Birthday: Apr 17, 1947
Place of Birth: Harlem, New York City, New York, USA

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.) 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.

Filmography

Movie	Cast	Year
Airplane!	Roger Murdock	1980
I Tried	Sin	2007
Game of Death	Hakim	1978
The Iceman	Self	2023
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon	Self	1994
How Bruce Lee Changed the World	Self	2009
Stand	Self (archive footage)	2023
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault	Self	1996
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey	Self	2000
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh	Self	1979
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee	Comentador	1998
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear	Self	2010
Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War	Self - Narrator (voice)	2022
Bully Smart for Kids	Self	1995
The Final Game of Death	Fifth Floor Fighter (archive footage)	2023
Los Angeles Lakers: '87 The Drive For Five	Himself	1998
Los Angeles Lakers: 1984-1985 NBA Champions Return To Glory	Himself	2007
O.J.: Made in America	Self (archive footage)	2016
Forget Paris	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1995
All New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers	Self (archive footage)	1990
Bruce Lee in G.O.D.	Himself / Hakim	2000
A Night to Die For	Self	1995
The Game of Death	Hakim / Mantis	1974
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2022
The Best of the Martial Arts Films	Self (archive footage)	1990
Kareem: Minority of One	Self	2015
Fletch	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1985
Slam Dunk Ernest	Archangel	1995
Game of Silence	Fifth Floor Fighter	2024
BASEketball	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1998
Hoodwinked	Man at Sal's House	1989
Troop Beverly Hills	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1989
D2: The Mighty Ducks	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1994
The Black List: Volume One	Himself	2008
Kobe Doin' Work	Self	2009
Ask Max	Himself	1986
Kobe Bryant's Muse	Self (archive footage)	2015
Detroit Pistons: 1988-1989 NBA Champions - Motor City Madness	Los Angeles Lakers	1989
Be Water	Self - Student / Friend	2020
The Curse of the Dragon	Self	1993
On the Shoulders of Giants	Self - Narrator	2011
Game of Death Redux	Mantis, the 5th Floor Guardian	2019
1968	Self	2018
Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution	Self - Narrator (voice)	2020
The Journey of the African-American Athlete	Self	1996
John Bronco	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2020
Weapons	P.J.	2007
Whitepaddy	Hank	2006
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks	Self	2021
Jackie Chan: My Story	(archive footage) (uncredited)	1998
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular	Self	1985
The Stand	Monster Shouter	1994
Series	Cast	Year
Martin		1992
Tales from the Darkside	The Djinn, Jan Bin Jan	1984
Saved by the Bell: The New Class	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1993
The Simpsons	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (voice)	1989
21 Jump Street	Wesley Williams	1987
The Critic		1994
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Himself	1990
The Loop		2006
Everybody Loves Raymond	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1996
Diff'rent Strokes		1978
Mannix		1967
The Celebrity Apprentice		2004
Man from Atlantis	Thark	1977
Identity		2006
Full House		1987
Emergency!		1972
The Colbert Report	Self	2005
Stingray		1985
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Self	2015
Amen		1986
The Stand	The Monster	1994
The Stand	Monster Shouter	1994
Matrix	Blind Man	1993
Matrix		1993
Good Mythical Morning	Self	2012
DAVE	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2020
Bustin' Loose		1987
The Daily Show	Self	1996
Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Self	2003
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien	Self	2009
The Oscars	Self	1953
Basketball: A Love Story	Self (archive footage)	2018
Basketball: A Love Story	Self	2018
Shut Up and Dribble	Self (archive footage)	2018
O.J.: Made in America	Self (archive footage)	2016
Good Sports		1991
New Girl	Himself	2011
Muhammad Ali	Self	2021
Dancing with the Stars	Self - Contestant	2005
Billions	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2016
Dear...	Self	2020
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Self	2014
Beat Shazam	Self	2017
They Call Me Magic	Self	2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show		2022
Night Court		2023
Los Anillos de Pau		2024
The Jim Jefferies Show	Self	2017
Celebrity Family Feud	Self	2015
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self	1962
The Arsenio Hall Show	Self	2013
Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers	Self	2022
The Big Bang Theory	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2007
To Tell the Truth	Self - Panelist	2016
Scrubs	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2001
Bill Russell: Legend	Self - Basketball Hall of Fame	2023
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Self - Guest	2009
The Crazy Ones	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2013
Fresh Off the Boat	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2015
Boston Common	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1996
Guys with Kids	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2012

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