Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story

Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story
Genre	Biography Drama Sport
Written by	Dennis Nemec
Directed by	Richard Michaels
Starring	Robert Blake Doug McKeon
Music by	Mike Post
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Sylvester Stallone
Producer	Robert A. Papazian
Cinematography	Jan de Bont
Editor	Peter E. Berger
Running time	94 minutes
Production company	Robert Papazian Productions
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	May 1, 1985 (1985-05-01)

Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story is a 1985 American made-for-television biographical sports film starring Robert Blake and Doug McKeon, directed by Richard Michaels and executive-produced by Sylvester Stallone. The film originally premiered on CBS on May 1, 1985.

Plot

The film details the life of Ray Mancini, a World Boxing Association world lightweight champion boxer from 1982 to 1984, Hollywood actor and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Cast

• Robert Blake as Lenny Mancini
• Doug McKeon as Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini
  • Carl Steven as Young Ray Mancini
• Mariclare Costello as Ellen Mancini
• Tony Burton as Grif
• Ray Buktenica as Dave Wolf
• James T. Callahan as Father O'Neill
• Richard Bakalyan as Frank Jacobs
• Luisa Leschin as Ellen Mancini Jr.
• Norman Alden as Ray Arcel
• Ben Frank as Eddie Sullivan
• Richard Doyle as Journalist
• Steve Eastin as Reporter
• Johnny Haymer as Fan
• Paul Jenkins as Steelworker
• Jimmy Lennon as Announcer
• Jimmy Lennon Jr. as Announcer
• Mario Machado as Broadcaster
• Lycia Naff as Cynthia
• Dee Dee Rescher as Reporter

External links

• Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story at IMDb