Cast and Crew of The Great White Hope

Cast of
The Great White Hope

About The Great White Hope

  • Released on October 11, 1970
  • Drama

A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.

Full Cast of The Great White Hope

James Earl Jones
plays Jack Jefferson

James Earl Jones as Jack Jefferson

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Jane Alexander
plays Eleanor

Jane Alexander as Eleanor

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Lou Gilbert
plays Goldie

Joel Fluellen
plays Tick

Chester Morris
plays Pop Weaver

Robert Webber
plays Dixon

Marlene Warfield
plays Clara

Hal Holbrook
plays Cameron

Hal Holbrook as Cameron

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Beah Richards
plays Mama Tiny

Moses Gunn
plays Scipio

Larry Pennell
plays Brady

Marcel Dalio
plays French Promoter

Manuel Padilla Jr.
plays Paco

Scatman Crothers
plays Carnival Barker (uncredited)

R. G. Armstrong
plays Captain Dan

Rodolfo Acosta
plays El Jefe

Ernest Anderson
plays Mrs. Jefferson's Friend (uncredited)


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