Jim Brown
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.
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Acting History
2023
Bill Russell: Legend as Self - NFL Legend & Activist
2022Say Hey, Willie Mays! as Self (archive video)
2020Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story as Self
2019The Black Godfather as Self
2019ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke as Self
2018Shut Up and Dribble as Self (archive footage)
2018United We Stand: The Ali Summit as self
2017Foreman as Self
2016O.J.: Made in America as Self (archive footage)
2016Hidden Colors 4: The Religion of White Supremacy as Himself
2016O.J.: Made in America as Self
2016Believeland
2016Jim Brown's Amer-I-Can Dream
2014I Am Ali as Self
2014Draft Day as Self
2013Glickman as Himself
2010Run Ricky Run as Self
2009Crips and Bloods: Made in America as Himself
2009The Black Candle as Self
2006Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen' as Self
2006Operation Dirty Dozen as Self
2005Animal as Berwell
2004Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted as Self
2004Sucker Free City as Don Strickland
2004She Hate Me as Geronimo Armstrong
2003The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali as Himself
2002On the Edge as Chad Grant
2002BaadAsssss Cinema as Self
2002Jim Brown: All-American as Self (uncredited)
2001A Huey P. Newton Story as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible
2000Soul Food as Willie White
1999Any Given Sunday as Montezuma Monroe
1998Small Soldiers as Butch Meathook (voice)
1998He Got Game as Spivey
1996Mars Attacks! as Byron Williams
1996Original Gangstas as Jake Trevor
1996The Journey of the African-American Athlete as Self
1995UFC 6: Clash of the Titans
1994UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
1992The Divine Enforcer as King
1991Good Sports as Self
1991The Record Breakers as Self
1990Hammer, Slammer, & Slade as Slammer
1990Twisted Justice as Morris
1989Crack House as Steadman
1989L.A. Heat as Captain
1988Killing American Style as Lt. Sunset
1988I'm Gonna Git You Sucka as Slammer
1987The Running Man as Fireball
1985Black Orient Express
1984Black Hollywood as Self
1984Cover Up
1984Highway to Heaven as Warren Brille
1983The A-Team as Steamroller
1982One Down, Two to Go as J
1982Knight Rider as C.J. Jackson
1982T. J. Hooker as Frank Barnett
1982T. J. Hooker as Detective Jim Cody
1980Legends of the Fall as Self
1979Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
1979Pacific Inferno as Clyde
1978Fingers as Dreems
1977CHiPs as Romo
1977CHiPs as Parkdale H.S. Shop Teacher John Casey
1976Kid Vengeance as Isaac
1975Take a Hard Ride as Pike
1974The Rumble in the Jungle: George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali as Commentator
1974Three the Hard Way as Jimmy Lait
1973The Slams as Curtis X. Hook
1973I Escaped from Devil's Island as Le Bras
1973Slaughter's Big Rip-Off as Slaughter
1973Police Story
1972Black Gunn as Gunn
1972Slaughter as Slaughter
1970The Flip Wilson Show as Self
1970El Condor as Luke
1970The Grasshopper as Tommy Marcott
1970… tick… tick… tick… as Jimmy Price
1969100 Rifles as Lydecker
1969Riot as Cully Briston
1968The Split as McClain
1968The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show as Self
1968The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1968Ice Station Zebra as Capt. Leslie Anders
1968Dark of the Sun as Ruffo
1968Kenner
1967Tonite Let's All Make Love in London as Self
1967The Dirty Dozen as Robert Jefferson
1967Lionpower from MGM
1966The Fortune Cookie as Running Back - Number 32 (archive footage) (uncredited)
1964Rio Conchos as Sgt. Franklyn
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1956The NFL on CBS as Self - Cleveland Browns Fullback
—New Jersey Turnpikes