''Booker'' is a 1984 American biographical

short Short may refer to: Places * Short (crater), a lunar impact crater on the near side of the Moon * Short, Mississippi, an unincorporated community * Short, Oklahoma, a census-designated place People * Short (surname) * List of people known as ...

television film directed by

Stan Lathan Stan Lathan (born July 8, 1945) is an American television and film director and television producer. He is executive producer and director of BET's ''Real Husbands of Hollywood''. He has produced and directed numerous stand-up comedy specials st ...

, and starring

Shavar Ross Shavar Malik Ross (born March 4, 1971), is an American actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer, editor, photographer, author, online retail entrepreneur, and spiritual mentor and teacher. He is known for his recurring television role ...

, CCH Pounder, Thalmus Rasulala, Shelley Duvall, and Judge Reinhold. Its plot follows the early life of civil rights activist Booker T. Washington. The film first screened on the

Disney Channel Disney Channel, sometimes known as simply Disney, is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Compan ...

on October 1, 1984.

Cast

as Booker T. Washington * CCH Pounder as Jane * Thalmus Rasulala as Wash *James Bond III as John * Shelley Duvall as Laura Burroughs * Judge Reinhold as Newt Burroughs * Julius Harris as Lee * LeVar Burton as William Davis * Mel Stewart as Reverend Rice * Marian Mercer as Mrs. Ruffner

Reception

''Booker'' was named to the ALA Notable Children's Videos list in 1984.

References

External links

* {{Booker T. Washington 1984 films 1984 television films Cultural depictions of Booker T. Washington Disney Channel original films Films set in the 1860s Films directed by Stan Lathan 1980s American films