
It's Good to Be Alive
This movie details the struggles of former Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella to adapt to life in a wheelchair following his crippling automobile accident in 1959. Cinematographer Ted Voigtlander was Emmy-nominated.
It's Good to Be Alive
February 22, 1974
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Cast (13)

Paul Winfield
Roy Campanella

Louis Gossett Jr.
Sam Brockington

Ruby Dee
Ruth Campanella

Ramon Bieri
Walter O'Malley

Ketty Lester
Roy Campanella's Mother

Julian Burton
Dr. Rusk

Lloyd Gough
Surgeon

Eric Scott Woods
Roy Campanella as a Boy

Joe De Santis
Roy Campanella's Father

Len Lesser
Man at Accident

Ty Henderson
David Campanella

Matthew Beard
Stymie

Joe E. Tata
'Pee Wee' Reese
Crew (11)
Directing

Michael Landon
Director
Writing

Steve Gethers
Teleplay

Roy Campanella
Novel
Production

Eddie Foy III
Casting

Gerald I. Isenberg
Producer
Sound

Michel Legrand
Original Music Composer
Art

Rodger Maus
Art Direction

Phil Abramson
Set Decoration
Camera

Ted Voigtlander
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up

Ruby Ford
Hairstylist
Crew
No data availableEditing

John A. Martinelli
Editor