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The Temptations
2 hours 30 minutes1998-03-03
10.0
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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.
Cast
![Charles Malik Whitfield](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//94C1eqU1IGj8IkWZNpRiimz77eW.jpg)
Charles Malik Whitfield
Otis Williams
![D.B. Woodside](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xdyGewr108rQWojpYlKw2QjrxCz.jpg)
D.B. Woodside
Melvin "Blue" Franklin
![Terron Brooks](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Terron Brooks
Eddie Kendricks
![Christian Payton](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Christian Payton
Paul Williams
![Leon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//uhLVZV2rH0nnXwQKtsIT0qGsTyg.jpg)
Leon
David Ruffin
![Alan Rosenberg](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fk5nR9aLZBjGA67J5SOK3FWjjWF.jpg)
Alan Rosenberg
Shelly Berger
![Tina Lifford](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//vWNRNhpqMrBPjyJvNgGikVh0ZeY.jpg)
Tina Lifford
Haze
![Jenifer Lewis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bdeUHXY4cXvhOW2nCblNachBYsM.jpg)
Jenifer Lewis
Mama Rose
![Gina Ravera](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oWDdS0dZ2iusVOVYhVOWeNvIME.jpg)
Gina Ravera
Josephine
![Obba Babatundé](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jkvxfhETmwR877VluO5kfbxxNER.jpg)
Obba Babatundé
Berry Gordy
![Erik Michael Tristan](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Erik Michael Tristan
Smokey Robinson
![J. August Richards](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6UdvucJpYJipyoTPlKLJU6u90CJ.jpg)
J. August Richards
Richard Street
![Harold Surratt](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8nRQ4aXWWnb8mro1c50A9y0s0s.jpg)
Harold Surratt
Edgar
![Charles Ley](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Charles Ley
Dennis Edwards
![Vanessa Bell Calloway](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6gJua6IKvhGrCTU1UzgRhOM9oyl.jpg)
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Johnnie Mae Matthews
![Mel Jackson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//e7qEqOblarMz922qWGdyE5Fm44Q.jpg)
Mel Jackson
Norman Whitfield
![Rhonda Ross Kendrick](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//w9JhUZTSO31P8q4YZN6iLuKL6jP.jpg)
Rhonda Ross Kendrick
Maxine
![Vincent A. Ponder](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Vincent A. Ponder
James 'Pee-Wee' Crawford
![Chaz Lamar Shepherd](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//LgnZ90kY4n9v71Fu8Q7jWluH51.jpg)
Chaz Lamar Shepherd
Elbridge 'Al' Bryant
![Stevland Parks](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Stevland Parks
Lamont, age 12
![Christopher Reid](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//z07XDEKytd5aWGnTqTmP2AMyQtG.jpg)
Christopher Reid
Joltin' Joe
![Chrystal Bates](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Chrystal Bates
Mrs. Rogers
![Bianca Lawson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//21BrU2smqW8LPBp7z9jIjEtnCUi.jpg)
Bianca Lawson
Diana Ross
![Melissa Cardello Linton](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Melissa Cardello Linton
Florence Ballard
![Taifa Harris](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Taifa Harris
Mary Wilson
![N'Tasha A. Pierre](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
N'Tasha A. Pierre
Martha Reeves
![Ricky Fanté](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ricky Fanté
Marvin Gaye
![Russell Clark](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Russell Clark
Cholly Atkins
![Adam Lazarre-White](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//p63rzBpX50N94k81febrIwxUeQD.jpg)
Adam Lazarre-White
Flynn
![Ben Cain](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//38Eyi1brOPFu22vjpCztxZ8eRgA.jpg)
Ben Cain
Glenn Leonard
![Lamman Rucker](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//97JGsO3FR13MLa3hrs9A0cIzGBo.jpg)
Lamman Rucker
Jimmy Ruffin
![Nyjah Moore](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Nyjah Moore
Tammi Terrell
![Smokey Robinson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//uAvpLcAVrZ2w4BvLYRGJpscDJ0P.jpg)