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. |
Branden Williams | David Kennedy |
Dorothy Butts | Annie Lee Moss |
Albert Hall | Roy Wilkins |
Richard Kuss | Dave Beck |
Wendy LaMastra | Joan Bennett Kennedy |
Christopher Lofton | Stephen Edward Smith |
Elizabeth Norment | Eunice Kennedy Shriver |
Jack Thibeau | Clyde Tolson |
Barbara Allyne-Bennet | Evelyn Lincoln |
Shelly Lipkin | Robert Morgenthau |
Walter Mathews | Kenneth Keating |
Bufort McClerkins | Roosevelt Grier |
Brent Spiner | Allard Lowenstein |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | N/W | Category/People |
---|---|---|---|
1985 | Emmy Award | N | Lynda Gurasich for Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling (Part 1) |
1985 | Emmy Award | N | Robert W. Christiansen and Rick Rosenberg for Outstanding Limited Series |
References
- Wills, Gary (November 12, 1978). "Fierce in His Loyalties and Enmities". The New York Times. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.