The World's Greatest Athlete
Robert Scheerer1973-02-14
From the JUNGLE to the GYM...He's the Greatest!
5.3
106 min
Stuck with a feeble sports department, college coach Sam Archer (John Amos) faces the ax unless he can reverse the school's athletic fortunes. An African vacation with his assistant (Tim Conway) answers Archer's prayers when he spots the athletically gifted Nanu (Jan-Michael Vincent). Sam counts on Nanu's remarkable abilities to put the team back on the winning track. This upbeat farce boasts an impressive cast of comedians.
Cast
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Jan-Michael Vincent | Nanu | Unowned |
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Tim Conway | Milo Jackson | Unowned |
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John Amos | Coach Sam Archer | Unowned |
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Roscoe Lee Browne | Gazenga | Unowned |
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Dayle Haddon | Jane | Unowned |
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Billy De Wolfe | Dean Maxwell | Unowned |
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Nancy Walker | Mrs. Petersen | Unowned |
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Vito Scotti | Games spectator | Unowned |
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Howard Cosell | Himself - Announcer | Unowned |
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Frank Gifford | Himself - Announcer | Unowned |
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Jim McKay | Himself - Announcer | Unowned |
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Dorothy Shay | Unowned | |
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Liam Dunn | Dr. Winslow | Unowned |
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Clarence Muse | Gazenga's Assistant | Unowned |
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Al Checco | Dr. Checco | Unowned |
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Danny Goldman | Leopold Maxwell | Unowned |
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Don Pedro Colley | Morumba | Unowned |
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Leon Askin | Dr. Gottlieb | Unowned |
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Joe Kapp | Buzzer Kozak | Unowned |
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Leigh Christian | Unowned | |
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Virginia Capers | Native Woman | Unowned |
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Philip Ahn | Old Chinaman | Unowned |
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John Lupton | Race Starter | Unowned |
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Sarah Selby | Woman on Safari | Unowned |
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Russ Conway | Judge with Stopwatch | Unowned |
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Dick Wilson | Drunk in Bar | Unowned |
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Jack Griffin | Unowned | |
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David Mooney | Unowned | |
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Don Ames | Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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David Armstrong | Judge (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Pete Carroll | Running Back (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Spencer Chan | Commuter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Edward Coch Jr. | Spectator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Robert Cole | Judge (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Peter Eastman | Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bob Harks | Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Eugene Jackson | Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Marlene Kisker | Clerk (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Hans Moebus | Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John Pedrini | Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Al Roberts | Coach (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Hank Robinson | Reporter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Owen Song | Spectator (uncredited) | Unowned |