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Grambling's White Tiger (also released as White Tiger in Europe) is a 1981 TV movie about the true story of Jim Gregory (played by Bruce Jenner) the first white quarterback at Grambling College, a historically black college in 1962. The movie covers Gregory's freshman year. Harry Belafonte stars as Coach Eddie Robinson and LeVar Burton (already famous from Roots and later to be known for Reading Rainbow and Star Trek: The Next Generation) appears as Charles 'Tank' Smith, the first friend Jim Gregory makes on the team. The film is directed by Georg Stanford Brown.
Original Release
10/04/1981
US Release
10/04/1981
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Caitlyn Jenner | Jim Gregory |
| Dennis Haysbert | James 'Shack' Harris |
| Bill Overton | Slick |
| Deborah Pratt | Jennifer |
| Byron Stewart | Sandman |
| Ray Vitte | Rags |
| LeVar Burton | Charles 'Tank' Smith |
| Harry Belafonte | Coach Eddie Robinson |
| Vance Davis | Coach Porter |
| Fred Pinkard | Dr. Ford |
Directors
Writers
William A. Attaway, Bruce Bahrenburg, Zev Cohen, Lou Potter
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Caitlyn Jenner | Jim Gregory |
| Dennis Haysbert | James 'Shack' Harris |
| Bill Overton | Slick |
| Deborah Pratt | Jennifer |
| Byron Stewart | Sandman |
| Ray Vitte | Rags |
| LeVar Burton | Charles 'Tank' Smith |
| Harry Belafonte | Coach Eddie Robinson |
| Vance Davis | Coach Porter |
| Fred Pinkard | Dr. Ford |
| Daniel Joseph Bernard | Gibbons |
| Mark Chavis | Chris |
| Betsy Corley | Coed Clerk |
| Gilbert Culpepper | Holmes |
| Rick Frederick | Male Clerk |
| Marlene Leeper | Janey |
| Alex Marshall | Wiley Coach |
| Herb Nelson | Slob |
| Clarence Odum | Potts |
| Robert Parham | 'JJ' Johnson / 'JJ' Jameson |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Max A. Keller | Executive Producer |
| George Wallach | Executive Producer |
| Bert Gold | Producer |
| Micheline H. Keller | Producer |
| Scoey Mitchell | Producer |
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