O. J. Simpson
Acting
Orenthal James Simpson (July 9, 1947 – April 10, 2024) was an American football player, actor, and broadcaster. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills, and is regarded as one of the greatest running backs of all time. Once a popular figure with the American public, Simpson's professional success was later overshadowed by his trial and controversial acquittal for the murders of his former wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994. Simpson played college football for the USC Trojans, where he won the Heisman Trophy as a senior, and was selected first overall by the Bills in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft. During his nine seasons with the Bills, Simpson received five consecutive Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro selections from 1972 to 1976. He also led the league in rushing yards four times, in rushing touchdowns twice, and in points scored in 1975. In 1973, he became the first NFL player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season, earning him NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP), and is the only NFL player to do so in a 14-game regular season. Simpson holds the record for the single-season yards-per-game average at 143.1. After retiring with the San Francisco 49ers in 1979, Simpson pursued an acting and broadcasting career. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985. In June 1994, Simpson was arrested and charged with the murders of Brown and Goldman. He was acquitted in a lengthy and internationally publicized trial, but found liable for the deaths three years later in a civil suit from the victims' families. Prior to his death, Simpson had paid little of the $33.5 million judgment (equivalent to $64 million in 2023). In 2007, Simpson was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada, and charged with armed robbery and kidnapping. In 2008, he was convicted and sentenced to 33 years' imprisonment, with a minimum of nine years without parole. He served his sentence at the Lovelock Correctional Center near Lovelock, Nevada. He was granted parole in July 2017, released from prison in October, and granted early release from his parole in December 2021 by the Nevada Division of Parole and Probation. He died in 2024 at the age of 76 from prostate cancer. Description above from the Wikipedia article O. J. Simpson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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movieElway
2025
Self (archive footage)
Detective Tom Lange and the O.J. Simpson Case (Part 1)
2025
Self (archive footage)
tvAmerican Manhunt: O.J. Simpson
2025
Self (archive footage)
movieTMZ Presents | O.J.: How He Really Did It
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson
2024
Self (archive footage) - Nicole's Husband
tvThe Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieMost Famous Murder: The O.J. Simpson Trial
2024
Self (archive footage)
tvKiller Sally
2022
Self - Acquitted of Double Homicide (archive footage)
tvWhen Ruby Wax Met...
2021
Self (archive footage)
tvTiger King
2020
Self (archive footage)
tvBasketball: A Love Story
2018
Self (archive footage)
movieO.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession?
2018
Self (archive footage)
movieO.J.: Guilty in Vegas
2017
Himself (archive footage)
tvDateline: Secrets Uncovered
2017
Self (archive footage)
tvO.J.: Made in America
2016
Self (archive footage)
movieO.J.: Made in America
2016
Self (archive footage)
tvBuzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime
2016
Self (archive footage)
movieO.J. Speaks: The Hidden Tapes
2015
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Secret Tapes of the O.J. Case: The Untold Story
2015
Self (archive footage)
movie2012: Time for Change
2010
Self (archive footage)
movieHistory of the Buffalo Bills
2009
Self (archive footage)
movieMidnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
2006
Self (archive footage)
movieMurders of Hollywood
2003
Self (archive footage)
movieBamboozled
2000
Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
movieNicole's Revenge
1995
archive footage
Fall from Grace: O.J.'s Last Run
1994
Self (archive footage)
movieNo Place to Hide
1992
Allie Wheeler
movieC.I.A. Code Name: Alexa
1992
Nick Murphy
tvAdventures in Wonderland
1992
O.J. Simpson
movieThe Record Breakers
1991
Self (archive footage)
movieStudent Exchange
1987
Soccer Coach
movieBack to the Beach
1987
Man At Airport (uncredited)
tv1st & Ten
1984
T.D. Parker
movieCocaine and Blue Eyes
1983
Michael Brennen
movieGoldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
1981
Joe Gallagher
movieDetour to Terror
1980
Lee Hayes
movieThe Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980
Self (archive footage)
movieGoldie and the Boxer
1979
Joe Gallagher
movieWide World of Sports: 1970's A Decade in Review
1979
(archive footage)
movieFirepower
1979
Catlett
movieCapricorn One
1977
Cmdr. John Walker
movieA Killing Affair
1977
Woodrow York
tvRoots
1977
Kadi Touray
tvThe Captain and Tennille
1976
Self - Guest
movieKiller Force
1976
Alexander
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host / Self (uncredited)
movieThe Towering Inferno
1974
Jernigan
movieWhy?
1973
The Athlete
tvMonday Night Football
1970
Running Back
tvHere's Lucy
1968
O.J. Simpson
tvThe Name of the Game
1968
Gas Chamber Prison Guard (uncredited)
tvIt Takes a Thief
1968
Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
tvIronside
1967
Onlooker (uncredited)
tvDragnet
1967
Potential Recruit (uncredited)
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movieCocaine and Blue Eyes
1983
Executive Producer
movieGoldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
1981
Executive Producer
movieDetour to Terror
1980
Executive Producer
movieGoldie and the Boxer
1979
Executive Producer