The Atlanta Child Murders (1985)

The Atlanta Child Murders

The Atlanta Child Murders is a TV miniseries that aired on February 10 and 12, 1985 on CBS. Inspired by true events, the miniseries examines the so-called "Atlanta child murders" of the late 1970s and early 1980s.

The Atlanta Child Murders

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Jason Robards
Jason Robards
as Alvin Binder
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones
as Major Walker
Rip Torn
Rip Torn
as Lewis Slaton
Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman
as Ben Shelter
Calvin Levels
Calvin Levels
as Wayne Williams
Lynne Moody
Lynne Moody
as Selena Cobb
Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee
as Faye Williams
Gloria Foster
Gloria Foster
as Camille Bell
Paul Benjamin
Paul Benjamin
as Homer Williams
Andrew Robinson
Andrew Robinson
as Jack Mallard
Christopher Allport
Christopher Allport
as Larry Peterson
Guy Boyd
Guy Boyd
as Mike Edwards
Gary Graham
Gary Graham
as Ken Lawson
Bill Paxton
Bill Paxton
as Campbell
Percy Rodriguez
Percy Rodriguez
as Mayor Jackson
William Allen Young
William Allen Young
as Withers
Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen
as Chet Dettlinger
Tina Andrews
Tina Andrews
as Gwendolyn
Michael Alldredge
Michael Alldredge
as Bobby Tolin
Clarence Floyd III
Clarence Floyd III
as J.J. Coleman
Robert S. Telford
Robert S. Telford
as Polygraph Operator
Jim Antonio
Jim Antonio
as Gilliland
Stephen Godwin
Stephen Godwin
as Jerry Heckler
Ernest Harden Jr.
Ernest Harden Jr.
as Cool Breeze
Don Hood
Don Hood
as McLean
Kenneth Kimmins
Kenneth Kimmins
as Broderick
Christopher Maher
Christopher Maher
as Dr. Saleh Zaki
Alley Mills
Alley Mills
as Amy Kennear
CCH Pounder
CCH Pounder
as Venus Taylor
Veronica Redd
Veronica Redd
as Sharon Blakely
Henry G. Sanders
Henry G. Sanders
as Judge Clarence Cooper
Lisa Blake Richards
Lisa Blake Richards
as Helen Dettlinger
Barbara Sammeth
Barbara Sammeth
as Connie Levine
Essex Smith
Essex Smith
as Robert Henry
Harold Sylvester
Harold Sylvester
as Hindsman
Royce Wallace
Royce Wallace
as Margaret Carter
Charles Weldon
Charles Weldon
as John Bell
John Wesley
John Wesley
as Tombe Chorro
Mark Arnold
Mark Arnold
as David Dingle
Beau Billingslea
Beau Billingslea
as Commissioner Lee Brown
Ed Cambridge
Ed Cambridge
as Mr. Cobb
Marilyn Coleman
Marilyn Coleman
as Lois Evans
Noel Conlon
Noel Conlon
as Psychiatrist
John Devlin
John Devlin
as Cassidy
Zero Hubbard
Zero Hubbard
as Patrick
Barbara Harris
Barbara Harris
as Mary Welcome
Steve James
Steve James
as Policeman #1
John Lafayette
John Lafayette
as Young Lawyer
Lawrence Lott
Lawrence Lott
as Dr. Sack
Felton Perry
Felton Perry
as Rev. Avery
John Petlock
John Petlock
as Pathologist
Jack Rader
Jack Rader
as Rackleff
J.W. Smith
J.W. Smith
as Nathaniel Carter
Maurice Sneed
Maurice Sneed
as Roommate
Christopher St. John
Christopher St. John
as Baltazar
Kristoff St. John
Kristoff St. John
as Sheldon Kemp
Olga Talyn
Olga Talyn
as Mrs. Sack
Anthony Thompkins
Anthony Thompkins
as Darryl
Ellen Tobie
Ellen Tobie
as Gloria Patterson
Myrna White
Myrna White
as Robin Shelter
Noble Willingham
Noble Willingham
as Jerry Armstrong
Erica Yohn
Erica Yohn
as Ruth
S.V. Henson, Jr.
S.V. Henson, Jr.
as Dancer
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Episode 1

  • 1x2

    Episode 2

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