Jim Brown
Acting
Biography
Jim Brown (February 17, 1936 – May 18, 2023) was an American professional football player and actor. He is best known for his exceptional and record-setting nine-year career as a running back in the NFL with Cleveland Browns from 1957 to 1965. In 2002, he was named by Sporting News as the greatest professional football player ever. He is considered to be one of the greatest American professional athletes ever. He also starred in several films, including He’s Got Game and Any Given Sunday.
Born: February 17, 1936
Place of Birth: St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA
Known For
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
Documentary feature exploring the rise of African-Americans to positions of greatness in American sports. Stories are told of boxers, tennis players, runners, and basketball players, athletes who either suffered the indignities of racism, helped break down its walls, or enjoyed the opportunities afforded by past struggles.
Glickman
Before Marv Albert and Bob Costas, there was Marty Glickman. A gifted Jewish-American athlete who was denied the chance to represent the U.S. at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, he went on to become one of the most revered and influential sportscasters in history, pioneering many of the techniques, phrases and programming innovations that are commonplace in sports reporting today.
O.J.: Made in America
A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation.
O.J.: Made in America
The rise and fall of American football star, O.J. Simpson, from his days growing up in Los Angeles to his murder trial that polarized the country.
The Dirty Dozen
12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of violent crimes, agree to the mission and the possible commuting of their sentences.
Knight Rider
Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead by his assailants. He is rescued by Wilton Knight, a wealthy, dying millionaire and inventor who arranges life-saving surgery, including a new face and a new identity--that of Michael Knight. Michael is then given a special computerized and indestructible car called the Knight Industries Two Thousand (nicknamed KITT), and a mission: apprehend criminals who are beyond the reach of the law. The series depicts Michael's exploits as he and KITT battle the forces of evil on behalf of the Foundation for Law and Government.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
The A-Team
A fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit."
Highway to Heaven
A probationary angel is sent back to Earth to team up with an ex-cop and help people.
Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story
An unusual group of people who came together in the most unlikely location to make it possible for the greatest athlete on the planet to have a career once again.
Filmography
as Self - NFL Legend & Activist
as Self (archive video)
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
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as Himself
as Self
as Himself
as Self
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as Berwell
as Don Strickland
as Geronimo Armstrong
as Himself
as Chad Grant
as Self
as Self (uncredited)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Willie White
as Montezuma Monroe
as Butch Meathook (voice)
as Spivey
as Byron Williams
as Jake Trevor
as King
as Self
as Self
as Slammer
as Morris
as Steadman
as Captain
as Lt. Sunset
as Slammer
as Fireball
as Self
as Warren Brille
as Steamroller
as C.J. Jackson
as Frank Barnett
as Detective Jim Cody
as Self
as Clyde
as Dreems
as Parkdale H.S. Shop Teacher John Casey
as Romo
as Isaac
as Pike
as Jimmy Lait
as Curtis X. Hook
as Le Bras
as Slaughter
as Gunn
as Slaughter
as Self
as Luke
as Tommy Marcott
as Jimmy Price
as Lydecker
as Cully Briston
as McClain
as Self - Guest
as Capt. Leslie Anders
as Ruffo
as Robert Jefferson
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Running Back - Number 32 (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Franklyn
as Self
as Self - Cleveland Browns Fullback