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Living Proof: The Hank Williams, Jr. Story (1983)

Genre : Drama, Music, TV Movie

Runtime : 1H 29M

Director : Dick Lowry

Synopsis

TV movie based on the singer's life, under his mother's thumb, competing with the ghost of one of the most famous singers in C&W music history, and aspiring to rise above it all.

Actors

Richard Thomas
Richard Thomas
Hank Williams, Jr.
Lenora May
Lenora May
Lisa
Liane Langland
Liane Langland
June Bradshaw Williams
Merle Kilgore
Merle Kilgore
Himself
Clu Gulager
Clu Gulager
J.R. Smith
Allyn Ann McLerie
Allyn Ann McLerie
Audrey Williams
Barton Heyman
Barton Heyman
Bobby Deane
Noble Willingham
Noble Willingham
Dr. Graham
Jay O. Sanders
Jay O. Sanders
Dick Willey
Christian Slater
Christian Slater
Walt Willey
Jonathan Hogan
Jonathan Hogan
Dennis
Randal Patrick
Randal Patrick
Eddie (as Randy Patrick)
Mickey Jones
Mickey Jones
Mickey
Naomi Judd
Naomi Judd
Redhead
Bob Hannon
Bob Hannon
Reynolds
Robin Jo Coleman
Robin Jo Coleman
Jean Thompson RN
Connie Freeman
Connie Freeman
Therapist
Jeffrey Buckner Ford
Jeffrey Buckner Ford
Producer
Vicki Newbern
Vicki Newbern
Blonde Girl
Brent Campbell
Brent Campbell
Gofer
Lightnin' Chance
Lightnin' Chance
Emcee at Opry
Daniel Sarenana
Daniel Sarenana
Leon
Ann Gillespie
Ann Gillespie
Becky

Crews

Dick Lowry
Dick Lowry
Director
Stephen Kandel
Stephen Kandel
Teleplay
I.C. Rapoport
I.C. Rapoport
Teleplay
Hank Williams, Jr.
Hank Williams, Jr.
Writer
Michael Bane
Michael Bane
Writer
Michael Lepiner
Michael Lepiner
Producer
Bruce S. Pustin
Bruce S. Pustin
Line Producer
Richard Thomas
Richard Thomas
Executive Producer
Robert M. Baldwin
Robert M. Baldwin
Cinematography
Gary Weist
Gary Weist
Production Design

Trailers and other movies

1985 NBC promo Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story

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