Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Acting

Born April 17, 1947 · Harlem, New York City, New York, USA

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. (born April 16, 1947) in New York City, grew up in the working-class neighborhood of Harlem in a family of Trinidadian descent, raised in the Cat…

Known for

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman

1993

The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

2005

The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

2005

Acting(121)

2026Jerry West: The LogoSelf / Self (Archive Footage)

2025John Candy: I Like MeSelf (archive footage)

2024Los Anillos de Pau

2023The Final Game of DeathMantis

2023The Luckiest Guy in the WorldSelf

2023The IcemanSelf

2023Bill Russell: LegendSelf - Basketball Hall of Fame

2023StandSelf (archive footage)

2023Night Court

2022Glass Onion: A Knives Out MysteryKareem Abdul-Jabbar

2022The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022Legacy: The True Story of the LA LakersSelf

2022They Call Me MagicSelf

2022Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil WarSelf - Narrator (voice)

2021Muhammad AliSelf

2021Fight the Power: The Movements That Changed AmericaSelf

2021A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon ParksSelf

2020John BroncoKareem Abdul-Jabbar

2020Dear...Self

2020Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief EffortSelf - Co-Host

2020DAVEKareem Abdul-Jabbar

2020Black Patriots: Heroes of the RevolutionSelf - Narrator (voice)

2020Be WaterSelf - Student / Friend

2019Game of Death ReduxMantis

2018Shut Up and DribbleSelf (archive footage)

2018Basketball: A Love StorySelf (archive footage)

2017The Jim Jefferies ShowSelf

2017Beat ShazamSelf

2016To Tell the TruthSelf - Panelist

2016O.J.: Made in AmericaSelf (archive footage)

2016O.J.: Made in AmericaSelf (archive footage)

2016BillionsKareem Abdul-Jabbar

2015Kareem: Minority of OneSelf

2015Celebrity Family FeudSelf

2015StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonSelf

2015Kobe Bryant's MuseSelf (archive footage)

2015Fresh Off the BoatKareem Abdul-Jabbar

2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf

2013The Crazy OnesKareem Abdul-Jabbar

2013The Arsenio Hall ShowSelf

2013Undefeated: The Roger Brown StoryHimself

2012Guys with KidsKareem Abdul-Jabbar

2012Good Mythical MorningSelf

2011New GirlHimself

2011On the Shoulders of GiantsSelf - Narrator

2010The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or FearSelf

2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest

2009The Tonight Show with Conan O'BrienSelf

2009How Bruce Lee Changed the WorldSelf

2009Kobe Doin' WorkSelf

2008The Black List: Volume OneSelf

2007The Big Bang TheoryKareem Abdul-Jabbar

2007Los Angeles Lakers: 1984-1985 NBA Champions Return To GloryHimself

2007WeaponsP.J.

2006WhitepaddyHank

2005The Colbert ReportSelf

2005Dancing with the StarsSelf - Contestant

2004The Celebrity Apprentice

2003The BacheloretteSelf

2001The Unbeatable Bruce Lee

2001ScrubsKareem Abdul-Jabbar

2001Reflections on 'the Little Dragon'

2000Bruce Lee in G.O.D.Himself / Hakim

2000Bruce Lee: A Warrior's JourneySelf

1998The GREATEST : Bruce LeeComentador

1998BASEketballKareem Abdul-Jabbar

1996Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' ManigaultSelf

1996Everybody Loves RaymondKareem Abdul-Jabbar

1996The Daily ShowSelf

1996Boston CommonKareem Abdul-Jabbar

1996The Journey of the African-American AthleteSelf

1995Bully Smart for KidsSelf

1995Slam Dunk ErnestArchangel

1995Forget ParisKareem Abdul-Jabbar

1995A Night to Die ForSelf

1994The StandMonster Shouter

1994D2: The Mighty DucksKareem Abdul-Jabbar

1994The CriticKareem Abdul-Jabbar (voice)

1994Bruce Lee: The Immortal DragonSelf

1993Saved by the Bell: The New ClassKareem Abdul-Jabbar

1993Late Show with David LettermanSelf

1993The Curse of the DragonSelf

1992MartinDr. Skyhook

1991Philadelphia 76ers 1983 - That Championship FeelingSelf

1991Good SportsKareem Abdul-Jabbar

1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirKareem Abdul-Jabbar

1990All New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball BloopersSelf (archive footage)

1990The Best of the Martial Arts FilmsSelf

1989The SimpsonsKareem Abdul-Jabbar (voice)

1989HoodwinkedMan at Sal's House

1989Detroit Pistons: 1988-1989 NBA Champions - Motor City MadnessSelf - Los Angeles Lakers

1989Troop Beverly HillsKareem Abdul-Jabbar

1987Los Angeles Lakers: '87 The Drive For FiveHimself

1987Bustin' Loose

198721 Jump StreetWesley Williams

1986Ask MaxHimself

1985All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday SpectacularSelf

1985FletchKareem Abdul-Jabbar

1984Tales from the DarksideThe Djinn, Jan Bin Jan

1984Olympic Gala

1984The Hero Who Couldn't ReadKareem Abdul-Jabbar

1982Los Angeles Lakers 1982 NBA Champions - Something to ProveHimself

1980Airplane!Roger Murdock

1979The Fish That Saved PittsburghKareem Abdul-Jabbar

1979The VisitorBasketball player (uncredited)

1978Diff'rent StrokesMr. Wilkes

1978Game of DeathHakim

1977Man from AtlantisThark

1974The Game of DeathHakim / Mantis

1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf

1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf

1953The OscarsSelf