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Jim Brown

Jim Brown

Acting1936St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA

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.

Acting History

2022
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
as Self (archive video)
2021
NFL Icons
TVas Self
2018
Shut Up and Dribble
TVas Self (archive footage)
2014
I Am Ali
as Self
Draft Day
as Self
2013
Glickman
as Himself
2010
2005
Animal
as Berwell
2004
She Hate Me
as Geronimo Armstrong
Sucker Free City
as Don Strickland
2002
Jim Brown: All-American
as Self (uncredited)
2001
A Huey P. Newton Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000
Soul Food
TVas Willie White
1999
Any Given Sunday
as Montezuma Monroe
1998
Small Soldiers
as Butch Meathook (voice)
He Got Game
as Spivey
1997
1996
Mars Attacks!
as Byron Williams
Original Gangstas
as Jake Trevor
Arli$$
TVas Jim Brown
1991
Good Sports
TVas Self
1989
Crack House
as Steadman
L.A. Heat
as Captain
1988
Highway to Heaven
TVas Warren Brille1 eps
1987
The Running Man
as Fireball
1986
The A-Team
TVas Steamroller1 eps
1984
T. J. Hooker
TVas Detective Jim Cody1 eps
Knight Rider
TVas C.J. Jackson1 eps
1983
CHiPs
TVas Parkdale H.S. Shop Teacher John Casey1 eps
Richard Pryor: Here and Now
Executive Producer
1979
1978
Fingers
as Dreems
1976
1975
1974
Three the Hard Way
as Jimmy Lait
1972
Slaughter
as Slaughter
Black Gunn
as Gunn
1970
El Condor
as Luke
The Grasshopper
as Tommy Marcott
The Dick Cavett Show
TVas Self - Guest3 eps
1969
100 Rifles
as Lydecker
Riot
as Cully Briston
1968
Ice Station Zebra
as Capt. Leslie Anders
1966
The Fortune Cookie
as Running Back - Number 32 (archive footage) (uncredited)
1964
Rio Conchos
as Franklyn

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
2/17/1936
Day of Death
5/18/2023
Place of Birth
St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA