Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Biography
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.; April 17, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. NBA coach Pat Riley and players Isiah Thomas and Julius Erving have called him the greatest basketball player of all time. Abdul-Jabbar has also been an actor, a basketball coach, a best-selling author, and a martial artist, having trained in Jeet Kune Do under Bruce Lee.
Acting (46 movies)
Airplane!
1980
I Tried
2007
Game of Death
1978
The Iceman
2023
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
1994
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009
Stand
2023
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
2000
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee
1998
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
2010
Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War
2022
Bully Smart for Kids
1995
Los Angeles Lakers: '87 The Drive For Five
1987
O.J.: Made in America
2016
Forget Paris
1995
All New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers
1990
Bruce Lee in G.O.D.
2000
A Night to Die For
1995
The Game of Death
1974
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
Kareem: Minority of One
2015
Fletch
1985
Slam Dunk Ernest
1995
BASEketball
1998
Troop Beverly Hills
1989
Hoodwinked
1989
D2: The Mighty Ducks
1994
The Black List: Volume One
2008
Kobe Doin' Work
2009
Ask Max
1986
Kobe Bryant's Muse
2015
Detroit Pistons: 1988-1989 NBA Champions - Motor City Madness
1989
Be Water
2020
The Curse of the Dragon
1993
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011
1968
2018
Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution
2020
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
1996
John Bronco
2020
Weapons
2007
Whitepaddy
2006
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
2021
Undefeated: The Roger Brown Story
2013
Philadelphia 76ers 1983 - That Championship Feeling
1991
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Vernon Johns Story | 1994 | Producer |
| On the Shoulders of Giants | 2011 | Writer |
| Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War | 2022 | Executive Producer |