The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened 47 years old

Just before a championship basketball tournament, a teenage athlete learns that he has leukemia.

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The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened Cast

Name Character
James Earl Jones He was 46, now 93 years old as Morris Bird, Jr.
Harry Caesar He was 49, 66 years old when he died as Bonner
Kevin Hooks He was 19, now 66 years old as Hoover Sissle
Sorrell Booke He was 47, 64 years old when he died as Samuelson
Darrell Zwerling He was 49, 85 years old when he died as Dr. Brimson
William Traylor He was 47, 58 years old when he died as Coach
Valerie Curtin She was 32, now 79 years old as Miss Goldfarb
Jimmie Walker He was 30, now 77 years old as Morris Bird III
Debbie Allen She was 27, now 74 years old as Julie Sutton
Tamu Blackwell as Sandra Bird
Sam Laws He was 53, 66 years old when he died as Horton

The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened Crew

Name Department
Peter S. Beagle as Writer. He was 38 (now 85) years old Writing
Gilbert Moses as Director. He was 35 (52) years old when He died Directing
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The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened (47 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, October 26, 1977
  • Runtime: 100 minutes