Jim Brown
Acting·February 17, 1936·† May 18, 2023 — 87 years old·St. 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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2023Bill Russell: LegendTVSelf - NFL Legend & Activist2022Say Hey, Willie Mays!Self (archive video)2021NFL IconsTVSelf2020Ali's Comeback: The Untold StorySelf2019The Black GodfatherSelf2019ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam CookeSelf2018Shut Up and DribbleTVSelf (archive footage)2018United We Stand: The Ali Summitself2017ForemanSelf2016O.J.: Made in AmericaTVSelf (archive footage)2016Hidden Colors 4: The Religion of White SupremacyHimself2016O.J.: Made in AmericaSelf2016Believeland2016Jim Brown's Amer-I-Can Dream2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertTVSelf2014I Am AliSelf2014Draft DaySelf2013GlickmanSelf2010Run Ricky RunSelf2009Crips and Bloods: Made in AmericaHimself2009The Black CandleSelf2006Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'Self2006Operation Dirty DozenSelf2005AnimalBerwell2004Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and ShaftedSelf2004Sucker Free CityDon Strickland2004She Hate MeGeronimo Armstrong2003The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. AliHimself2002On the EdgeChad Grant2002BaadAsssss CinemaSelf2002Jim Brown: All-AmericanSelf (uncredited)2001A Huey P. Newton StorySelf (archive footage) (uncredited)2000Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible2000Soul FoodTVWillie White1999Any Given SundayMontezuma Monroe1999New Jersey Turnpikes1998Small SoldiersButch Meathook (voice)1998He Got GameSpivey1997Between BrothersTVSelf1996Mars Attacks!Byron Williams1996Arli$$TVJim Brown1996Original GangstasJake Trevor1996The Journey of the African-American AthleteSelf1995UFC 6: Clash of the Titans1994UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors1992The Divine EnforcerKing1991Good SportsTVSelf1991The Record BreakersSelf1990Hammer, Slammer, & SladeSlammer1990Twisted JusticeMorris1989Crack HouseSteadman1989L.A. HeatCaptain1989We Shall OvercomeProducer1988Killing American StyleLt. Sunset1988I'm Gonna Git You SuckaSlammer1987The Running ManFireball1985Black Orient Express1984Black HollywoodSelf1984Cover UpTV1984Highway to HeavenTVWarren Brille1983Richard Pryor: Here and NowExecutive Producer1983The A-TeamTVSteamroller1982One Down, Two to GoJ1982Knight RiderTVC.J. Jackson1982T. J. HookerTVFrank Barnett · Detective Jim Cody1980Legends of the FallSelf1979Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party1979Pacific InfernoClyde1978FingersDreems1977CHiPsTVRomo · Parkdale H.S. Shop Teacher John Casey1977Playboy's Playmate Party1976Kid VengeanceIsaac1975Take a Hard RidePike1974The Rumble in the Jungle: George Foreman vs. Muhammad AliCommentator1974Three the Hard WayJimmy Lait1973The SlamsCurtis X. Hook1973I Escaped from Devil's IslandLe Bras1973Slaughter's Big Rip-OffSlaughter1973Police StoryTV1972Black GunnGunn1972SlaughterSlaughter1970The Flip Wilson ShowTVSelf1970El CondorLuke1970The GrasshopperTommy Marcott1970… tick… tick… tick…Jimmy Price1969100 RiflesLydecker1969RiotCully Briston1968The SplitMcClain1968The Beautiful Phyllis Diller ShowTVSelf1968The Dick Cavett ShowTVSelf - Guest1968Ice Station ZebraCapt. Leslie Anders1968Dark of the SunRuffo1968Kenner1967Tonite Let's All Make Love in LondonSelf1967The Dirty DozenRobert Jefferson1967Lionpower from MGMSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)1966The Fortune CookieRunning Back - Number 32 (archive footage) (uncredited)1964Rio ConchosFranklyn1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTVSelf1961The Mike Douglas ShowTVSelf1956The NFL on CBSTVSelf - Cleveland Browns Fullback