Jim Brown

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

February 17, 1936

died

May 18, 2023

place of birth

St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA

also known as

James Nathaniel "Jim" Brown

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Mars Attacks!
6.4

Mars Attacks!

1996as Byron Williams
The Running Man
6.5

The Running Man

1987as Fireball
The Dirty Dozen
7.6

The Dirty Dozen

1967as Robert Jefferson
Small Soldiers
6.6

Small Soldiers

1998as Butch Meathook (voice)
Any Given Sunday
6.8

Any Given Sunday

1999as Montezuma Monroe
He Got Game
6.7

He Got Game

1998as Spivey
Draft Day
6.7

Draft Day

2014as Self
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
6.4

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

1988as Slammer
She Hate Me
5.2

She Hate Me

2004as Geronimo Armstrong
Ice Station Zebra
6.3

Ice Station Zebra

1968as Capt. Leslie Anders
100 Rifles
5.9

100 Rifles

1969as Lydecker
Rio Conchos
6.3

Rio Conchos

1964as Franklyn
O.J.: Made in America
8.4

O.J.: Made in America

2016as Self
El Condor
5.5

El Condor

1970as Luke
The Fortune Cookie
7.2

The Fortune Cookie

1966as Running Back - Number 32 (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dark of the Sun
6.6

Dark of the Sun

1968as Ruffo
Take a Hard Ride
5.3

Take a Hard Ride

1975as Pike
Black Gunn
6.0

Black Gunn

1972as Gunn
Riot
5.3

Riot

1969as Cully Briston
Animal
5.6

Animal

2005as Berwell
I Am Ali
6.7

I Am Ali

2014as Self
Original Gangstas
5.6

Original Gangstas

1996as Jake Trevor
Slaughter
5.6

Slaughter

1972as Slaughter
Fingers
6.4

Fingers

1978as Dreems
The Black Godfather
6.6

The Black Godfather

2019as Self
Sucker Free City
5.9

Sucker Free City

2004as Don Strickland
Twisted Justice
5.8

Twisted Justice

1990as Morris
The Grasshopper
5.0

The Grasshopper

1970as Tommy Marcott
The Split
6.7

The Split

1968as McClain
The Slams
6.5

The Slams

1973as Curtis X. Hook
Kid Vengeance
5.4

Kid Vengeance

1976as Isaac
Lionpower from MGM
6.3

Lionpower from MGM

1967as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
… tick… tick… tick…
6.7

… tick… tick… tick…

1970as Jimmy Price
Three the Hard Way
6.2

Three the Hard Way

1974as Jimmy Lait
BaadAsssss Cinema
6.0

BaadAsssss Cinema

2002as Self
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
6.9

ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke

2019as Self
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
7.0

Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

1990as Slammer
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
4.5

Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

1967as Self
L.A. Heat
5.2

L.A. Heat

1989as Captain
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
1.0

Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party

1979
Crack House
5.5

Crack House

1989as Steadman
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
4.8

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

1973as Slaughter
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
6.0

Say Hey, Willie Mays!

2022as Self (archive video)
I Escaped from Devil's Island
5.0

I Escaped from Devil's Island

1973as Le Bras
On the Edge
2.3

On the Edge

2002as Chad Grant
A Huey P. Newton Story
5.4

A Huey P. Newton Story

2001as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Foreman
5.6

Foreman

2017as Self
The Divine Enforcer
2.5

The Divine Enforcer

1992as King
Jim Brown: All-American
5.0

Jim Brown: All-American

2002as Self (uncredited)
Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted
10.0

Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted

2004as Self