Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
1981The 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.
Acted in
Louis Gossett Jr.
as Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
Beverly Todd
as Lahoma Brown Paige
Cleavon Little
as Rabbit Thompson
Ernie Barnes
as Josh Gibson
Clifton Davis
as Cool Papa Bell
Hal Williams
as Carl Roberts
Taylor Lacher
as Announcer
John Beradino
as Jake Wells
Jim Davis
as Mr. Wilkenson
Ossie Davis
as Chuffy Russell
Tonea Stewart
as Mama Paige
J.R. Horne
as Mr. Andrews
Donnie Walker
as Sugar Boy Porter
Don Blakely
as Bartender
Candy Ann Brown
as Ramona
Gloria Gifford
as Darlene
Leopoldo Mandeville
as Chester
Earle Willoughby
as Dizzy Dean
Colia LaFayett
as Mrs. Parker
Milton Stafford
as Young Satchel
James Unger
as Wilson Paige
Lawrence Johnson
as Judge
Bobby Angelle
as Outfielder
Bubba Phillips
as Coach Hardy
Jim B. Smith
as White Batter
James Michael Bailey
as Mervyn
Brad Kesten
Cullen G. Chambers
as Sportswriter (uncredited)
