Dummy
8.5
96 minutes
5/27/1979
Overview
The real-life account of an illiterate, deaf-and-mute, black youth who was accused of murdering a prostitute, and the relationship that developed between him and his court-appointed attorney, who also was deaf, and the events leading up to his precedent-setting trial.
Cast List
LeVar Burton
as Donald Lang
Paul Sorvino
as Lowell Myers
Brian Dennehy
as Ragoti
Rose Gregorio
as Jean Markin
Gregg Henry
as Assistant D.A. Smith
Steven Williams
as Julius Lang
Helen Martin
as Mrs. Harrod
Jonathan Pilurs
as Det. Romain
Paul Butler
as Sgt. Alonzo Hobbs
Allen Hamilton
as Dr. Romney
Frankie Hill
as Ernestine
Ray Price
as Black Giant
Pat Billingsley
as Dr. Morris
James D. O'Reilly
as Judge O'Mara
Tricia Borha
as Mrs. Lang
Joseph Clark
as Young David
Obilo
as Husband
Richard Cosentino
as Dock Worker #1
Jack Orend
as Weary Worker
Wilbert Bradley
as Bartender
Holly Robinson Peete
as Genettia Lang
Ira Rogers
as Rev. Jamison
Samantha McCoy
as Woman Expert
Melody Robb
as Case Worker
Bill Nigut
as Chief Orderly
Nancy Baird
as Teacher
Paul Preston
as Trustee #1
Irma Riley
as Black Hooker
James Spinks
as Bar Patron
Frank Heinrich
as Male Resident
JoBe Cerny
as Bailiff
Nathan Davis
as Cop
Burton Collins
as Orderly #2
Yaumilton Brown
as Card Player
Lorenzo Clemons
as Dock Worker #2
J.J. Butler
as Jury Foreman
Paul Cook
as Grand Jury Foreman
Bernard Chestleigh
as Jail Guard
Ian Patrick Williams
as Court Clerk