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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..
Original Release
01/27/1985 on CBS
US Release
01/27/1985
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Joe Pantoliano | Roy Cohn |
| Jack Warden | Joseph Kennedy Sr. |
| Juanin Clay | Jacqueline Kennedy |
| Mitchell Ryan | Robert McNamara |
| Mimi Kennedy | Pat Kennedy |
| River Phoenix | Robert Kennedy Jr. |
| Jason Bateman | Joe Kennedy III |
| James Read | Teddy Kennedy |
| Albert Hall | Roy Wilkins |
| Jack Thibeau | Clyde Tolson |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #1.1 | Sunday, 27 January 1985 |
| 2 | Episode #1.2 | Monday, 28 January 1985 |
| 3 | Episode #1.3 | Tuesday, 29 January 1985 |
Directors
Writers
Walon Green, Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Joe Pantoliano | Roy Cohn |
| Jack Warden | Joseph Kennedy Sr. |
| Juanin Clay | Jacqueline Kennedy |
| Mitchell Ryan | Robert McNamara |
| Mimi Kennedy | Pat Kennedy |
| River Phoenix | Robert Kennedy Jr. |
| Jason Bateman | Joe Kennedy III |
| James Read | Teddy Kennedy |
| Albert Hall | Roy Wilkins |
| Jack Thibeau | Clyde Tolson |
| Alan Rosenberg | Jack Newfield |
| Austin Stoker | Robert Henderson |
| Shannen Doherty | Kathleen Kennedy |
| Walter Gotell | Anatoly Dobrynin |
| Ned Beatty | J. Edgar Hoover |
| John Ericson | Senator |
| Jeffrey Tambor | Pierre Salinger |
| Brent Spiner | Allard Lowenstein |
| Veronica Cartwright | Ethel Skakel Kennedy |
| Reid Cruickshanks | Sam Baron |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Swifty Lazar | Producer |
| Robert W. Christiansen | Producer |
| Rick Rosenberg | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1985 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling | Nominated |
| 1985 | Emmy | Outstanding Limited Series | Nominated |
