Whitey Robinson — The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story Character Profile

About Whitey Robinson

The father and longtime coach of Wayne Robinson. He is fiercely protective and driven, pushing his son to excel while grappling with the moral and practical implications of the Olympic boycott.

Character Facts

Played by

Jack Palance

Appears in

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story (1980)

Role

Supporting

More characters from The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

• Anya Andreyev (Stephanie Zimbalist)
• Wayne Robinson (David Keith)
• Gene Davis (Richard Lawson)
• Todd Simms (Merlin Olsen)
• Marvin 'Marv' Jordan (Ed McMahon)
• Anatoly Andreyev (Victor French)
• Ilyena (Salome Jens)
• Viktor (Robert Pierce)
• Dane Oliver (James Earl Jones)
• Vera Andreyev (Nancy Marchand)
• Self (O. J. Simpson)
• Self (Dick Enberg)