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King is a 1978 American television miniseries based on the life of Martin Luther King Jr., the American civil rights leader and 1964 Nobel laureate. It aired for three consecutive nights on NBC from February 12 through 14, 1978. The miniseries earned nine Emmy Award nominations, including nominations for actors Paul Winfield, Cicely Tyson and Ossie Davis. Several real-life figures from the Civil Rights Movement had minor roles in the production, including then-Atlanta mayor Maynard Jackson, King's sister Christine King Farris, his niece Alveda King, and his four children: Yolanda, Martin III, Dexter and Bernice. Donzaleigh Abernathy, Tony Bennett, Julian Bond and Ramsey Clark each portrayed themselves.
Original Release
02/12/1978 on NBC
US Release
02/12/1978
Cast
Name | Character |
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Paul Winfield | Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. |
Cicely Tyson | Coretta Scott King |
Tony Bennett | Tony Bennett |
Roscoe Lee Browne | Harrison |
Lonny Chapman | Frank Holloman |
Ossie Davis | Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. |
Cliff De Young | Robert Kennedy |
Al Freeman Jr. | Damon Lockwood |
Clu Gulager | William Sullivan |
Steven Hill | Stanley Levison |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Episode #1.1 | Sunday, 12 February 1978 |
2 | Episode #1.2 | Monday, 13 February 1978 |
3 | Episode #1.3 | Tuesday, 14 February 1978 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Paul Winfield | Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. |
Cicely Tyson | Coretta Scott King |
Tony Bennett | Tony Bennett |
Roscoe Lee Browne | Harrison |
Lonny Chapman | Frank Holloman |
Ossie Davis | Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. |
Cliff De Young | Robert Kennedy |
Al Freeman Jr. | Damon Lockwood |
Clu Gulager | William Sullivan |
Steven Hill | Stanley Levison |
William Jordan | John F. Kennedy |
Warren J. Kemmerling | Lyndon Johnson |
Lincoln Kilpatrick | Waring |
Kenneth McMillan | Bull Connor |
Howard E. Rollins Jr. | Andrew Young |
David Spielberg | Beamer |
Dolph Sweet | J. Edgar Hoover |
Dick Anthony Williams | Malcolm X |
Art Evans | A.D. King |
Frances Foster | Alberta King |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Edward S. Feldman | Executive Producer |
Ted Swanson | Producer |
Paul Maslansky | Producer |
Bill Finnegan | Producer |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Makeup | Nominated |
1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) | Won |
1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series | Nominated |
1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Film Editing in a Drama Series | Nominated |
1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series | Nominated |
1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series | Nominated |
1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Limited Series | Nominated |
1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series | Nominated |