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Biography
Orenthal James Simpson (July 9, 1947 – April 10, 2024) was an American football player, actor, and broadcaster. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills, and is regarded as one of the greatest running backs of all time. Once a popular figure with the American public, Simpson's professional success was later overshadowed by his trial and controversial acquittal for the murders of his former wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994. Simpson played college football for the USC Trojans, where he won the Heisman Trophy as a senior, and was selected first overall by the Bills in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft. During his nine seasons with the Bills, Simpson received five consecutive Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro selections from 1972 to 1976. He also led the league in rushing yards four times, in rushing touchdowns twice, and in points scored in 1975. In 1973, he became the first NFL player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season, earning him NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP), and is the only NFL player to do so in a 14-game regular season. Simpson holds the record for the single-season yards-per-game average at 143.1. After retiring with the San Francisco 49ers in 1979, Simpson pursued an acting and broadcasting career. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985. In June 1994, Simpson was arrested and charged with the murders of Brown and Goldman. He was acquitted in a lengthy and internationally publicized trial, but found liable for the deaths three years later in a civil suit from the victims' families. Prior to his death, Simpson had paid little of the $33.5 million judgment (equivalent to $64 million in 2023). In 2007, Simpson was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada, and charged with armed robbery and kidnapping. In 2008, he was convicted and sentenced to 33 years' imprisonment, with a minimum of nine years without parole. He served his sentence at the Lovelock Correctional Center near Lovelock, Nevada. He was granted parole in July 2017, released from prison in October, and granted early release from his parole in December 2021 by the Nevada Division of Parole and Probation. He died in 2024 at the age of 76 from prostate cancer. Description above from the Wikipedia article O. J. Simpson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 9, 1947
Day of Death
April 10, 2024
Age at Death
76 years old
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Popularity Score
0.9
Filmography
OJ Unseen: Exploitation of Evil
Self (archive footage)
2026TV
Detective Tom Lange and the O.J. Simpson Case (Part 1)
Self (archive footage)
2025Movie
Elway
Self (archive footage)
2025Movie
American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson
Self (archive footage)
2025TV
Most Famous Murder: The O.J. Simpson Trial
Self (archive footage)
2024Movie
TMZ Presents | O.J.: How He Really Did It
Self (archive footage)
2024Movie
The Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson
Self (archive footage)
2024TV
O.J. Simpson: Blood, Lies & Murder
Self
2023Movie
Killer Sally
Self - Acquitted of Double Homicide (archive footage)
2022TV
When Ruby Wax Met...
Self (archive footage)
2021TV
Tiger King
Self (archive footage)
2020TV
OJ25
2020TV
Dark Side of the Ring
2019TV
O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession?
Self (archive footage)
2018Movie
Basketball: A Love Story
Self (archive footage)
2018TV
O.J.: Guilty in Vegas
Himself (archive footage)
2017Movie
Dateline: Secrets Uncovered
Self (archive footage)
2017TV
O.J.: Made in America
Self (archive footage)
2016Movie
Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime
Self (archive footage)
2016TV
O.J.: Made in America
Self (archive footage)
2016TV
The Secret Tapes of the O.J. Case: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage)
2015Movie
O.J. Speaks: The Hidden Tapes
Self (archive footage)
2015Movie
2012: Time for Change
Self (archive footage)
2010Movie
History of the Buffalo Bills
Self (archive footage)
2009Movie
Juiced with O.J. Simpson
Himself
2006Movie
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
Self (archive footage)
2006Movie
Murders of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2003Movie
Bamboozled
Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
2000Movie
Absolutely 100% Guilty
Himself
1999Movie
O.J. Simpson: The Interview
Self
1996Movie
Ruby Wax Meets
1996TV
Nicole's Revenge
archive footage
1995Movie
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Nordberg
1994Movie
O.J. Fitness: Minimum Maintenance Fitness for Men
Himself
1994Movie
Fall from Grace: O.J.'s Last Run
Self (archive footage)
1994Movie
No Place to Hide
Allie Wheeler
1992Movie
C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa
Nick Murphy
1992Movie
Adventures in Wonderland
O.J. Simpson
1992TV
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Nordberg
1991Movie
The Record Breakers
Self (archive footage)
1991Movie
Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed
Self
1990Movie
Monday Night Madness
Self
1989Movie
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self
1989Movie
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Nordberg
1988Movie
Student Exchange
Soccer Coach
1987Movie
Back to the Beach
Man At Airport (uncredited)
1987Movie
Disposable Heroes: The Other Side of Football
Self
1985Movie
1st & Ten
T.D. Parker
1984TV
Hambone and Hillie
Tucker
1983Movie
Cocaine and Blue Eyes
Michael Brennen
1983Movie
Cocaine and Blue Eyes
Executive Producer
1983Movie
Late Night with David Letterman
Self
1982TV
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
Joe Gallagher
1981Movie
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981TV
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
Executive Producer
1981Movie
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Self (archive footage)
1980Movie
Detour to Terror
Lee Hayes
1980Movie
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Self
1980Movie
Detour to Terror
Executive Producer
1980Movie
Superstunt II
Self
1979Movie
Firepower
Catlett
1979Movie
Wide World of Sports: 1970's A Decade in Review
(archive footage)
1979Movie
Goldie and the Boxer
Joe Gallagher
1979Movie
Goldie and the Boxer
Executive Producer
1979Movie
Mickey's 50
Self
1978Movie
A Killing Affair
Woodrow York
1977Movie
Capricorn One
Cmdr. John Walker
1977Movie
Roots
Kadi Touray
1977TV
The Cassandra Crossing
Haley
1976Movie
Killer Force
Alexander
1976Movie
The Captain and Tennille
Self - Guest
1976TV
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975TV
The Towering Inferno
Jernigan
1974Movie
The Klansman
Garth
1974Movie
O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose
Self
1974Movie
Why?
The Athlete
1973Movie
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971TV
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Simms
1971TV
Monday Night Football
Running Back
1970TV
The Dream of Hamish Mose
1969Movie
Medical Center
1969TV
Here's Lucy
O.J. Simpson
1968TV
The Name of the Game
Gas Chamber Prison Guard (uncredited)
1968TV
It Takes a Thief
Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
1968TV
Ironside
Onlooker (uncredited)
1967TV
Dragnet
Potential Recruit (uncredited)
1967TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962TV
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962TV
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961TV
The Wonderful World of Disney
Self
1954TV
Panorama
1953TV
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948TV