Damien: The Leper Priest

Name: Damien: The Leper Priest
Genre: Drama, Adventure, TV Movie
Released: 1980-10-27
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 0
Cast: Ken Howard, William Daniels, Mike Farrell, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Sydney Lassick

October 27, 1980
Directed by
Steve Gethers

A dramatization of the life of the 19th-Century priest who devoted himself to service in Hawaii's leper colony.

Last Updated: November 14, 2025

Cast

Ken Howard

Father Damien

William Daniels

Bishop Koeckemann

Mike Farrell

William Robertson

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Bishop Maigret

Sydney Lassick

Supt. Rudolph Meyer

Logan Ramsey

Capt. Sweeney

David Ogden Stiers

Dr. Arthur Mouritz

Alan Chappuis

Father Montiton

Marion Kodama Yue

Nalani

Roger Bowen

Prime Minister Gibson

Irene Tsu

Kapu

John O'Leary

Father Leonor

Joseph Chapman

Ira Dutton

Haunani Minn

Queen

Cloyce Morrow

Sister Olive