Acting

Jim Brown

Born 1936-02-17 · St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA

Died 2023-05-18

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.

Credits

Newest first

Bill Russell: Legend
as Self - NFL Legend & Activist
2023
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
as Self (archive video)
2022
NFL Icons
as Self
2021
Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story
as Self
2020
The Black Godfather
as Self
2019
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
as Self
2019
Shut Up and Dribble
as Self (archive footage)
2018
United We Stand: The Ali Summit
as self
2018
Foreman
as Self
2017
O.J.: Made in America
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Hidden Colors 4: The Religion of White Supremacy
as Himself
2016
O.J.: Made in America
as Self
2016
Believeland
2016
Jim Brown's Amer-I-Can Dream
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
I Am Ali
as Self
2014
Draft Day
as Self
2014
Glickman
as Self
2013
Run Ricky Run
as Self
2010
Crips and Bloods: Made in America
as Himself
2009
The Black Candle
as Self
2009
Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'
as Self
2006
Operation Dirty Dozen
as Self
2006
Animal
as Berwell
2005
Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted
as Self
2004
Sucker Free City
as Don Strickland
2004
She Hate Me
as Geronimo Armstrong
2004
The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali
as Himself
2003
On the Edge
as Chad Grant
2002
BaadAsssss Cinema
as Self
2002
Jim Brown: All-American
as Self (uncredited)
2002
A Huey P. Newton Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible
2000
Soul Food
as Willie White
2000
Any Given Sunday
as Montezuma Monroe
1999
New Jersey Turnpikes
as Marcus Brown
1999
Small Soldiers
as Butch Meathook (voice)
1998
He Got Game
as Spivey
1998
Between Brothers
as Self
1997
Mars Attacks!
as Byron Williams
1996
Arli$$
as Jim Brown
1996
Original Gangstas
as Jake Trevor
1996
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
as Self
1996
UFC 6: Clash of the Titans
1995
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
1994
The Divine Enforcer
as King
1992
Good Sports
as Self
1991
The Record Breakers
as Self
1991
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
as Slammer
1990
Twisted Justice
as Morris
1990
Crack House
as Steadman
1989
L.A. Heat
as Captain
1989
We Shall Overcome
Producer
1989
Killing American Style
as Lt. Sunset
1988
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
as Slammer
1988
The Running Man
as Fireball
1987
Black Orient Express
1985
Black Hollywood
as Self
1984
Cover Up
1984
Highway to Heaven
as Warren Brille
1984
Richard Pryor: Here and Now
Executive Producer
1983
The A-Team
as Steamroller
1983
One Down, Two to Go
as J
1982
Knight Rider
as C.J. Jackson
1982
T. J. Hooker
as Frank Barnett
1982
T. J. Hooker
as Detective Jim Cody
1982
Legends of the Fall
as Self
1980
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
1979
Pacific Inferno
as Clyde
1979
Fingers
as Dreems
1978
CHiPs
as Romo
1977
CHiPs
as Parkdale H.S. Shop Teacher John Casey
1977
Playboy's Playmate Party
1977
Kid Vengeance
as Isaac
1976
Take a Hard Ride
as Pike
1975
The Rumble in the Jungle: George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali
as Commentator
1974
Three the Hard Way
as Jimmy Lait
1974
The Slams
as Curtis X. Hook
1973
I Escaped from Devil's Island
as Le Bras
1973
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
as Slaughter
1973