Jim Brown
Born
17 February 1936 (90)
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.
Filmography (40)
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
2022
Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story
2020
The Black Godfather
2019
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
2019
United We Stand: The Ali Summit
2018
Foreman
2017
Hidden Colors 4: The Religion of White Supremacy
2016
O.J.: Made in America
2016
Believeland
2016
Jim Brown's Amer-I-Can Dream
2016
I Am Ali
2014
Draft Day
2014
Glickman
2013
Run Ricky Run
2010
Crips and Bloods: Made in America
2009
The Black Candle
2009
Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'
2006
Operation Dirty Dozen
2006
Animal
2005
Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted
2004
Sucker Free City
2004
She Hate Me
2004
The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali
2003
On the Edge
2002
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002
Jim Brown: All-American
2002
A Huey P. Newton Story
2001
Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible
2000
Any Given Sunday
1999
New Jersey Turnpikes
1999
Small Soldiers
1998
He Got Game
1998
Mars Attacks!
1996
Original Gangstas
1996
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
1996
UFC 6: Clash of the Titans
1995
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
1994
The Divine Enforcer
1992
The Record Breakers
1991
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
1990