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

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The A-Team

Knight Rider

The Mike Douglas Show

T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker

Highway to Heaven

All Movies (77)

• Say Hey, Willie Mays!2022 · as Self (archive video)
• Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story2020 · as Self
• The Black Godfather2019 · as Self
• ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke2019 · as Self
• United We Stand: The Ali Summit2018 · as self
• Foreman2017 · as Self
• Hidden Colors 4: The Religion of White Supremacy2016 · as Himself
• O.J.: Made in America2016 · as Self
• Believeland2016
• Jim Brown's Amer-I-Can Dream2016
• I Am Ali2014 · as Self
• Draft Day2014 · as Self
• Glickman2013 · as Self
• Run Ricky Run2010 · as Self
• Crips and Bloods: Made in America2009 · as Himself
• The Black Candle2009 · as Self
• Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'2006 · as Self
• Operation Dirty Dozen2006 · as Self
• Animal2005 · as Berwell
• Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted2004 · as Self
• Sucker Free City2004 · as Don Strickland
• She Hate Me2004 · as Geronimo Armstrong
• The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali2003 · as Himself
• On the Edge2002 · as Chad Grant
• BaadAsssss Cinema2002 · as Self
• Jim Brown: All-American2002 · as Self (uncredited)
• A Huey P. Newton Story2001 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible2000
• Any Given Sunday1999 · as Montezuma Monroe
• New Jersey Turnpikes1999
• Small Soldiers1998 · as Butch Meathook (voice)
• He Got Game1998 · as Spivey
• Mars Attacks!1996 · as Byron Williams
• Original Gangstas1996 · as Jake Trevor
• The Journey of the African-American Athlete1996 · as Self
• UFC 6: Clash of the Titans1995
• UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors1994
• The Divine Enforcer1992 · as King
• The Record Breakers1991 · as Self
• Hammer, Slammer, & Slade1990 · as Slammer
• Twisted Justice1990 · as Morris
• Crack House1989 · as Steadman
• L.A. Heat1989 · as Captain
• Killing American Style1988 · as Lt. Sunset
• I'm Gonna Git You Sucka1988 · as Slammer
• The Running Man1987 · as Fireball
• Black Orient Express1985
• Black Hollywood1984 · as Self
• One Down, Two to Go1982 · as J
• Legends of the Fall1980 · as Self
• Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party1979
• Pacific Inferno1979 · as Clyde
• Fingers1978 · as Dreems
• Playboy's Playmate Party1977
• Kid Vengeance1976 · as Isaac
• Take a Hard Ride1975 · as Pike
• The Rumble in the Jungle: George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali1974 · as Commentator
• Three the Hard Way1974 · as Jimmy Lait
• The Slams1973 · as Curtis X. Hook
• I Escaped from Devil's Island1973 · as Le Bras
• Slaughter's Big Rip-Off1973 · as Slaughter
• Black Gunn1972 · as Gunn
• Slaughter1972 · as Slaughter
• El Condor1970 · as Luke
• The Grasshopper1970 · as Tommy Marcott
• … tick… tick… tick…1970 · as Jimmy Price
• 100 Rifles1969 · as Lydecker
• Riot1969 · as Cully Briston
• The Split1968 · as McClain
• Ice Station Zebra1968 · as Capt. Leslie Anders
• Dark of the Sun1968 · as Ruffo
• Kenner1968
• Tonite Let's All Make Love in London1967 · as Self
• The Dirty Dozen1967 · as Robert Jefferson
• Lionpower from MGM1967 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The Fortune Cookie1966 · as Running Back - Number 32 (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Rio Conchos1964 · as Franklyn

All TV Shows (24)

• Bill Russell: Legend2023 · as Self - NFL Legend & Activist
• NFL Icons2021 · as Self
• Shut Up and Dribble2018 · as Self (archive footage)
• O.J.: Made in America2016 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self
• Soul Food2000 · as Willie White
• Between Brothers1997 · as Self
• Arli$$1996 · as Jim Brown
• Good Sports1991 · as Self
• Cover Up1984
• Highway to Heaven1984 · as Warren Brille
• The A-Team1983 · as Steamroller
• Knight Rider1982 · as C.J. Jackson
• T. J. Hooker1982 · as Frank Barnett
• T. J. Hooker1982 · as Detective Jim Cody
• CHiPs1977 · as Romo
• CHiPs1977 · as Parkdale H.S. Shop Teacher John Casey
• Police Story1973
• The Flip Wilson Show1970 · as Self
• The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show1968 · as Self
• The Dick Cavett Show1968 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• The NFL on CBS1956 · as Self - Cleveland Browns Fullback