The World's Greatest Athlete

1973 "From the JUNGLE to the GYM...He's the Greatest!"

The World's Greatest Athlete

5.6 | 1h46m | G | en | Comedy

Stuck with a feeble sports department, college coach Sam Archer (John Amos) faces the ax unless he can reverse the school's athletic fortunes. An African vacation with his assistant (Tim Conway) answers Archer's prayers when he spots the athletically gifted Nanu (Jan-Michael Vincent). Sam counts on Nanu's remarkable abilities to put the team back on the winning track. This upbeat farce boasts an impressive cast of comedians.

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5.6 | 1h46m | G | en | Comedy , Family

Synopsis

Cast

Jan-Michael Vincent ,Tim Conway ,John Amos

Director

Robert Scheerer

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Walt Disney Productions ,

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Cast

Jan-Michael Vincent

as Nanu

[2000] Escape to Grizzly Mountain [1998] Buffalo '66 [1997] Body Count [1996] Jurassic Women [1995] Ice Cream Man [1995] Red Line [1993] Deadly Heroes [1993] Midnight Witness [1993] Indecent Behavior

Tim Conway

as Milo Jackson

[2017] Wait for Your Laugh [2015] Surprised by Love [2015] The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water [2014] Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers [2013] Super Buddies [2013] Saving Santa [2012] Treasure Buddies [2011] A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy [2009] Santa Buddies

John Amos

as Coach Sam Archer

[2022] Block Party [2021] Coming 2 America [2020] The Beastmaster Chronicles [2019] Uncut Gems [2015] Bad Asses on the Bayou [2013] American Lowrider [2012] Zombie Hamlet [2012] Madea's Witness Protection [2007] Against Time