Wilt Chamberlain
Biography
Wilton Norman Chamberlain (August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American basketball player. A 7'1" center, Chamberlain played for the Kansas Jayhawks, Harlem Globetrotters, Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, and Los Angeles Lakers. He holds numerous NBA records such as averaging 50 points per game in a season and scoring 100 points in a single game. Chamberlain is widely considered the most dominant player of his era (alongside rival Bill Russell) and among the greatest players in basketball history.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Merv Griffin Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Commish
Basketball: A Love Story
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Conan the Destroyer
All Movies (13)
- NB90s2013
- Wilt Chamberlain: Borscht Belt Bellhop2013 · as Self (archive footage)
- Touched by Gold: '72 Lakers2012 · as Himself
- Fathers of the Sport2008 · as Himself
- Any Given Sunday1999 · as Visitor in Locker Room (uncredited)
- The Racing Experience1988 · as Himself
- Vanishing America1985 · as Himself
- Conan the Destroyer1984 · as Bombaata
- The Great Muppet Caper1981 · as Basketballer (uncredited)
- Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II1978
- Playboy's Playmate Party1977
- King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis1970 · as Self (archive footage)
- ...& Beautiful1969
All TV Shows (12)
- Goliath2023 · as Self
- Bill Russell: Legend2023 · as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (archive footage)
- Basketball: A Love Story2018 · as Self (archive footage)
- The Commish1991
- All Star Secrets1979
- The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts1973 · as Self
- Goober and the Ghost Chasers1973
- Once Upon a Wheel1971 · as Self
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In1968 · as Self (uncredited)
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
- The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self