The Gambler
You Got To Know When To Hold 'Em, Know When To Fold Em...
5.9(25) 1980-04-08 94 minWesternTV Movie
This Western adventure, inspired by Kenny Rogers' hit song, tells how fictional gambler Brady Hawkes, going in search of a young son he never knew he had, teams up with an impetuous young admirer and a shady lady on his journey, which also involves him with an arrogant railroad owner and a gang of villains.
DirectorDick Lowry
ProducerTerence A. Donnelly
ProducerJohn Marias
Original Music ComposerLarry Cansler
ProducerJim Byrnes
ScreenplayJim Byrnes
Cast & characters
Kenny Rogers
as Brady Hawkes
Christine Belford
as Eliza
Bruce Boxleitner
as Billy Montana
Harold Gould
as Arthur Stobridge
Clu Gulager
as Rufe Bennett
Lance LeGault
as Doc Palmer
Lee Purcell
as Jennie Reed
Ronnie Scribner
as Jeremiah
Noble Willingham
as Conductor
Bruce M. Fischer
as Tabor
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Borah Silver
as Botkin
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Lew Brown
as Johnson
Lee Paul
as George
Robert Lussier
as Crown
Edward Walsh
as Charlie Rose
Marianne Gordon
as Dallas
Cathy Worthington
as Lilly
Charles Knapp
as Shuster
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Ed Bakey
as Eli
David S. Cass Sr.
as Winters
Neil Summers
as Polo
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Earl W. Smith
as Brinsley (uncredited)
Jerry Wills
as Rufe's Henchman
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Earl W. Smith
as Brinsley
