The Man

Name: The Man
Cast: James Earl Jones, Martin Balsam, Burgess Meredith, Lew Ayres, William Windom

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When the President and Speaker of the House are killed in a building collapse, and the Vice-President declines the office due to age and ill-health, Senate President pro tempore Douglas Dilman (James Earl Jones) suddenly becomes the first black man to occupy the Oval Office. The events from that day to the next election when he must decide if he will actually run challenge his skills as a politician and leader.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Joseph SargentWriter: Rod SerlingProducer: Lee Rich

James Earl Jones

as Douglass Dilman

Martin Balsam

as Jim Talley

Burgess Meredith

as Senator Watson

Lew Ayres

as Noah Calvin

William Windom

as Arthur Eaton

Barbara Rush

as Kay Eaton

Georg Stanford Brown

as Robert Wheeler

Janet MacLachlan

as Wanda

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