Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
April 17, 1947 (77 years old) in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Game of Silence as Fifth Floor Fighter
- 2024 · Los Anillos de Pau as
- 2023 · The Final Game of Death as Fifth Floor Fighter (archive footage)
- 2023 · The Iceman as Self
- 2023 · Bill Russell: Legend as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
- 2023 · Stand as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · Night Court as
- 2022 · Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as
- 2022 · Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers as Self
- 2022 · They Call Me Magic as Self
- 2022 · Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Muhammad Ali as Self
- 2021 · A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks as Self
- 2020 · John Bronco as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- 2020 · Dear... as Self
- 2020 · DAVE as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- 2020 · Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · Be Water as Self - Student / Friend
- 2019 · Game of Death Redux as Mantis, the 5th Floor Guardian
- 2018 · Shut Up and Dribble as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Basketball: A Love Story as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Basketball: A Love Story as Self
- 2018 · 1968 as Self
- 2017 · The Jim Jefferies Show as Self
- 2017 · Beat Shazam as Self
- 2016 · To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
- 2016 · O.J.: Made in America as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · O.J.: Made in America as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · Billions as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- 2015 · Kareem: Minority of One as Self
- 2015 · Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- 2015 · StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self
- 2015 · Kobe Bryant's Muse as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · Fresh Off the Boat as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · The Crazy Ones as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- 2013 · The Arsenio Hall Show as Self
- 2012 · Guys with Kids as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- 2012 · Good Mythical Morning as Self
- 2011 · New Girl as Himself
- 2011 · On the Shoulders of Giants as Self - Narrator
- 2010 · The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear as Self
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien as Self
- 2009 · How Bruce Lee Changed the World as Self
- 2009 · Kobe Doin' Work as Self
- 2008 · The Black List: Volume One as Himself
- 2007 · I Tried as Sin
- 2007 · The Big Bang Theory as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- 2007 · Los Angeles Lakers: 1984-1985 NBA Champions Return To Glory as Himself
- 2007 · Weapons as P.J.
- 2006 · Identity as
- 2006 · The Loop as
- 2006 · Whitepaddy as Hank
- 2005 · The Colbert Report as Self
- 2005 · Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
- 2004 · The Celebrity Apprentice as
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2001 · Scrubs as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- 2000 · Bruce Lee in G.O.D. as Himself / Hakim
- 2000 · Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey as Self
- 1998 · The GREATEST : Bruce Lee as Comentador
- 1998 · BASEketball as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- 1998 · Jackie Chan: My Story as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1998 · Los Angeles Lakers: '87 The Drive For Five as Himself
- 1996 · Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault as Self
- 1996 · Everybody Loves Raymond as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Boston Common as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- 1996 · The Journey of the African-American Athlete as Self
- 1995 · Bully Smart for Kids as Self
- 1995 · Slam Dunk Ernest as Archangel
- 1995 · Forget Paris as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- 1995 · A Night to Die For as Self
- 1994 · The Stand as Monster Shouter
- 1994 · The Stand as Monster Shouter
- 1994 · The Stand as The Monster
- 1994 · D2: The Mighty Ducks as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- 1994 · The Critic as
- 1994 · Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon as Self
- 1993 · Saved by the Bell: The New Class as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- 1993 · The Curse of the Dragon as Self
- 1993 · Matrix as
- 1993 · Matrix as Blind Man
- 1992 · Martin as
- 1991 · Good Sports as
- 1990 · The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Himself
- 1990 · The Best of the Martial Arts Films as Self (archive footage)
- 1990 · All New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers as Self (archive footage)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (voice)
- 1989 · Hoodwinked as Man at Sal's House
- 1989 · Detroit Pistons: 1988-1989 NBA Champions - Motor City Madness as Los Angeles Lakers
- 1989 · Troop Beverly Hills as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- 1987 · Bustin' Loose as
- 1987 · Full House as
- 1987 · 21 Jump Street as Wesley Williams
- 1986 · Ask Max as Himself
- 1986 · Amen as
- 1985 · All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular as Self
- 1985 · Stingray as
- 1985 · Fletch as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- 1984 · Tales from the Darkside as The Djinn, Jan Bin Jan
- 1980 · Airplane! as Roger Murdock
- 1979 · The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh as Self
- 1978 · Diff'rent Strokes as
- 1978 · Game of Death as Hakim
- 1977 · Man from Atlantis as Thark
- 1974 · The Game of Death as Hakim / Mantis
- 1972 · Emergency! as
- 1967 · Mannix as
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self