Blood Feud 41 years old

Blood Feud is a 1983 television miniseries surrounding around the conflict between Jimmy Hoffa and Robert F. Kennedy in a 11-year span from 1957 until Kennedy's assassination in 1968. The 210-minute film was directed by Mike Newell and written by Robert Boris. It stars Robert Blake as Hoffa and Cotter Smith as Kennedy with Danny Aiello and Brian Dennehy in supporting roles as union associates of Hoffa's. The television film was distributed by Operation Prime Time, a syndicated block of television programming offered to mostly American independent stations. Blake was nominated for an Emmy and Golden Globe for Best Actor for his performance as Hoffa.

Credits

Danny Aiello
Danny Aiello

Randy Powers

Robert Blake
Robert Blake

James Riddle 'Jimmy' Hoffa

Brian Dennehy
Brian Dennehy

Edward Grady Partin (Hoffa aide and head of Teamsters Local 5, Baton Rouge)

Edward Albert
Edward Albert

Phil Wharton (Kennedy Committee investigator)

Cotter Smith
Cotter Smith

Robert F. Kennedy

Cast

Name Character
Danny Aiello He was 49 , 86 years old when he died as Randy Powers
Robert Blake He was 49 , now 91 years old as James Riddle 'Jimmy' Hoffa
Brian Dennehy He was 44 , now 86 years old as Edward Grady Partin (Hoffa aide and head of Teamsters Local 5, Baton Rouge)
Edward Albert He was 32 , 55 years old when he died as Phil Wharton (Kennedy Committee investigator)
Cotter Smith He was 33 , now 75 years old as Robert F. Kennedy

Crew

Name Job title
Blood Feud poster
Blood Feud (41 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1983-04-25
  • Runtime: [] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 2