It's Good to Be Alive (1974)

Paul Winfield as Roy Campanella Age 86 · Los Angeles, California, USA Paul Edward Winfield (born May 22, 1939) was an American actor. He was known for his portrayal of a Louisiana sharecropper who struggles to support his family during the Great Depression in the landm...

Louis Gossett Jr. as Sam Brockington Died 2024 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA Louis Gossett Jr. (May 27, 1936 – March 29, 2024) was an American film and television actor, best known for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in the movie "An Officer and a Gentleman" and as Fid...

Ruby Dee as Ruth Campanella Died 2014 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA Ruby Dee (October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014) was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist. She originated the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and f...

Ramon Bieri as Walter O'Malley Died 2001 · Hartford, Connecticut, USA Ramon Bieri (June 16, 1929 – May 27, 2001) was an American actor. A heavy-set character actor, his typical screen personae tended to be gruff westerners, irate cops and hard-boiled gangsters. Bieri wa...

Ketty Lester as Roy Campanella's Mother Age 87 · Hope, Arkansas, USA Ketty Lester (born Revoyda Frierson; August 16, 1934) is an American singer and actress known. Her 1961 hit single "Love Letters" reached the top 5 of the charts in the U.S. and the UK.