The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish

The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish

Release: 1977

A dramatization of the events leading up to the 1935 assassination of Huey Long, the flamboyant and controversial governor of Louisiana.

Cast

Ed Asner

Ed Asner

Huey P. Long
Nicholas Pryor

Nicholas Pryor

Manners
Diane Kagan

Diane Kagan

Rose Long
Fred Cooke

Fred Cooke

Earl Long
Dorrie Kavanaugh

Dorrie Kavanaugh

Alice Grosjean
Gary Allen

Gary Allen

J.R.
Donegan Smith

Donegan Smith

Harley Bozeman
Stanley J. Reyes

Stanley J. Reyes

Seymour Weiss
Rod Masterson

Rod Masterson

Murphy Roden
Steven Ramay

Steven Ramay

Russell Long
Jake Staples

Jake Staples

O.K. Allen
Wilbur Swartz

Wilbur Swartz

Gerald L.K. Smith
Tom Alden

Tom Alden

Dr. Vidrine
Edward Hoerner

Edward Hoerner

Dr. Rives
Jean Mayre

Jean Mayre

Sister Michael
Brooks Read

Brooks Read

Rep. Fruge
Jerry Leggio

Jerry Leggio

Jack Williamson
Don Draper

Don Draper

Desobre
Walter Krousel

Walter Krousel

House Speaker
Eliott Keener

Eliott Keener
Frank J. Lucas

Frank J. Lucas
Don Lutenbacher

Don Lutenbacher
Pat McNamara

Pat McNamara
Robert Adams

Robert Adams