Robert Kennedy and His Times
Robert Kennedy and His Times | |
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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 | English |
No. of episodes | 3 |
Production | |
Producers | Robert W. Christiansen Rick Rosenberg Irving Paul Lazar (associate producer) |
Cinematography | Michael D. Margulies |
Editor | Corky Ehlers |
Running time | 309 mins |
Production company | Columbia Pictures Television |
Distributor | CBS |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Picture format | Black and White Color |
Audio format | Mono |
Original release | January 27, 1985 |
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]
Cast[]
Actor | Role |
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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 |
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1985 | Emmy Award | N | for Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling (Part 1) |
1985 | Emmy Award | N | Robert W. Christiansen and Rick Rosenberg for Outstanding Limited Series |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Wills, Gary (November 12, 1978). "Fierce in His Loyalties and Enmities". The New York Times. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
External links[]
- Robert Kennedy and His Times at IMDb
Categories:
- 1980s American television miniseries
- 1985 television films
- 1985 films
- American biographical series
- Television shows based on books
- CBS network films
- American films
- Films scored by Fred Karlin
- Films about Robert F. Kennedy
- Cultural depictions of John F. Kennedy
- Cultural depictions of Lyndon B. Johnson
- Cultural depictions of Robert F. Kennedy
- Cultural depictions of Jimmy Hoffa
- Cultural depictions of Joseph McCarthy
- Cultural depictions of J. Edgar Hoover
- Cultural depictions of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis