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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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.

Game of Silence

2024

as Fifth Floor Fighter

Los Anillos de Pau

2024

The Final Game of Death

2023

as Fifth Floor Fighter (archive footage)

The Iceman

2023

as Self

Bill Russell: Legend

2023

as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame

Stand

2023

as Self (archive footage)

Night Court

2023

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

2022

as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers

2022

as Self

They Call Me Magic

2022

as Self

Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War

2022

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Muhammad Ali

2021

as Self

A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

2021

as Self

John Bronco

2020

as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Dear...

2020

as Self

DAVE

2020

as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution

2020

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Be Water

2020

as Self - Student / Friend

Game of Death Redux

2019

as Mantis, the 5th Floor Guardian

Shut Up and Dribble

2018

as Self (archive footage)

Basketball: A Love Story

2018

as Self (archive footage)

Basketball: A Love Story

2018

as Self

1968

2018

as Self

Beat Shazam

2017

as Self

To Tell the Truth

2016

as Self - Panelist

O.J.: Made in America

2016

as Self (archive footage)

O.J.: Made in America

2016

as Self (archive footage)

Billions

2016

as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem: Minority of One

2015

as Self

Celebrity Family Feud

2015

as Self

Kobe Bryant's Muse

2015

as Self (archive footage)

Fresh Off the Boat

2015

as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The Crazy Ones

2013

as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Guys with Kids

2012

as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Good Mythical Morning

2012

as Self

New Girl

2011

as Himself

On the Shoulders of Giants

2011

as Self - Narrator

The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

2010

as Self

How Bruce Lee Changed the World

2009

as Self

Kobe Doin' Work

2009

as Self

The Black List: Volume One

2008

as Himself

I Tried

2007

as Sin

The Big Bang Theory

2007

as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Los Angeles Lakers: 1984-1985 NBA Champions Return To Glory

2007

as Himself

Weapons

2007

as P.J.

Identity

2006

The Loop

2006

Whitepaddy

2006

as Hank

Dancing with the Stars

2005

as Self - Contestant

The Celebrity Apprentice

2004

Scrubs

2001

as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Bruce Lee in G.O.D.

2000

as Himself / Hakim

Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey

2000

as Self

The GREATEST : Bruce Lee

1998

as Comentador

BASEketball

1998

as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Jackie Chan: My Story

1998

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Los Angeles Lakers: '87 The Drive For Five

1998

as Himself

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

1996

as Self

Everybody Loves Raymond

1996

as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Boston Common

1996

as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The Journey of the African-American Athlete

1996

as Self

Bully Smart for Kids

1995

as Self

Slam Dunk Ernest

1995

as Archangel

Forget Paris

1995

as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

A Night to Die For

1995

as Self

The Stand

1994

as The Monster

The Stand

1994

as Monster Shouter

D2: The Mighty Ducks

1994

as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The Critic

1994

Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon

1994

as Self

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

1993

as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The Curse of the Dragon

1993

as Self

Matrix

1993

as Blind Man

Matrix

1993

Martin

1992

Good Sports

1991

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

1990

as Himself

All New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers

1990

as Self (archive footage)

The Best of the Martial Arts Films

1990

as Self (archive footage)

The Simpsons

1989

as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (voice)

Hoodwinked

1989

as Man at Sal's House

Detroit Pistons: 1988-1989 NBA Champions - Motor City Madness

1989

as Los Angeles Lakers

Troop Beverly Hills

1989

as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Bustin' Loose

1987

Full House

1987

21 Jump Street

1987

as Wesley Williams

Ask Max

1986

as Himself

Amen

1986

All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular

1985

as Self

Stingray

1985

Fletch

1985

as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Tales from the Darkside

1984

as The Djinn, Jan Bin Jan

Airplane!

1980

as Roger Murdock

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

1979

as Self

Diff'rent Strokes

1978

Game of Death

1978

as Hakim

Man from Atlantis

1977

as Thark

The Game of Death

1974

as Hakim / Mantis

Emergency!

1972

Mannix

1967

The Oscars

1953

as Self