Jim Brown
Known for Acting · 99 credits
- Born
- 1936-02-17
- Died
- 2023-05-18
- Place of birth
- St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA
- Also known as
- James Nathaniel "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.
Known For
TV Shows (22)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The A-Team
1983
as Steamroller
Knight Rider
1982
as C.J. Jackson
T. J. Hooker
1982
as Frank Barnett / Detective Jim Cody
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Warren Brille
Arli$$
1996
as Jim Brown
CHiPs
1977
as Romo / Parkdale H.S. Shop Teacher John Casey
Police Story
1973
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
as Self
Cover Up
1984
Soul Food
2000
as Willie White
Bill Russell: Legend
2023
as Self - NFL Legend & Activist
Good Sports
1991
as Self
Between Brothers
1997
as Self
Shut Up and Dribble
2018
as Self (archive footage)
O.J.: Made in America
2016
as Self (archive footage)
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
1968
as Self
NFL Icons
2021
as Self
The NFL on CBS
1956
as Self - Cleveland Browns Fullback
Movies (77)
Mars Attacks!
1996
as Byron Williams
The Running Man
1987
as Fireball
Small Soldiers
1998
as Butch Meathook (voice)
The Dirty Dozen
1967
as Robert Jefferson
Any Given Sunday
1999
as Montezuma Monroe
He Got Game
1998
as Spivey
Draft Day
2014
as Self
100 Rifles
1969
as Lydecker
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988
as Slammer
Ice Station Zebra
1968
as Capt. Leslie Anders
The Split
1968
as McClain
She Hate Me
2004
as Geronimo Armstrong
… tick… tick… tick…
1970
as Jimmy Price
Kid Vengeance
1976
as Isaac
El Condor
1970
as Luke
Animal
2005
as Berwell
Rio Conchos
1964
as Franklyn
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002
as Self
Original Gangstas
1996
as Jake Trevor
O.J.: Made in America
2016
as Self
Dark of the Sun
1968
as Ruffo
The Slams
1973
as Curtis X. Hook
Black Gunn
1972
as Gunn
The Fortune Cookie
1966
as Running Back - Number 32 (archive footage) (uncredited)
Three the Hard Way
1974
as Jimmy Lait
Riot
1969
as Cully Briston
Slaughter
1972
as Slaughter
Crips and Bloods: Made in America
2009
as Himself
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
2022
as Self (archive video)
Fingers
1978
as Dreems
Sucker Free City
2004
as Don Strickland
The Black Godfather
2019
as Self
Take a Hard Ride
1975
as Pike
L.A. Heat
1989
as Captain
A Huey P. Newton Story
2001
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973
as Slaughter
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
1996
as Self
On the Edge
2002
as Chad Grant
The Grasshopper
1970
as Tommy Marcott
I Escaped from Devil's Island
1973
as Le Bras
Twisted Justice
1990
as Morris
Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible
2000
Operation Dirty Dozen
2006
as Self
Lionpower from MGM
1967
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
1967
as Self
Jim Brown: All-American
2002
as Self (uncredited)
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
1990
as Slammer
One Down, Two to Go
1982
as J
I Am Ali
2014
as Self
Pacific Inferno
1979
as Clyde
Black Hollywood
1984
as Self
Foreman
2017
as Self
Crack House
1989
as Steadman
Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'
2006
as Self
New Jersey Turnpikes
1999
Playboy's Playmate Party
1977
The Rumble in the Jungle: George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali
1974
as Commentator
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
2019
as Self
Kenner
1968
United We Stand: The Ali Summit
2018
as self
Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted
2004
as Self
Killing American Style
1988
as Lt. Sunset
Believeland
2016
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
1979
Glickman
2013
as Self
The Divine Enforcer
1992
as King
The Black Candle
2009
as Self
Hidden Colors 4: The Religion of White Supremacy
2016
as Himself
The Record Breakers
1991
as Self
Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story
2020
as Self
Run Ricky Run
2010
as Self
Legends of the Fall
1980
as Self
Jim Brown's Amer-I-Can Dream
2016
UFC 6: Clash of the Titans
1995
The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali
2003
as Himself
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
1994
Black Orient Express
1985
About Jim Brown
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. With 99 credits spanning from 1956 to 2023, Jim Brown has appeared in 77 films and 22 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jim Brown Movies
- Mars Attacks! (1996) — as Byron Williams
- The Running Man (1987) — as Fireball
- Small Soldiers (1998) — as Butch Meathook (voice)
- The Dirty Dozen (1967) — as Robert Jefferson
- Any Given Sunday (1999) — as Montezuma Monroe
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