Film
The World's Greatest Athlete
United States- Age rating
- U
- Director
- Robert Scheerer
- Year
- 1973
From the JUNGLE to the GYM...He's the Greatest!
Stuck with a feeble sports department, college coach Sam Archer (John Amos) faces the ax unless he can reverse the school's athletic fortunes. An African vacation with his assistant (Tim Conway) answers Archer's prayers when he spots the athletically gifted Nanu (Jan-Michael Vincent). Sam counts on Nanu's remarkable abilities to put the team back on the winning track. This upbeat farce boasts an impressive cast of comedians.
Top cast
Jan-Michael Vincent
Nanu
Tim Conway
Milo Jackson
John Amos
Coach Sam Archer
Roscoe Lee Browne
Gazenga
Dayle Haddon
Jane
Billy De Wolfe
Dean Maxwell
Nancy Walker
Mrs. Petersen
Vito Scotti
Games spectator
Howard Cosell
Himself - Announcer
Frank Gifford
Himself - Announcer
Jim McKay
Himself - Announcer
Dorothy Shay
Liam Dunn
Dr. Winslow
Clarence Muse
Gazenga's Assistant
Al Checco
Dr. Checco
Danny Goldman
Leopold Maxwell
Don Pedro Colley
Morumba
Leon Askin
Dr. Gottlieb
Directed by
Robert Scheerer
Written by
Gerald Gardner, Dee Caruso
Produced by
Bill Walsh
