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King (1978)

First aired February 12, 19782h/ep1 season · 3 epsEnded
6.4

12 votes

Drama

Overview

The story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., stretching from his days as a Southern Baptist minister in the South of the 1950s until his assassination in Memphis in 1968.

Top Billed Cast

Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson

Coretta Scott King

Tony Bennett

Tony Bennett

Tony Bennett

Roscoe Lee Browne

Roscoe Lee Browne

Philip Harrison

Lonny Chapman

Lonny Chapman

Chief Frank Holloman

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.

Cliff DeYoung

Cliff DeYoung

Robert F. Kennedy

Al Freeman Jr.

Al Freeman Jr.

Damon Lockwood

Clu Gulager

Clu Gulager

William Sullivan

Steven Hill

Steven Hill

Stanley Levison

William Jordan

William Jordan

John F. Kennedy

Warren J. Kemmerling

Warren J. Kemmerling

Lyndon Johnson

Lincoln Kilpatrick

Lincoln Kilpatrick

Waring

Kenneth McMillan

Kenneth McMillan

Bull Connor

Howard Rollins

Howard Rollins

Andrew Young

David Spielberg

David Spielberg

Beamer

Seasons

Status

Ended

Language

English

Type

Miniseries

Last Air Date

February 14, 1978

Networks

NBC

Production

Abby Mann ProductionsFilmways Pictures

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