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Dummy is a 1979 American television film starring LeVar Burton as Donald Lang and Paul Sorvino as Lowell Meyers, Lang's attorney. Based on Ernest Tidyman's nonfiction book of the same name, the film dramatizes the life of Lang, an African-American deaf man from Chicago who was acquitted of the murders of two prostitutes.
Original Release
05/27/1979
US Release
05/27/1979
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Paul Sorvino | Lowell Myers |
| LeVar Burton | Donald Lang |
| Brian Dennehy | Ragoti |
| Chris Andersen | Jean Markin |
| Gregg Henry | Assistant D.A. Smith |
| Steven Williams | Julius Lang |
| Helen Martin | Mrs. Harrod |
| Jonathan Pilurs | Detective Romain |
| Paul Butler | Sergeant Alonzo Hobbs |
| Allen Hamilton | Dr. Romney |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Paul Sorvino | Lowell Myers |
| LeVar Burton | Donald Lang |
| Brian Dennehy | Ragoti |
| Chris Andersen | Jean Markin |
| Gregg Henry | Assistant D.A. Smith |
| Steven Williams | Julius Lang |
| Helen Martin | Mrs. Harrod |
| Jonathan Pilurs | Detective Romain |
| Paul Butler | Sergeant Alonzo Hobbs |
| Allen Hamilton | Dr. Romney |
| Frankie Hill | Ernestine |
| Ray Price | Black Giant |
| Tricia Borha | Mrs. Lang |
| Obilo | Husband |
| Richard Cosentino | Dock Worker #1 |
| Jack Orend | Weary Worker |
| Wilbert Bradley | Bartender |
| Ira Rogers | Reverend Jamison |
| Melody Robb | Case Worker |
| Bill Nigut | Chief Orderly |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Frank Konigsberg | Executive Producer |
| Ernest Tidyman | Producer |
| Sam Manners | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1979 | Emmy | Outstanding Drama or Comedy Special | Nominated |
