O.J. Simpson
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.
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- 2024 · The Menendez Brothers as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 · TMZ Presents: O.J. How He Really Did It as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 · The Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson as Self (archive footage) - Nicole's Husband
- 2024 · Most Famous Murder: The O.J. Simpson Trial as Himself (Archival)
- 2022 · The Killer Nanny: Did She Do It? as Self (archive Footage)
- 2021 · The Problem with Jon Stewart as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · When Ruby Wax Met... as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Tiger King as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · OJ25 as
- 2019 · Dark Side of the Ring as
- 2018 · Basketball: A Love Story as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession? as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · O.J.: Guilty in Vegas as Himself (archive footage)
- 2017 · Dateline: Secrets Uncovered as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · O.J.: Made in America as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · O.J.: Made in America as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · O.J. Speaks: The Hidden Tapes as Himself (archive footage)
- 2015 · The Secret Tapes of the O.J. Case: The Untold Story as Self
- 2010 · 2012: Time for Change as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 · History of the Buffalo Bills as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · Juiced with O.J. Simpson as Himself
- 2006 · Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition as Self (archive footage)
- 2000 · Bamboozled as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
- 1999 · Absolutely 100% Guilty as Himself
- 1996 · Ruby Wax Meets as
- 1994 · O.J. Fitness: Minimum Maintenance Fitness for Men as Himself
- 1994 · Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult as Nordberg
- 1992 · No Place To Hide as Allie Wheeler
- 1992 · C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa as Nick Murphy
- 1991 · The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear as Nordberg
- 1991 · The Record Breakers as Self (archive footage)
- 1990 · Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed as Self
- 1989 · Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary as Self
- 1989 · Monday Night Madness as Self
- 1988 · The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! as Nordberg
- 1987 · Student Exchange as Soccer Coach
- 1987 · Back to the Beach as Man At Airport (uncredited)
- 1984 · 1st & Ten as T.D. Parker
- 1983 · Hambone and Hillie as Tucker
- 1983 · Cocaine and Blue Eyes as Michael Brennen
- 1982 · Late Night with David Letterman as Self
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as Self
- 1981 · Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood as Joe Gallagher
- 1980 · The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story as Self
- 1980 · Detour to Terror as Lee Hayes
- 1980 · The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's as Self (archive footage)
- 1979 · Goldie and the Boxer as Joe Gallagher
- 1979 · Wide World of Sports: 1970's A Decade in Review as (archive footage)
- 1979 · Firepower as Catlett
- 1979 · Superstunt II as Self
- 1978 · Mickey's 50 as Self
- 1977 · Capricorn One as Cmdr. John Walker
- 1977 · A Killing Affair as Woodrow York
- 1977 · Roots as Kadi Touray
- 1976 · The Cassandra Crossing as Haley
- 1976 · Killer Force as Alexander
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1974 · O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose as Self
- 1974 · The Towering Inferno as Jernigan
- 1974 · The Klansman as Garth
- 1973 · Why? as The Athlete
- 1971 · Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as Simms
- 1971 · The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour as
- 1969 · The Dream of Hamish Mose as
- 1969 · Medical Center as
- 1968 · Here's Lucy as O.J. Simpson
- 1968 · The Name of the Game as Gas Chamber Prison Guard (uncredited)
- 1968 · It Takes a Thief as Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
- 1967 · Ironside as Onlooker (uncredited)
- 1967 · Dragnet as Potential Recruit (uncredited)
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1954 · The Wonderful World of Disney as Self
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self - 1967 All American Offensive Football Team