The White Shadow
The White Shadow
1978 - 1981
Drama, Sport
TV Series
Ken Reeves was a professional basketball player who had to retire because of injuries. Against his sister Katie's advice, Ken takes a job as the basketball coach at Carver High School in Los Angeles, a tough, mixed-race school. Jim Willis, Ken's friend, was the principal for the first two seasons and was replaced by Sybil Buchanan, the former vice-principal, in the third year.
Directed by:
Jackie Cooper
88 total credits
Nephew of director Norman Taurog and writer Jack Leonard. Until 13-year-old Keisha Castle-Hughes was nominated for Best Actress in 2004, he was the only actor to earn a Best Actor/Actress nomination for an Academy Award before his/her 18th birthday. Seventeen other actors have earned Oscar nominations as children, but all except Keisha were in the supporting categories.
7 total credits
Credits include: Duets, The White Shadow, A Little Sex and Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning
16 total credits
Credits include: Deadwood, The White Shadow, Bonanza: Under Attack, St. Elsewhere: Pilot and Going Home
3 total credits
Credits include: Beauty and the Beast, The White Shadow and Touched by an Angel
Writers:
Bruce Paltrow 7 total credits
Credits include: Duets, The White Shadow, A Little Sex and Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning
7 total credits
Credits include: The Americans, A Pyromaniac's Love Story, The White Shadow and I'll Fly Away
4 total credits
Credits include: The White Shadow, I'll Fly Away, Aurora Borealis: A Fairy Tale for Big People and Brains, Know-How and Native Intelligence
Starring:
Ed Bernard
6 total credits
Credits include: Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, Across 110th Street, The White Shadow, Intimate Stranger and Salami's Affair
52 total credits
Credits include: The Sopranos, The Pacific, Rome, Boardwalk Empire and Hang the DJ
35 total credits
Credits include: Rambo, The Net, J. Edgar, In Her Shoes and The Judge
4 total credits
Credits include: Meatballs Part II, The White Shadow, Tag: The Assassination Game, Knights of the City and Salami's Affair
20 total credits
Credits include: Coach Carter, Save the Last Dance, Metro, Swing Kids and Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
73 total credits
Credits include: Prison Break, Passenger 57, Prison Break: The Final Break, Fled and Sounder
13 total credits
Credits include: Original Sin, The Lost City, J.D.'s Revenge, Up, Up, and Away! and The White Shadow
4 total credits
While best known as Jackson on the hit television series The White Shadow, Erik has enjoyed a long career as an actor and director for stage, television, and film. Theatre credits include: Washington DC, Studio Theatre: Radio Golf; New York, The Workshop Theatre: Caseload, Classical Theatre of Harlem: Aint Supposed to Die a Natural Death; Pittsburgh, August Wilson Center: Gem of the Ocean; Atlanta, Alliance Theatre: Amen Corner; Los Angeles, Stella Adler Theatre: The Bow Wow Club, Mark Taper For
2 total credits
Credits include: The White Shadow, Grambling's White Tiger and Salami's Affair
3 total credits
Credits include: The White Shadow, Salami's Affair, Hotel and The Ambush Murders
Ratings & Reviews
Season 2 - Ken Reeves was a professional basketball player who had to retire because of injuries. Against his sister Katie's advice, Ken takes a job as the basketball coach at Carver High School in Los Angeles, a tough, mixed-race school. Jim Willis, Ken's friend, was the principal for the first two seasons and was replaced by Sybil Buchanan, the former vice-principal, in the third year.
Cast & Info
Directed by:
Jackie Cooper 88 total credits
Nephew of director Norman Taurog and writer Jack Leonard. Until 13-year-old Keisha Castle-Hughes was nominated for Best Actress in 2004, he was the only actor to earn a Best Actor/Actress nomination for an Academy Award before his/her 18th birthday. Seventeen other actors have earned Oscar nominations as children, but all except Keisha were in the supporting categories.
7 total credits
Credits include: Duets, The White Shadow, A Little Sex and Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning
16 total credits
Credits include: Deadwood, The White Shadow, Bonanza: Under Attack, St. Elsewhere: Pilot and Going Home
3 total credits
Credits include: Beauty and the Beast, The White Shadow and Touched by an Angel
Writers:
Bruce Paltrow 7 total credits
Credits include: Duets, The White Shadow, A Little Sex and Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning
7 total credits
Credits include: The Americans, A Pyromaniac's Love Story, The White Shadow and I'll Fly Away
4 total credits
Credits include: The White Shadow, I'll Fly Away, Aurora Borealis: A Fairy Tale for Big People and Brains, Know-How and Native Intelligence
Starring:
Ed Bernard 6 total credits
Credits include: Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, Across 110th Street, The White Shadow, Intimate Stranger and Salami's Affair
52 total credits
Credits include: The Sopranos, The Pacific, Rome, Boardwalk Empire and Hang the DJ
35 total credits
Credits include: Rambo, The Net, J. Edgar, In Her Shoes and The Judge
4 total credits
Credits include: Meatballs Part II, The White Shadow, Tag: The Assassination Game, Knights of the City and Salami's Affair
20 total credits
Credits include: Coach Carter, Save the Last Dance, Metro, Swing Kids and Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
73 total credits
Credits include: Prison Break, Passenger 57, Prison Break: The Final Break, Fled and Sounder
13 total credits
Credits include: Original Sin, The Lost City, J.D.'s Revenge, Up, Up, and Away! and The White Shadow
4 total credits
While best known as Jackson on the hit television series The White Shadow, Erik has enjoyed a long career as an actor and director for stage, television, and film. Theatre credits include: Washington DC, Studio Theatre: Radio Golf; New York, The Workshop Theatre: Caseload, Classical Theatre of Harlem: Aint Supposed to Die a Natural Death; Pittsburgh, August Wilson Center: Gem of the Ocean; Atlanta, Alliance Theatre: Amen Corner; Los Angeles, Stella Adler Theatre: The Bow Wow Club, Mark Taper For
2 total credits
Credits include: The White Shadow, Grambling's White Tiger and Salami's Affair
3 total credits
Credits include: The White Shadow, Salami's Affair, Hotel and The Ambush Murders
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