The Amazing Howard Hughes

215 minutes

4/13/1977

Overview

The Amazing Howard Hughes is a 1977 television movie about American aviation pioneer and filmmaker Howard Hughes, based on the book by Hughes' business partner Noah Dietrich. The film starred Tommy Lee Jones, Ed Flanders, and Tovah Feldshuh.

Cast List

Tommy Lee Jones
as Howard Hughes
Ed Flanders
as Noah Dietrich
James Hampton
as Wilbur Peterson
Tovah Feldshuh
as Katharine Hepburn
Lee Purcell
as Billie Dove
Jim Antonio
as George
Sorrell Booke
as Fiorello LaGuardia
Marty Brill
as Lewis Milestone
Marla Carlis
as Jane Russell
Denise Galik
as Shirley Whitehead
Howard Hesseman
as Jenks
Roy Engel
as Production Manager
Arthur Franz
as Barnes
Thayer David
as Floyd Odlum
Barry Atwater
as Sen. Brewster
William Dozier
as Sen. Ferguson
Art Gilmore
as Newsreel Announcer
John S. Ragin
as McKenna
Bert Williams
as Mr. Hardesty
Lee de Broux
as Jimmy
Tannis G. Montgomery
as Mrs. Hughes
Walter O. Miles
as Gen. Hap Arnold
Garry Walberg
as Henry J. Kaiser
Carol Bagdasarian
as Jean Peters
Bart Burns
as Robert Maheu
Barney Phillips
as Saunders
James Bacon
as James Bacon
Ray Ballard
as Forbes
Robert Baron
as Lewis
James Beach
as Assistant Cutter
Morgan Brittany
as Ella Hughes
Susan Buckner
as Jean Harlow
Ray Buktenica
as Public Relations Man
Sid Conrad
as Gresham
Jack Denbo
as Chauffeur
John Dennis
as Cutter
Steve Doubet
as Harris
Shay Duffin
as Butler
S. John Launer
as Doctor
Joel Lawrence
as Emcee
Andy Romano
as Roy Cruickshank
Jette Seear
as Greta Nissen
John Bellah
as Station Attendant
Thom Carney
as Guard
Peter Dane
as Rudy DeMarco
Hal England
as Reeves
Gene Handsaker
as Gene Handsaker
Ed Harris
as Russ
Ted Hartley
as Attorney
Wayne Heffley
as Dr. Bergman
Russ McGinn
as Sheriff
Marvin G. Miles
as Marvin G. Miles
Ken Sansom
as Hospital Administrator
Ken Scott
as Vernon Scott
Dave Shelley
as Government Official
Wayne Thomas
as Wayne Thomas
Jerome Thor
as Counsel