Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1947-04-17 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Biography
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.; April 17, 1947) 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.
Known For
Acting
(2023)
Stand
as Self (archive footage)
(2023)
The Final Game of Death
as Fifth Floor Fighter (archive footage)
(2023)
The Iceman
as Self
(2022)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(2022)
Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2021)
(2021)
(2020)
Be Water
as Self - Student / Friend
(2020)
John Bronco
as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(2020)
Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2019)
Game of Death Redux
as Mantis, the 5th Floor Guardian
(2018)
1968
as Self
(2016)
O.J.: Made in America
as Self (archive footage)
(2015)
Kareem: Minority of One
as Self
(2015)
Kobe Bryant's Muse
as Self (archive footage)
(2011)
On the Shoulders of Giants
as Self - Narrator
(2010)
(2009)
(2009)
Kobe Doin' Work
as Self
(2008)
The Black List: Volume One
as Himself
(2007)
Weapons
as P.J.
(2007)
I Tried
as Sin
(2007)
(2006)
Whitepaddy
as Hank
(2000)
(2000)
Bruce Lee in G.O.D.
as Himself / Hakim
(1998)
BASEketball
as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(1998)
Jackie Chan: My Story
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1998)
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee
as Comentador
(1996)
(1996)
(1995)
Forget Paris
as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(1995)
Slam Dunk Ernest
as Archangel
(1995)
A Night to Die For
as Self
(1995)
Bully Smart for Kids
as Self
(1994)
D2: The Mighty Ducks
as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(1994)
(1993)
The Curse of the Dragon
as Self
(1990)
The Best of the Martial Arts Films
as Self (archive footage)
(1990)
All New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
(1989)
Troop Beverly Hills
as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(1989)
Hoodwinked
as Man at Sal's House
(1989)
Detroit Pistons: 1988-1989 NBA Champions - Motor City Madness
as Los Angeles Lakers
(1987)
(1986)
Ask Max
as Himself
(1985)
Fletch
as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(1985)
(1980)
Airplane!
as Roger Murdock
(1979)
(1978)
Game of Death
as Hakim
(1974)
The Game of Death
as Hakim / Mantis
Crew
(2022)
Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War
Executive Producer
(2011)
(1994)
The Vernon Johns Story
Producer