O. J. Simpson
Known for Acting · 87 credits
- Born
- 1947-07-09
- Died
- 2024-04-10
- Place of birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Also known as
- Orenthal James Simpson · The Juice · O.J. 심슨 · O. J. 심프슨 · 奥伦塔尔·詹姆斯·辛普森 · O.J. Simpson
Biography
Orenthal James Simpson (July 9, 1947 – April 10, 2024) was an American football player, actor, and broadcaster. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills, and is regarded as one of the greatest running backs of all time. Once a popular figure with the American public, Simpson's professional success was later overshadowed by his trial and controversial acquittal for the murders of his former wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994.
Simpson played college football for the USC Trojans, where he won the Heisman Trophy as a senior, and was selected first overall by the Bills in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft. During his nine seasons with the Bills, Simpson received five consecutive Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro selections from 1972 to 1976. He also led the league in rushing yards four times, in rushing touchdowns twice, and in points scored in 1975. In 1973, he became the first NFL player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season, earning him NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP), and is the only NFL player to do so in a 14-game regular season. Simpson holds the record for the single-season yards-per-game average at 143.1. After retiring with the San Francisco 49ers in 1979, Simpson pursued an acting and broadcasting career. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.
In June 1994, Simpson was arrested and charged with the murders of Brown and Goldman. He was acquitted in a lengthy and internationally publicized trial, but found liable for the deaths three years later in a civil suit from the victims' families. Prior to his death, Simpson had paid little of the $33.5 million judgment (equivalent to $64 million in 2023).
In 2007, Simpson was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada, and charged with armed robbery and kidnapping. In 2008, he was convicted and sentenced to 33 years' imprisonment, with a minimum of nine years without parole. He served his sentence at the Lovelock Correctional Center near Lovelock, Nevada. He was granted parole in July 2017, released from prison in October, and granted early release from his parole in December 2021 by the Nevada Division of Parole and Probation. He died in 2024 at the age of 76 from prostate cancer.
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Known For
TV Shows (34)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Self (uncredited)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Ironside
1967
as Onlooker (uncredited)
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self
Panorama
1953
Medical Center
1969
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Name of the Game
1968
as Gas Chamber Prison Guard (uncredited)
Here's Lucy
1968
as O.J. Simpson
Dragnet
1967
as Potential Recruit (uncredited)
Basketball: A Love Story
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Simms
It Takes a Thief
1968
as Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
Roots
1977
as Kadi Touray
Adventures in Wonderland
1992
as O.J. Simpson
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
Monday Night Football
1970
as Running Back
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Self
Dateline: Secrets Uncovered
2017
as Self (archive footage)
1st & Ten
1984
as T.D. Parker
Tiger King
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime
2016
as Self (archive footage)
The Captain and Tennille
1976
as Self - Guest
Ruby Wax Meets
1996
O.J.: Made in America
2016
as Self (archive footage)
American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson
2025
as Self (archive footage)
When Ruby Wax Met...
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Killer Sally
2022
as Self - Acquitted of Double Homicide (archive footage)
OJ25
2020
The Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Movies (53)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
as Nordberg
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
as Nordberg
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1991
as Nordberg
The Towering Inferno
1974
as Jernigan
The Cassandra Crossing
1976
as Haley
Capricorn One
1977
as Cmdr. John Walker
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
as Self
Bamboozled
2000
as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
The Klansman
1974
as Garth
Firepower
1979
as Catlett
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980
as Self (archive footage)
O.J.: Made in America
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Mickey's 50
1978
as Self
Back to the Beach
1987
as Man At Airport (uncredited)
No Place to Hide
1992
as Allie Wheeler
Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed
1990
as Self
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980
as Self
C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa
1992
as Nick Murphy
A Killing Affair
1977
as Woodrow York
Elway
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Student Exchange
1987
as Soccer Coach
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
1981
as Joe Gallagher
Detour to Terror
1980
as Lee Hayes
2012: Time for Change
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Cocaine and Blue Eyes
1983
as Michael Brennen
Killer Force
1976
as Alexander
Goldie and the Boxer
1979
as Joe Gallagher
Hambone and Hillie
1983
as Tucker
Absolutely 100% Guilty
1999
as Himself
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Superstunt II
1979
as Self
O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose
1974
as Self
The Dream of Hamish Mose
1969
The Secret Tapes of the O.J. Case: The Untold Story
2015
as Self (archive footage)
O.J. Speaks: The Hidden Tapes
2015
as Self (archive footage)
History of the Buffalo Bills
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Wide World of Sports: 1970's A Decade in Review
1979
as (archive footage)
O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession?
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Detective Tom Lange and the O.J. Simpson Case (Part 1)
2025
as Self (archive footage)
O.J. Simpson: Blood, Lies & Murder
2023
as Self
The Record Breakers
1991
as Self (archive footage)
Monday Night Madness
1989
as Self
Murders of Hollywood
2003
as Self (archive footage)
TMZ Presents | O.J.: How He Really Did It
2024
as Self (archive footage)
O.J. Fitness: Minimum Maintenance Fitness for Men
1994
as Himself
Why?
1973
as The Athlete
Most Famous Murder: The O.J. Simpson Trial
2024
as Self (archive footage)
The Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson
2024
as Self (archive footage) - Nicole's Husband
O.J.: Guilty in Vegas
2017
as Himself (archive footage)
Nicole's Revenge
1995
as archive footage
O.J. Simpson: The Interview
1996
as Self
Fall from Grace: O.J.'s Last Run
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Juiced with O.J. Simpson
2006
as Himself
About O. J. Simpson
Orenthal James Simpson (July 9, 1947 – April 10, 2024) was an American football player, actor, and broadcaster. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills, and is regarded as one of the greatest running backs of all time. Once a popular figure with the American public, Simpson's professional success was later overshadowed by his trial and controversial acquittal for the murders of his former wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994. Simpson played college football for the USC Tr… With 87 credits spanning from 1948 to 2025, O. J. Simpson has appeared in 53 films and 34 TV shows.
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- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) — as Nordberg
- Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994) — as Nordberg
- The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) — as Nordberg
- The Towering Inferno (1974) — as Jernigan
- The Cassandra Crossing (1976) — as Haley
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