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Jim Brown

Jim Brown

Acting
February 17, 1936 (87), May 18, 2023
St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA
February 17, 1936 (87), May 18, 2023
St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA

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.

Filmography 99

Movies (77)

  • Say Hey, Willie Mays!
    2022
    Self (archive video)
  • Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story
    2020
    Self
  • The Black Godfather
    2019
    Self
  • ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
    2019
    Self
  • United We Stand: The Ali Summit
    2018
    self
  • Foreman
    2017
    Self
  • Hidden Colors 4: The Religion of White Supremacy
    2016
    Himself
  • O.J.: Made in America
    2016
    Self
  • Believeland
    2016
  • Jim Brown's Amer-I-Can Dream
    2016
  • I Am Ali
    2014
    Self
  • Draft Day
    2014
    Self
  • Glickman
    2013
    Self
  • Run Ricky Run
    2010
    Self
  • Crips and Bloods: Made in America
    2009
    Himself
  • The Black Candle
    2009
    Self
  • Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'
    2006
    Self
  • Operation Dirty Dozen
    2006
    Self
  • Animal
    2005
    Berwell
  • Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted
    2004
    Self
  • Sucker Free City
    2004
    Don Strickland
  • She Hate Me
    2004
    Geronimo Armstrong
  • The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali
    2003
    Himself
  • On the Edge
    2002
    Chad Grant
  • BaadAsssss Cinema
    2002
    Self
  • Jim Brown: All-American
    2002
    Self (uncredited)
  • A Huey P. Newton Story
    2001
    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible
    2000
  • Any Given Sunday
    1999
    Montezuma Monroe
  • New Jersey Turnpikes
    1999

Shows (22)

  • Bill Russell: Legend
    2023
    Self - NFL Legend & Activist
  • NFL Icons
    2021
    Self
  • Shut Up and Dribble
    2018
    Self (archive footage)
  • O.J.: Made in America
    2016
    Self (archive footage)
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
    2015
    Self
  • Soul Food
    2000
    Willie White
  • Between Brothers
    1997
    Self
  • Arli$$
    1996
    Jim Brown
  • Good Sports
    1991
    Self
  • Cover Up
    1984
  • Highway to Heaven
    1984
    Warren Brille
  • The A-Team
    1983
    Steamroller
  • Knight Rider
    1982
    C.J. Jackson
  • T. J. Hooker
    1982
    Frank Barnett
  • CHiPs
    1977
    Romo
  • Police Story
    1973
  • The Flip Wilson Show
    1970
    Self
  • The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
    1968
    Self
  • The Dick Cavett Show
    1968
    Self - Guest
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
    1962
    Self
  • The Mike Douglas Show
    1961
    Self
  • The NFL on CBS
    1956
    Self - Cleveland Browns Fullback