
Jim Brown
Known for Acting · 99 credits
- Born
- 1936-02-17
- Died
- 2023-05-18
- Place of birth
- St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA
- Also known as
- James Nathaniel "Jim" Brown
Biography
Jim Brown (February 17, 1936 – May 18, 2023) was an American professional football player and actor. He is best known for his exceptional and record-setting nine-year career as a running back in the NFL with Cleveland Browns from 1957 to 1965. In 2002, he was named by Sporting News as the greatest professional football player ever. He is considered to be one of the greatest American professional athletes ever. He also starred in several films, including He’s Got Game and Any Given Sunday.
Known For
TV Shows (22)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self

The A-Team
1983
as Steamroller

Knight Rider
1982
as C.J. Jackson

Arli$$
1996
as Jim Brown

T. J. Hooker
1982
as Frank Barnett / Detective Jim Cody

The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest

Highway to Heaven
1984
as Warren Brille

CHiPs
1977
as Parkdale H.S. Shop Teacher John Casey / Romo

Police Story
1973

The Flip Wilson Show
1970
as Self

Cover Up
1984

Soul Food
2000
as Willie White

Between Brothers
1997
as Self

O.J.: Made in America
2016
as Self (archive footage)

Good Sports
1991
as Self

Bill Russell: Legend
2023
as Self - NFL Legend & Activist

Shut Up and Dribble
2018
as Self (archive footage)
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
1968
as Self

The NFL on CBS
1956
as Self - Cleveland Browns Fullback

NFL Icons
2021
as Self
Movies (77)

Mars Attacks!
1996
as Byron Williams

Small Soldiers
1998
as Butch Meathook (voice)

The Running Man
1987
as Fireball

The Dirty Dozen
1967
as Robert Jefferson

Any Given Sunday
1999
as Montezuma Monroe

He Got Game
1998
as Spivey

100 Rifles
1969
as Lydecker

Draft Day
2014
as Self

… tick… tick… tick…
1970
as Jimmy Price

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988
as Slammer

The Split
1968
as McClain

Kid Vengeance
1976
as Isaac

Original Gangstas
1996
as Jake Trevor

El Condor
1970
as Luke

Ice Station Zebra
1968
as Capt. Leslie Anders

She Hate Me
2004
as Geronimo Armstrong

BaadAsssss Cinema
2002
as Self

Rio Conchos
1964
as Franklyn

Animal
2005
as Berwell

Riot
1969
as Cully Briston

The Slams
1973
as Curtis X. Hook

Slaughter
1972
as Slaughter

Three the Hard Way
1974
as Jimmy Lait

L.A. Heat
1989
as Captain

Dark of the Sun
1968
as Ruffo

O.J.: Made in America
2016
as Self

The Fortune Cookie
1966
as Running Back - Number 32 (archive footage) (uncredited)

Crips and Bloods: Made in America
2009
as Himself

Fingers
1978
as Dreems

Take a Hard Ride
1975
as Pike

Black Gunn
1972
as Gunn

The Black Godfather
2019
as Self

Say Hey, Willie Mays!
2022
as Self (archive video)

Sucker Free City
2004
as Don Strickland

I Escaped from Devil's Island
1973
as Le Bras

Operation Dirty Dozen
2006
as Self

The Grasshopper
1970
as Tommy Marcott

Lionpower from MGM
1967
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Crack House
1989
as Steadman

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973
as Slaughter

On the Edge
2002
as Chad Grant

One Down, Two to Go
1982
as J

The Journey of the African-American Athlete
1996
as Self

Twisted Justice
1990
as Morris

Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
1967
as Self

I Am Ali
2014
as Self

Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible
2000

Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'
2006
as Self

A Huey P. Newton Story
2001
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Pacific Inferno
1979
as Clyde

Killing American Style
1988
as Lt. Sunset

Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
1990
as Slammer

Black Hollywood
1984
as Self

The Rumble in the Jungle: George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali
1974
as Commentator

Playboy's Playmate Party
1977

The Divine Enforcer
1992
as King

Jim Brown: All-American
2002
as Self (uncredited)

United We Stand: The Ali Summit
2018
as self

New Jersey Turnpikes
1999

Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story
2020
as Self

Foreman
2017
as Self

ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
2019
as Self

Believeland
2016

Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted
2004
as Self

Glickman
2013
as Self

Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
1979

Kenner
1968

The Record Breakers
1991
as Self

The Black Candle
2009
as Self

Hidden Colors 4: The Religion of White Supremacy
2016
as Himself

Run Ricky Run
2010
as Self

The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali
2003
as Himself

Legends of the Fall
1980
as Self
Jim Brown's Amer-I-Can Dream
2016

UFC 6: Clash of the Titans
1995

UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
1994

Black Orient Express
1985
About Jim Brown
Jim Brown (February 17, 1936 – May 18, 2023) was an American professional football player and actor. He is best known for his exceptional and record-setting nine-year career as a running back in the NFL with Cleveland Browns from 1957 to 1965. In 2002, he was named by Sporting News as the greatest professional football player ever. He is considered to be one of the greatest American professional athletes ever. He also starred in several films, including He’s Got Game and Any Given Sunday. With 99 credits spanning from 1956 to 2023, Jim Brown has appeared in 77 films and 22 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jim Brown Movies
- Mars Attacks! (1996) — as Byron Williams
- Small Soldiers (1998) — as Butch Meathook (voice)
- The Running Man (1987) — as Fireball
- The Dirty Dozen (1967) — as Robert Jefferson
- Any Given Sunday (1999) — as Montezuma Monroe
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