King

King

1978•2h 0m•6.4/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.4/10(12)

The story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., stretching from his days as a Southern Baptist minister in the South of the 1950s until his assassination in Memphis in 1968.

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Production

Abby Mann Productions, Filmways Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

February 12, 1978

Last Aired

February 14, 1978

Networks

NBC

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Episode 1

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 1978-02-12

Episode 2

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 1978-02-13

Episode 3

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 1978-02-14

Cast

Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson

Coretta Scott King

Tony Bennett

Tony Bennett

Tony Bennett

Roscoe Lee Browne

Roscoe Lee Browne

Philip Harrison

Lonny Chapman

Lonny Chapman

Chief Frank Holloman

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.

Cliff DeYoung

Cliff DeYoung

Robert F. Kennedy

Al Freeman Jr.

Al Freeman Jr.

Damon Lockwood

Clu Gulager

Clu Gulager

William Sullivan

Steven Hill

Steven Hill

Stanley Levison

William Jordan

William Jordan

John F. Kennedy

Warren J. Kemmerling

Warren J. Kemmerling

Lyndon Johnson

Lincoln Kilpatrick

Lincoln Kilpatrick

Waring

Kenneth McMillan

Kenneth McMillan

Bull Connor

Howard Rollins

Howard Rollins

Andrew Young

David Spielberg

David Spielberg

Beamer

Dolph Sweet

Dolph Sweet

J. Edgar Hoover

Dick Anthony Williams

Dick Anthony Williams

Malcolm X

Art Evans

Art Evans

A.D. King

Frances Foster

Frances Foster

Alberta King

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