Kennedy (1983)
Kennedy is a five-hour miniseries written by Reg Gadney and directed by Jim Goddard. The miniseries was produced by Central Independent Television and originally aired in the United States starting on 20 November 1983 around the time of the 20th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination. The TV miniseries was a biography of the 1961-1963 presidency of John F. Kennedy. The mini-series stars Martin Sheen as President John F. Kennedy, John Shea as Robert F. Kennedy, Blair Brown as Jacqueline Kennedy, E.G. Marshall as Joseph P. Kennedy, Vincent Gardenia as J. Edgar Hoover and Kelsey Grammer as Stephen Smith amongst many others. The series was broadcast on NBC, and was also sold to 50 Countries, with 27 of them broadcasting the series simultaneous. The series was nominated for 3 Golden Globes and 4 BAFTA, and won Baftas for Best Drama Series and Best Make Up.
Release date: 1983-11-20
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Orginal language: English
Director: Jim Goddard
Writer: Reg Gadney
Seasons
Trailers and Teasers
Main cast
Martin Sheen
as John F. Kennedy
Kevin Conroy
as Ted Kennedy
Nesbitt Blaisdell
as Lyndon B. Johnson
Peter Boyden
as Pierre Salinger
Kent Broadhurst
as Richard Paul Pavlick
William Cain
as Gen. Lyman Lemnitzer
Joanne Camp
as Eunice Shriver
Kelsey Grammer
as Stephen Smith
Frances Conroy
as Jean Smith
Al Conti
as Sargent Shriver
John Shea
as Robert F. Kennedy
E.G. Marshall
as Joseph P. Kennedy
Geraldine Fitzgerald
as Rose Kennedy
Vincent Gardenia
as J. Edgar Hoover
Blair Brown
as Jacqueline Kennedy
Rest of the main cast - click here to expand
Charles Brown - Martin Luther King Jr., James Burge - Peter Lawford, Veronica Castang - Evelyn Lincoln, Dan Ruskin - Doctor
Crew - click here to expand
Jim Goddard - Director, Howard Feuer - Casting, Jeremy Ritzer - Casting, Ben Edwards - Production Design, Ernest Vincze - Director of Photography, Andrew Nelson - Editor, Ralph Sheldon - Editor, Richard Hartley - Original Music Composer, Jane Greenwood - Costume Design, Reg Gadney - Writer, Gretchen Rau - Set Decoration