Elvis and the Beauty Queen

Gus Trikonis
1981-03-01


2.2
100 min

Don Johnson stars as Elvis Presley in this made-for-TV true story about The King's love affair with Linda Thompson (Stephanie Zimbalist), a young beauty pageant contestant who was his live-in girlfriend and traveling companion for the last four years of his life. The story begins with their first meeting and traces their years together when Thompson tried to keep Presley off drugs in the last years of his career.

Cast

Name Character Team
Don Johnson Elvis Presley Unowned
Stephanie Zimbalist Linda Thompson Unowned
Ann Dusenberry Jeannie LeMay Unowned
Rick Lenz David Briggs (as Richard Lenz) Unowned
Ann Wedgeworth Aunt Betty Unowned
Richard Herd Sanford Thompson Unowned
Jay W. MacIntosh Marge Thompson Unowned
Ruta Lee Su-Su Unowned
Edward Edwards Sam Thompson Unowned
John Crawford Vernon Presley Unowned
Darrell Fetty Pete Moore Unowned
Richard Winterstein Bobby Farr Unowned
Gary Lee Davis Ray Unowned
John Ashton Jake Unowned
Bobbi Jordan Pregnant Woman Unowned
Susan Mullen Nurse Unowned
John Christy Ewing Doctor Unowned
Tony Giorgio Mob Figure Unowned
Odette Mitchell Redhead Unowned
John Bernaber Agent Unowned
Andre Tayir Choreographer Unowned
Ken Foree Boxer Unowned
Kerry Stein Bob Unowned
Cathy Foy Miss Hawaii Unowned
Ronnie McDowell Elvis Presley (singing voice) Unowned