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Jim Brown

Jim Brown

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February 17, 1936 — May 18, 2023St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA

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.

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Known for

Mars Attacks!movie

Mars Attacks!

1996

The Running Manmovie

The Running Man

1987

Small Soldiersmovie

Small Soldiers

1998

Any Given Sundaymovie

Any Given Sunday

1999

Knight Ridertv

Knight Rider

1982

The Dirty Dozenmovie

The Dirty Dozen

1967

The A-Teamtv

The A-Team

1983

Draft Daymovie

Draft Day

2014

He Got Gamemovie

He Got Game

1998

The Late Show with Stephen Colberttv

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

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Bill Russell: Legendtv

Bill Russell: Legend

2023

Self - NFL Legend & Activist

Say Hey, Willie Mays!movie

Say Hey, Willie Mays!

2022

Self (archive video)

NFL Iconstv

NFL Icons

2021

Self

Ali's Comeback: The Untold Storymovie

Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story

2020

Self

The Black Godfathermovie

The Black Godfather

2019

Self

ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cookemovie

ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke

2019

Self

Shut Up and Dribbletv

Shut Up and Dribble

2018

Self (archive footage)

United We Stand: The Ali Summitmovie

United We Stand: The Ali Summit

2018

self

Foremanmovie

Foreman

2017

Self

O.J.: Made in Americatv

O.J.: Made in America

2016

Self (archive footage)

Hidden Colors 4: The Religion of White Supremacymovie

Hidden Colors 4: The Religion of White Supremacy

2016

Himself

O.J.: Made in Americamovie

O.J.: Made in America

2016

Self

Believelandmovie

Believeland

2016

Jim Brown's Amer-I-Can Dream
movie

Jim Brown's Amer-I-Can Dream

2016

The Late Show with Stephen Colberttv

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Self

I Am Alimovie

I Am Ali

2014

Self

Draft Daymovie

Draft Day

2014

Self

Glickmanmovie

Glickman

2013

Self

Run Ricky Runmovie

Run Ricky Run

2010

Self

Crips and Bloods: Made in Americamovie

Crips and Bloods: Made in America

2009

Himself

The Black Candlemovie

The Black Candle

2009

Self

Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'movie

Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'

2006

Self

Operation Dirty Dozenmovie

Operation Dirty Dozen

2006

Self

Animalmovie

Animal

2005

Berwell

Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shaftedmovie

Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted

2004

Self

Sucker Free Citymovie

Sucker Free City

2004

Don Strickland

She Hate Memovie

She Hate Me

2004

Geronimo Armstrong

The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Alimovie

The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali

2003

Himself

On the Edgemovie

On the Edge

2002

Chad Grant

BaadAsssss Cinemamovie

BaadAsssss Cinema

2002

Self

Jim Brown: All-Americanmovie

Jim Brown: All-American

2002

Self (uncredited)

A Huey P. Newton Storymovie

A Huey P. Newton Story

2001

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisiblemovie

Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible

2000

Soul Foodtv

Soul Food

2000

Willie White

Any Given Sundaymovie

Any Given Sunday

1999

Montezuma Monroe

New Jersey Turnpikesmovie

New Jersey Turnpikes

1999

Small Soldiersmovie

Small Soldiers

1998

Butch Meathook (voice)

He Got Gamemovie

He Got Game

1998

Spivey

Between Brotherstv

Between Brothers

1997

Self

Mars Attacks!movie

Mars Attacks!

1996

Byron Williams

Arli$$tv

Arli$$

1996

Jim Brown

Original Gangstasmovie

Original Gangstas

1996

Jake Trevor

The Journey of the African-American Athletemovie

The Journey of the African-American Athlete

1996

Self

UFC 6: Clash of the Titansmovie

UFC 6: Clash of the Titans

1995

UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriorsmovie

UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors

1994

The Divine Enforcermovie

The Divine Enforcer

1992

King

Good Sportstv

Good Sports

1991

Self

The Record Breakersmovie

The Record Breakers

1991

Self

Hammer, Slammer, & Slademovie

Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

1990

Slammer

Twisted Justicemovie

Twisted Justice

1990

Morris

Crack Housemovie

Crack House

1989

Steadman

L.A. Heatmovie

L.A. Heat

1989

Captain

Killing American Stylemovie

Killing American Style

1988

Lt. Sunset

I'm Gonna Git You Suckamovie

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

1988

Slammer

The Running Manmovie

The Running Man

1987

Fireball

Black Orient Expressmovie

Black Orient Express

1985

Black Hollywoodmovie

Black Hollywood

1984

Self

Cover Uptv

Cover Up

1984

Highway to Heaventv

Highway to Heaven

1984

Warren Brille

The A-Teamtv

The A-Team

1983

Steamroller

One Down, Two to Gomovie

One Down, Two to Go

1982

J

Knight Ridertv

Knight Rider

1982

C.J. Jackson

T. J. Hookertv

T. J. Hooker

1982

Frank Barnett / Detective Jim Cody

Legends of the Fallmovie

Legends of the Fall

1980

Self

Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Partymovie

Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party

1979

Pacific Infernomovie

Pacific Inferno

1979

Clyde

Fingersmovie

Fingers

1978

Dreems

CHiPstv

CHiPs

1977

Parkdale H.S. Shop Teacher John Casey / Romo

Playboy's Playmate Partymovie

Playboy's Playmate Party

1977

Kid Vengeancemovie

Kid Vengeance

1976

Isaac

Take a Hard Ridemovie

Take a Hard Ride

1975

Pike

The Rumble in the Jungle: George Foreman vs. Muhammad Alimovie

The Rumble in the Jungle: George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali

1974

Commentator

Three the Hard Waymovie

Three the Hard Way

1974

Jimmy Lait

The Slamsmovie

The Slams

1973

Curtis X. Hook

I Escaped from Devil's Islandmovie

I Escaped from Devil's Island

1973

Le Bras

Slaughter's Big Rip-Offmovie

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

1973

Slaughter

Police Storytv

Police Story

1973

Black Gunnmovie

Black Gunn

1972

Gunn

Slaughtermovie

Slaughter

1972

Slaughter

The Flip Wilson Showtv

The Flip Wilson Show

1970

Self

El Condormovie

El Condor

1970

Luke

The Grasshoppermovie

The Grasshopper

1970

Tommy Marcott

… tick… tick… tick…movie

… tick… tick… tick…

1970

Jimmy Price

100 Riflesmovie

100 Rifles

1969

Lydecker

Riotmovie

Riot

1969

Cully Briston

The Splitmovie

The Split

1968

McClain

The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
tv

The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

1968

Self

The Dick Cavett Showtv

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

Self - Guest

Ice Station Zebramovie

Ice Station Zebra

1968

Capt. Leslie Anders

Dark of the Sunmovie

Dark of the Sun

1968

Ruffo

Kennermovie

Kenner

1968

Tonite Let's All Make Love in Londonmovie

Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

1967

Self

The Dirty Dozenmovie

The Dirty Dozen

1967

Robert Jefferson

Lionpower from MGMmovie

Lionpower from MGM

1967

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Fortune Cookiemovie

The Fortune Cookie

1966

Running Back - Number 32 (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rio Conchosmovie

Rio Conchos

1964

Franklyn

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsontv

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Self

The Mike Douglas Showtv

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Self

The NFL on CBStv

The NFL on CBS

1956

Self - Cleveland Browns Fullback / Self

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We Shall Overcomemovie

We Shall Overcome

1989

Producer

Richard Pryor: Here and Nowmovie

Richard Pryor: Here and Now

1983

Executive Producer