Dempsey
Nominated for two primetime Emmy Awards in 1984, this made-for-TV movie follows the true story of American boxer Jack Dempsey, who became a media sensation in the 1920s as the world heavyweight champion. Based upon the book by Jack Dempsey and Barbara Piatelli Dempsey.
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/pTrtExLHfqdjyRD8nAuQI2WdNYC.jpg)
Cast
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jbRMOU2K7ePg7Zs59nfgEYLeD1e.jpg)
Treat Williams
Jack Dempsey![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fKmtS6OdDWPiAdxZflbJGz1eWml.jpg)
Sam Waterston
Doc Kearns![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jT3grdl4mzQOJEDnK2EcCuHxS4L.jpg)
Sally Kellerman
Maxine Cates![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/hCFRv6zSIW4YooWv6B9FfnhcN8h.jpg)
Victoria Tennant
Estelle Taylor![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/vfW6hOOrisdCd1YKM9as9SIS9fb.jpg)
Peter Mark Richman
Tex Rickard![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/h87WgEkcFDjXFmQ5lQ8yYiC3cmI.jpg)
Jesse Vint
Bernie Dempsey![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/u7GC11DgDMDUa8WPM2tHtBQzDdq.jpg)
Robert Harper
Damon Runyon![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/2clg52K8jbFllLD5M1QD0F3yYhj.jpg)
John McLiam
Hyrum Dempsey![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/yz1MdbrxCAs5N1o0FouhnDWDAA7.jpg)
Bonnie Bartlett
Celia Dempsey![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/wx6flzyPDZrYZ0ppMCc4upV50JX.jpg)
James Noble
Gavin McNab![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/aUeetSgCWR3tOrJ6RoD77zkPHdO.jpg)
Mark L. Taylor
Price![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zidbZdFLUj5DqmZT7yAbp3wEzmr.jpg)
Jimmy Nickerson
Gene Tunney![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/owFE05CO42VX3aSOe3tdd55mPhg.jpg)
Walker Edmiston
Announcer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/85ceNcXJd4XE0elNSxzHVCCKwuV.jpg)
Terence McGovern
Benson![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/gDdahoYRHFJsCQ0wvnGjm8DvDtZ.jpg)
Michael Fox
Judge Dooling![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/phU567yyZc5zPDpDR4UeCQC02OE.jpg)
Lana Schwab
Woman at FightImages
Videos
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Dempsey promo, 1983
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