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Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige

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Genre
  
Biography Drama Sport

Directed by
  
Richard A. Colla

Music by
  
Jack Elliott

Written by
  
Ronald Rubin

Starring
  
Louis Gossett Jr.

Based on
  
Leroy 'Satchel' Paige (autobiography "Maybe I'll Pitch Forever")

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige is a 1981 television film directed by Richard A. Colla and based on Leroy's autobiography, Don't Look Back : Satchel Paige in the Shadows of Baseball. It stars Louis Gossett Jr. and Beverly Todd.

Cast

  • Louis Gossett Jr. as Leroy 'Satchel' Page
  • Beverly Todd as Lahoma Brown
  • Cleavon Little as Rabbit
  • Ernie Barnes as Josh Gibson
  • Clifton Davis as Cool Papa Bell
  • Bubba Phillips as Coach Hardy
  • John Beradino as Jake Wells
  • Hal Williams as Roberts
  • Jim Davis as Mr. Wilkenson
  • Ossie Davis as Chuffy Russell
  • Taylor Lacher as Announcer
  • Tonea Stewart as Mama Paige (as Tommie Stewart)
  • J.R. Horne Mr. Andrews
  • Donnie Walker as Sugar Boy Porter
  • Don Blakely as Bartender
  • Candy Ann Brown as Ramona
  • Gloria Gifford as Darlene

    • References

    Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige Wikipedia
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