Elvis and the Beauty Queen (1981)
Don Johnson stars as Elvis Presley in this made-for-TV true story about The King's love affair with Linda Thompson (Stephanie Zimbalist), a young beauty pageant contestant who was his live-in girlfriend and traveling companion for the last four years of his life. The story begins with their first meeting and traces their years together when Thompson tried to keep Presley off drugs in the last years of his career.
Director: Gus Trikonis
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Don Johnson as Elvis Presley |
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Stephanie Zimbalist as Linda Thompson |
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Ann Dusenberry as Jeannie LeMay |
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Rick Lenz as David Briggs |
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Ann Wedgeworth as Aunt Betty |
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Richard Herd as Sanford Thompson |
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Jay W. MacIntosh as Marge Thompson |
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Ruta Lee as Su-Su |
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Edward Edwards as Sam Thompson |
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John Crawford as Vernon Presley |
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Darrell Fetty as Pete Moore |
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Richard Winterstein as Bobby Farr |
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Gary Lee Davis as Ray |
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John Ashton as Jake |
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Bobbi Jordan as Pregnant Woman |
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Susan Mullen as Nurse |
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John Christy Ewing as Doctor |
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Tony Giorgio as Mob Figure |
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Odette Mitchell as Redhead |
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John Bernaber as Agent |
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Andre Tayir as Choreographer |
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Ken Foree as Boxer |
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Kerry Stein as Bob |
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Cathy Foy as Miss Hawaii |
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Ronnie McDowell as Elvis Presley (singing voice) |
| Directing | Gus Trikonis | Director |
| Writing | Julia Cameron | Writer |
| Editing | Fred A. Chulack | Editor |
| Camera | Thomas Del Ruth | Director of Photography |
| Art | Michael Baugh | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles DeMuth | Costumer |
| Production | David Gerber | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Allyn Ferguson | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ann Gray Lambert | Costume Designer |
| Art | Raphael Bretton | Set Decoration |
| Production | Charles B. Fitzsimons | Producer |
| Lighting | Danny Buck | Gaffer |
