King (miniseries)

Several real-life figures from the Civil Rights Movement had minor roles in the production, including then-Atlanta mayor Maynard Jackson, King's sister Christine King Farris, his niece Alveda King, and his four children: Yolanda, Martin III, Dexter and Bernice. Donzaleigh Abernathy, Tony Bennett, Julian Bond and Ramsey Clark each portrayed themselves. ==Reception==

The miniseries earned nine Emmy Award nominations, including nominations for actors Paul Winfield, Cicely Tyson and Ossie Davis. Though heavily promoted, the series met with controversy and was a huge ratings disappointment. The first installment was the lowest rated of all 64 prime time programs for the week of its debut. ==Cast==

• Paul Winfield as Martin Luther King Jr. • Cicely Tyson as Coretta Scott King • Tony Bennett as himself • Roscoe Lee Browne as Phillip Harrison • Lonny Chapman as Chief Frank Holloman • Ossie Davis as Martin Luther King Sr. • Cliff DeYoung as Robert F. Kennedy • Al Freeman Jr. as Damon Lockwood • Clu Gulager as William C. Sullivan • Steven Hill as Stanley Levison • William Jordan as John F. Kennedy • Warren J. Kemmerling as Lyndon B. Johnson • Lincoln Kilpatrick as Jerry Waring • Kenneth McMillan as Theophilus E. "Bull" Connor • Howard E. Rollins Jr. as Andrew Young • David Spielberg as David Beamer • Dolph Sweet as J. Edgar Hoover • Dick Anthony Williams as Malcolm X • Art Evans as A.D. King • Frances Foster as Alberta Williams King • Tony Holmes as Martin Luther King III • Felecia Hunter as Yolanda King • Roger Robinson as Fred Shuttlesworth • Ernie Lee Banks as Ralph Abernathy • Donzaleigh Abernathy as herself • Alveda King as Babysitter • Julian Bond as himself • Ramsey Clark as himself • Christine King Farris as Ferris Church Soloist • Maynard Jackson as Wallace Whitmore • Bernice King as Student • Dexter Scott King as Student #2 • Martin Luther King III as Rev. Briggs • Yolanda King as Rosa Parks Annazette Chase was considered to portray Coretta Scott King. ==Home media==

The miniseries was released on DVD on January 11, 2005. ==See also==