The Man

Directed by Joseph Sargent
1972    1h 33m    G
Drama
6.9
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African American senator Douglas Dillman becomes designated survivor of a tragic accident that kills the U. S. President. Eventually, Dillman becomes the first black U. S. President and attempts to end the bigotry standing in his way.
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Cast of The Man
  • James Earl JonesDouglass Dilman
  • Martin BalsamJim Talley
  • Burgess MeredithSenator Watson
  • Lew AyresNoah Calvin
  • William WindomArthur Eaton
  • Barbara RushKay Eaton
  • Georg Stanford BrownRobert Wheeler
  • Janet MacLachlanWanda
  • Martin E. BrooksWheeler's Lawyer
  • Simon ScottHugh Gaynor
  • Patric KnowlesSouth African Consul
  • Robert DoQuiWebson
  • Anne SeymourMa Blore
  • Jack BennyJack Benny
  • Edward FaulknerSecret Service Man
  • Gilbert GreenCongressman Hand
  • Lew BrownGilbert
  • Philip BourneufChief Justice Williams
  • Reginald FendersonReverend Otis Waldren
  • Elizabeth RossMrs. Smelker
  • Barry RussoHaley
  • Garry WalbergPierce
  • Ted HartleyPress Secretary
  • Charles LampkinCongressman Walding
  • Lawrence CookCongressman Steller
  • Vince HowardCongressman Eckworth
  • Leonard StoneCongressman Parmel
  • Howard K. SmithHoward K. Smith
  • Bill LawrenceSelf
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