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The Temptations

100 %|Mar 3, 1998|Drama, TV Movie, Music

A biographical look at The Temptations, the Motown soul vocal quintet who first came to fame in the 1960s, as seen from the viewpoint of the last surviving original member, Otis Williams. Beginning from their humble origins in the late 1950s and continuing through the 1990s and the deaths of the other original members.

Featured Crew

Allan Arkush
Director
Kevin Arkadie
Writer
Robert Johnson
Writer

Cast

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D.B. Woodside
Melvin "Blue" Franklin
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Terron Brooks
Eddie Kendricks
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Christian Payton
Paul Williams
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Leon
David Ruffin
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Alan Rosenberg
Shelly Berger
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Jenifer Lewis
Mama Rose
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Gina Ravera
Josephine
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Obba Babatundé
Berry Gordy
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Erik Michael Tristan
Smokey Robinson
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J. August Richards
Richard Street
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Charles Ley
Dennis Edwards
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Vanessa Bell Calloway
Johnnie Mae Matthews
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Mel Jackson
Norman Whitfield
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Vincent A. Ponder
James 'Pee-Wee' Crawford
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Chaz Lamar Shepherd
Elbridge 'Al' Bryant
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Stevland Parks
Lamont, age 12
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Christopher Reid
Joltin' Joe
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Chrystal Bates
Mrs. Rogers
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Bianca Lawson
Diana Ross
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Melissa Cardello Linton
Florence Ballard
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Taifa Harris
Mary Wilson
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N'Tasha A. Pierre
Martha Reeves
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Ricky Fanté
Marvin Gaye
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Russell Clark
Cholly Atkins
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Ben Cain
Glenn Leonard
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Lamman Rucker
Jimmy Ruffin
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Nyjah Moore
Tammi Terrell