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Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige (1981 TV Movie)
Full Cast & Crew
Directed by
Richard A. Colla |
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
Leroy 'Satchel' Paige | ... | (autobiography Maybe I'll Pitch Forever) |
Ronald Rubin |
Cast (in credits order)
Louis Gossett Jr. | ... | Leroy 'Satchel' Paige | |
Beverly Todd | ... | Lahoma Brown | |
Cleavon Little | ... | Rabbit | |
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Ernie Barnes | ... | Josh Gibson |
Clifton Davis | ... | Cool Papa Bell | |
Hal Williams | ... | Roberts | |
Taylor Lacher | ... | Announcer | |
John Beradino | ... | Jake Wells | |
Jim Davis | ... | Mr. Wilkenson | |
Ossie Davis | ... | Chuffy Russell | |
Tonea Stewart | ... | Mama Paige (as Tommie Stewart) | |
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J.R. Horne | ... | Mr. Andrews |
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Donnie Walker | ... | Sugar Boy Porter |
Don Blakely | ... | Bartender | |
Candy Ann Brown | ... | Ramona | |
Gloria Gifford | ... | Darlene | |
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Leopoldo Mandeville | ... | Chester |
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Earle Willoughby | ... | Dizzy Dean |
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Colia LaFayett | ... | Mrs. Parker |
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Milton Stafford | ... | Young Satchel |
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James Unger | ... | Wilson Paige |
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Lawrence Johnson | ... | Judge |
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Bobby Angelle | ... | Outfielder |
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Bubba Phillips | ... | Coach Hardy |
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Jim Smith | ... | White Batter |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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James Michael Bailey | ... | Mervyn |
Brad Kesten | |||
Cullen G. Chambers | ... | Sportswriter (uncredited) | |
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Casey Dillistone | ... | Running Boy (uncredited) |
Produced by
Danny Arnold | ... | executive producer |
Jordan Davis | ... | executive producer |
Jimmy Hawkins | ... | producer |
Stanley Rubin | ... | producer |
Robert Stevens | ... | associate producer |
Music by
Jack Elliott |
Cinematography by
Héctor R. Figueroa | ... | (as Héctor Figueroa) |
Editing by
Bud S. Isaacs | ||
LaReine Johnston |
Casting By
Eleanor Ross |
Art Direction by
Jim Bissell | ... | (as James D. Bissell) |
Set Decoration by
James Hassinger | ... | (as Jim T. Hassinger) |
Costume Design by
Kathleen Brodbeck | ||
Harald Johnson |
Makeup Department
Del Acevedo | ... | makeup artist |
Joe DiBella | ... | makeup artist |
Sandra Henderson | ... | hair stylist |
Robert L. Stevenson | ... | hair stylist (as Robert Stevenson) |
Production Management
Mark Brull | ... | production supervisor |
Fred Slark | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John D. Benson | ... | first assistant director |
Roger Carlton | ... | second assistant director |
Ray Roman | ... | second assistant director |
Charles Washburn | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
Tommie Hawkins | ... | property master (as Tommy Hawkins) |
Sound Department
Gene Corso | ... | sound effects |
David Dockendorf | ... | sound re-recordist |
Ted Gomillion | ... | sound re-recordist |
James L. Honore | ... | supervising sound editor |
Ted Keep | ... | sound re-recordist |
Lorane Mitchell | ... | sound effects |
Bill Teague | ... | sound mixer |
Martin Varno | ... | sound effects |
Vanessa Theme Ament | ... | foley artist (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Ralph Gerling | ... | camera operator (as Ralph Girling) |
Clark Postal | ... | gaffer |
Bob Rust | ... | key grip |
George Spiro Dibie | ... | additional photographer |
Dean Williams | ... | still photographer |
Editorial Department
Marilyn McMahon Adams | ... | assistant film editor (as Marilyn McMahon) |
Location Management
Larry Albers | ... | location coordinator |
Ward Emling | ... | film commisioner: Mississippi |
Walterine Odom | ... | film commisioner: Mississippi |
Tom Udell | ... | location auditor |
Music Department
Daniel J. Johnson | ... | music editor (as Dan Johnson) |
Ken Johnson | ... | music editor |
Script and Continuity Department
Vivian Jones | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Michael Connolly | ... | transportation captain (as Mike Connolly) |
Ed Merritt | ... | transportation captain: Mississippi |
Additional Crew
Toni Baran | ... | production secretary |
Tom Brocato | ... | publicist |
Cullen G. Chambers | ... | stand-in: Louis Gossett Jr. |
Leroy 'Satchel' Paige | ... | technical advisor |
Ruth Siroonian | ... | controller |
Susan Whittaker | ... | production coordinator |