Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
1941-09-02
Place of Birth
Washington, D.C., United States of America
John Thompson
Biography
John Robert Thompson Jr. (September 2, 1941 – August 30, 2020) was an American professional basketball player and college basketball coach for the Georgetown Hoyas men's team. He became the first African-American head coach to win a major collegiate championship in basketball when he led the Hoyas to the NCAA Division I national championship in 1984. Thompson was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
Known For
Acting History
2021
Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft
2018Basketball: A Love Story as Self
2014Requiem for the Big East as Self
2012Going Big as Self
2005Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship as Self
2002Like Mike as Self (uncredited)
2002Allen Iverson - The Answer as Himself
1998He Got Game as John Thompson
1997The 6th Man as Self
1993Patrick Ewing - Standing Tall as Himself
1992Hangin' with Mr. Cooper as John Thompson









