Goldie and the Boxer is a made-for-television film starring O. J. Simpson. The production was broadcast on the NBC television network on December 30, 1979.
While being panned by critics, it was a solid ratings hit and led to a sequel, Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood (1981).[1]
Plot
Joe Gallagher is a down-on-his luck boxer whose life and career undergo a change when an orphaned, little girl named Goldie is left in his care.
Cast
- O. J. Simpson - Joe Gallagher
- Melissa Michaelsen - Goldie Kellog
- Vincent Gardenia - Diamond
- Phil Silvers - Wally
- Ned Glass - Al Levinsky
- Gordon Jump - Alex
- Judyann Elder - Bernette Wilson
- Judy Landers - Bonnie
- Madlyn Rhue - Marsha
- Annazette Chase - Anne
- Claude Earl Jones - Willie
- Fran Ryan - Cook
References
- ^ Bogle, Donald (1988). Blacks in American Films and Television. New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc. p. 323. ISBN 0-8240-8715-1.
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