Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Richard A. Colla1981-05-31
6
98 min
The story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige, the legendary pitcher, from his barnstorming days in the 1920s, hoping to break into organized "negro" baseball, to his emergence at age 43 in the major leagues with the Cleveland Indians the year after Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Louis Gossett Jr. | Leroy 'Satchel' Paige | Unowned |
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Beverly Todd | Lahoma Brown Paige | Unowned |
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Cleavon Little | Rabbit Thompson | Unowned |
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Ernie Barnes | Josh Gibson | Unowned |
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Clifton Davis | Cool Papa Bell | Unowned |
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Hal Williams | Carl Roberts | Unowned |
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Taylor Lacher | Announcer | Unowned |
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John Beradino | Jake Wells | Unowned |
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Jim Davis | Mr. Wilkenson | Unowned |
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Ossie Davis | Chuffy Russell | Unowned |
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Tonea Stewart | Mama Paige | Unowned |
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J.R. Horne | Mr. Andrews | Unowned |
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Donnie Walker | Sugar Boy Porter | Unowned |
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Don Blakely | Bartender | Unowned |
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Candy Ann Brown | Ramona | Unowned |
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Gloria Gifford | Darlene | Unowned |
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Leopoldo Mandeville | Chester | Unowned |
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Earle Willoughby | Dizzy Dean | Unowned |
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Colia LaFayett | Mrs. Parker | Unowned |
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Milton Stafford | Young Satchel | Unowned |
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James Unger | Wilson Paige | Unowned |
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Lawrence Johnson | Judge | Unowned |
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Bobby Angelle | Outfielder | Unowned |
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Bubba Phillips | Coach Hardy | Unowned |
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Jim B. Smith | White Batter | Unowned |
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James Michael Bailey | Mervyn | Unowned |
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Brad Kesten | Unowned | |
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Cullen G. Chambers | Sportswriter (uncredited) | Unowned |