The Father Clements Story is a 1987 American television film about the life of Father George Clements, an African-American Roman Catholic priest who became famous for being the first United States priest to legally adopt a child. The movie starred actors Lou Gossett, Jr., Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and Carroll O'Connor. Gossett, Jr. played Clements, Warner played Clements' adopted son, and O'Connor played Cardinal John Cody, the Archbishop of Chicago. The movie was directed by Edwin Sherin. The film score was composed by Mark Snow.