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Robert Kennedy and His Times

1985 American television miniseries


Summary

1985 American television miniseries

FieldValue
imageRobert Kennedy & His Times cover.JPG
captionVHS cover
genreDrama
writerWalon Green
based_on
directorMarvin J. Chomsky
starringBrad Davis
Veronica Cartwright
Ned Beatty
Cliff De Young
Joe Pantoliano
Harris Yulin
Jeffrey Tambor
Jack Warden
River Phoenix
Jason Bateman
Shannen Doherty
theme_music_composerFred Karlin
countryUnited States
languageEnglish
num_episodes3
producerRobert W. Christiansen
Rick Rosenberg
editorCorky Ehlers
cinematographyMichael D. Margulies
runtime309 mins
companyColumbia Pictures Television
networkCBS
first_aired
last_aired

Veronica Cartwright Ned Beatty Cliff De Young Joe Pantoliano Harris Yulin Jeffrey Tambor Jack Warden River Phoenix Jason Bateman Shannen Doherty Rick Rosenberg

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.

Cast

ActorRole
Brad DavisRobert F. Kennedy
Veronica CartwrightEthel Skakel Kennedy
Cliff De YoungJohn F. Kennedy
Ned BeattyJ. Edgar Hoover
Beatrice StraightRose Fitzgerald Kennedy
G.D. SpradlinLyndon B. Johnson
George GrizzardJohn Seigenthaler Sr.
Harris YulinJoseph McCarthy
Mitchell RyanRobert McNamara
Joe PantolianoRoy Cohn
Jeffrey TamborPierre Salinger
Jack WardenJoseph P. Kennedy Sr.
Jordan CharneyArthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
John EricsonSenator
Danna HansenLady Bird Johnson
Mimi KennedyPat Kennedy
Dean SantoroFred Dutton
Charles BatemanArmy General Carey
Juanin ClayJacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Dorothy FieldingJean Kennedy Smith
Belita MorenoAngie Novello
James ReadEdward Kennedy
Dennis RedfieldWalter Sheridan
Alan RosenbergJack Newfield
Hansford RoweRon McMasters
Trey WilsonJimmy Hoffa
Natalie Gregory
Betsy BakerCourtney Kennedy Hill (Part 1&2)
Courtney Kennedy Hill (Part 3)
Jason BatemanJoseph P. Kennedy Jr.
Jeremy BrownMatthew Kennedy
Shannen Doherty
Rebecca GullionKathleen Kennedy (Part 1&2)
Kathleen Kennedy (Part 3)
Chris Hebert
River PhoenixRobert F. Kennedy Jr. (Part 1&2)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Part 3)
Steve RumphYoung Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
Branden WilliamsDavid Kennedy
Dorothy ButtsAnnie Lee Moss
Albert HallRoy Wilkins
Richard KussDave Beck
Wendy LaMastraJoan Bennett Kennedy
Christopher LoftonStephen Edward Smith
Elizabeth NormentEunice Kennedy Shriver
Jack ThibeauClyde Tolson
Barbara Allyne-BennetEvelyn Lincoln
Shelly LipkinRobert Morgenthau
Walter MathewsKenneth Keating
Bufort McClerkinsRoosevelt Grier
Brent SpinerAllard Lowenstein

Awards and nominations

YearAwardN/WCategory/People
1985Emmy AwardNLynda Gurasich for Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling (Part 1)
1985Emmy AwardNRobert W. Christiansen and Rick Rosenberg for Outstanding Limited Series

References

References

  1. Wills, Gary. (November 12, 1978). "Fierce in His Loyalties and Enmities". [[The New York Times]].
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