Don King: Only in America

Don King: Only in America is a 1997 American television film directed by John Herzfeld and written by Kario Salem. The film stars actor Ving Rhames as Don King and tells the story of King becoming a famous fight promoter and boxing manager.

Cast

Ving Rhames as Don King
Vondie Curtis-Hall as Lloyd Price
Jeremy Piven as Hank Schwartz
Darius McCrary as Muhammad Ali
Keith David as Jabir Herbert Muhammad
Bernie Mac as Bundini Brown
Gabriel Casseus as Jeremiah Shabazz
Ken Lerner as Bob Arum
Danny Johnson as Larry Holmes
Jarrod Bunch as George Foreman
Israel Cole as Joe Frazier
Kevin Grevioux as Leon Spinks
K.J. Penthouse as Chuck Wepner
James R. Black as Earnie Shavers
Michael Blanks as James "Buster" Douglas
Everton Davis as Evander Holyfield
Cliff Couser as Mike Tyson
Loretta Devine as Constance Harper
Ron Leibman as Harry Shondor

Awards and nominations

At the Golden Globe Awards, Rhames won the award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for his performance. When presented with the award, he summoned Jack Lemmon on to the stage and gifted the award to him, feeling that Lemmon was more deserving of it for his role in 12 Angry Men. Rhames refused to re-accept the award when Lemmon tried to return it to him, meaning that, although Lemmon didn't officially win the Golden Globe Award, he did receive the trophy.