Jim Brown

Jim Brown

Acting
Born Feb 17, 1936
From St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA
Died May 18, 2023

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

Filmography — Acting

The Dirty Dozen
7.6
1967

The Dirty Dozen

Robert Jefferson

Mars Attacks!
6.4
1996

Mars Attacks!

Byron Williams

The Running Man
6.5
1987

The Running Man

Fireball

Small Soldiers
6.6
1998

Small Soldiers

Butch Meathook (voice)

Any Given Sunday
6.8
1999

Any Given Sunday

Montezuma Monroe

He Got Game
6.8
1998

He Got Game

Spivey

100 Rifles
5.9
1969

100 Rifles

Lydecker

Draft Day
6.7
2014

Draft Day

Self

Ice Station Zebra
6.3
1968

Ice Station Zebra

Capt. Leslie Anders

O.J.: Made in America
8.4
2016

O.J.: Made in America

Self

Dark of the Sun
6.6
1968

Dark of the Sun

Ruffo

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
6.3
1988

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

Slammer

She Hate Me
5.1
2004

She Hate Me

Geronimo Armstrong

The Fortune Cookie
7.2
1966

The Fortune Cookie

Running Back - Number 32 (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rio Conchos
6.3
1964

Rio Conchos

Franklyn

Riot
5.2
1969

Riot

Cully Briston

Three the Hard Way
6.2
1974

Three the Hard Way

Jimmy Lait

Animal
5.6
2005

Animal

Berwell

Say Hey, Willie Mays!
6.0
2022

Say Hey, Willie Mays!

Self (archive video)

Original Gangstas
5.6
1996

Original Gangstas

Jake Trevor

Black Gunn
5.8
1972

Black Gunn

Gunn

Fingers
6.3
1978

Fingers

Dreems

Take a Hard Ride
5.2
1975

Take a Hard Ride

Pike

New Jersey Turnpikes
1.0
1999

New Jersey Turnpikes

The Split
6.7
1968

The Split

McClain

BaadAsssss Cinema
5.9
2002

BaadAsssss Cinema

Self

Slaughter
5.5
1972

Slaughter

Slaughter

Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
2.8
1967

Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

Self

Lionpower from MGM
4.5
1967

Lionpower from MGM

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Kid Vengeance
5.1
1976

Kid Vengeance

Isaac

El Condor
5.5
1970

El Condor

Luke

On the Edge
2.3
2002

On the Edge

Chad Grant

The Slams
6.4
1973

The Slams

Curtis X. Hook

The Grasshopper
4.8
1970

The Grasshopper

Tommy Marcott

Jim Brown: All-American
5.0
2002

Jim Brown: All-American

Self (uncredited)

Sucker Free City
5.9
2004

Sucker Free City

Don Strickland

The Black Godfather
6.6
2019

The Black Godfather

Self

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
4.4
1973

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

Slaughter

A Huey P. Newton Story
5.1
2001

A Huey P. Newton Story

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

One Down, Two to Go
4.4
1982

One Down, Two to Go

J

… tick… tick… tick…
6.5
1970

… tick… tick… tick…

Jimmy Price

Twisted Justice
5.1
1990

Twisted Justice

Morris

L.A. Heat
4.8
1989

L.A. Heat

Captain

Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
1990

Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

Slammer

Hidden Colors 4: The Religion of White Supremacy
6.7
2016

Hidden Colors 4: The Religion of White Supremacy

Himself

Crack House
5.1
1989

Crack House

Steadman

The Divine Enforcer
1.0
1992

The Divine Enforcer

King

ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
6.9
2019

ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke

Self

The Journey of the African-American Athlete
10.0
1996

The Journey of the African-American Athlete

Self

The Rumble in the Jungle: George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali
1974

The Rumble in the Jungle: George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali

Commentator

Pacific Inferno
4.0
1979

Pacific Inferno

Clyde

Crips and Bloods: Made in America
6.6
2009

Crips and Bloods: Made in America

Himself

Black Hollywood
1984

Black Hollywood

Self

I Escaped from Devil's Island
4.8
1973

I Escaped from Devil's Island

Le Bras

Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible
2000

Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible

Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'
6.0
2006

Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'

Self

Killing American Style
4.4
1988

Killing American Style

Lt. Sunset

I Am Ali
6.7
2014

I Am Ali

Self

Operation Dirty Dozen
6.0
2006

Operation Dirty Dozen

Self

Foreman
5.6
2017

Foreman

Self

Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
1.0
1979

Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party

Playboy's Playmate Party
1977

Playboy's Playmate Party

Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted
2004

Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted

Self

Kenner
1968

Kenner

Run Ricky Run
6.5
2010

Run Ricky Run

Self

The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali
2003

The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali

Himself

United We Stand: The Ali Summit
2018

United We Stand: The Ali Summit

self

UFC 6: Clash of the Titans
1995

UFC 6: Clash of the Titans

Glickman
8.7
2013

Glickman

Self

Legends of the Fall
1980

Legends of the Fall

Self

Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story
7.2
2020

Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story

Self

The Black Candle
5.8
2009

The Black Candle

Self

The Record Breakers
1991

The Record Breakers

Self

2016

Jim Brown's Amer-I-Can Dream

UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
1994

UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors

Believeland
5.9
2016

Believeland

Black Orient Express
1985

Black Orient Express

Filmography — Crew