Elvis and the Beauty Queen 43 years old

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.

Credits

Elvis and the Beauty Queen Cast

Name Character
Don Johnson He was 31, now 74 years old as Elvis Presley
Stephanie Zimbalist She was 24, now 68 years old as Linda Thompson
John Ashton He was 33, now 76 years old as Jake
Ruta Lee She was 44, now 88 years old as Su-Su
Ann Wedgeworth She was 47, 83 years old when she died as Aunt Betty
John Crawford He was 60, 90 years old when he died as Vernon Presley
Richard Herd He was 48, now 92 years old as Thompson
Darrell Fetty He was 32, now 76 years old as Pete Moore
Jay W. MacIntosh She was 43, now 87 years old as Mrs. Thompson
Gary Lee Davis He was 36, 53 years old when he died as Ray
Rick Lenz He was 41, now 85 years old as David Briggs (as Richard Lenz)
Bobbi Jordan She was 43, 75 years old when she died as Pregnant Woman
Ann Dusenberry She was 28, now 72 years old as Jeannie

Elvis and the Beauty Queen Crew

Name Department
Gus Trikonis as Director. He was 43 (now 87) years old Directing
Charles B. Fitzsimons as Producer. He was 56 (76) years old when He died Production
Julia Cameron as Writer. She was 32 (now 76) years old Writing
Elvis and the Beauty Queen (43 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, March 01, 1981
  • Runtime: 100 minutes