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.

Career Overview

Jim Brown has 86 screen credits in a career dating back to 1961. Their work spans 7 cinematic universes — most prominently Animal Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include The Running Man, 100 Rifles, The Dirty Dozen. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

86

Birth Date

1936-02-17 00:00:00

Birth Place

St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA

Known For

• 

  The Running Man
• 

  100 Rifles
• 

  The Dirty Dozen
• 

  Pacific Inferno
• 

  Take a Hard Ride
• 

  … tick… tick… tick…

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 7 universes

• Animal Collection (1 titles)
• Small Soldiers (1 titles)
• Invaders from Mars Series (1 titles)
• Jon Chance Collection (1 titles)
• Slaughter Collection (1 titles)
• Dirty Dozen Series (1 titles)
• The Dirty Dozen Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Richard Jaeckel (2 collaborations)
• George Kennedy (2 collaborations)
• Arnold Schwarzenegger (1 collaborations)
• Richard Dawson (1 collaborations)
• María Conchita Alonso (1 collaborations)
• Yaphet Kotto (1 collaborations)
• Jesse Ventura (1 collaborations)
• Erland van Lidth (1 collaborations)
• Marvin J. McIntyre (1 collaborations)
• Gus Rethwisch (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (84 credits)

  • Say Hey, Willie Mays!

    Self (archive video)

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • The Black Godfather

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • United We Stand: The Ali Summit

    self

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Foreman

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Hidden Colors 4: The Religion of White Supremacy

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • O.J.: Made in America

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Believeland

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Jim Brown's Amer-I-Can Dream

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • O.J.: Made in America

    - Part One - Obsessed with Fame (2016) ... Self (archive footage) actor actors
    2016
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    - Vice President Joe Biden, Travis Kalanick, Toby Keith (2015) ... Self actor actors
    2015
  • I Am Ali

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Draft Day

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Glickman

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Run Ricky Run

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Crips and Bloods: Made in America

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • The Black Candle

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Operation Dirty Dozen

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Animal

    Berwell

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Sucker Free City

    Don Strickland

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • She Hate Me

    Geronimo Armstrong

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • On the Edge

    Chad Grant

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • BaadAsssss Cinema

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Jim Brown: All-American

    Self (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • A Huey P. Newton Story

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Any Given Sunday

    Montezuma Monroe

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • New Jersey Turnpikes

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Small Soldiers

    Butch Meathook (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • He Got Game

    Spivey

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Mars Attacks!

    Byron Williams

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Original Gangstas

    Jake Trevor

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • The Journey of the African-American Athlete

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • UFC 6: Clash of the Titans

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • The Divine Enforcer

    King

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • The Record Breakers

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

    Slammer

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Twisted Justice

    Morris

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Crack House

    Steadman

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • L.A. Heat

    Captain

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Killing American Style

    Lt. Sunset

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

    Slammer

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • The Running Man

    Fireball

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Black Hollywood

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Highway to Heaven

    - Whose Trash Is It Anyway? (1988) ... Warren Brille actor actors
    1984
  • The A-Team

    - Quarterback Sneak (1986) ... Steamroller actor actors
    1983
  • One Down, Two to Go

    J

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • T. J. Hooker

    - Anatomy of a Killing (1984) ... Detective Jim Cody actor actors

    - Raw Deal (1983) ... Frank Barnett actor actors
    1982
  • Knight Rider

    - Knight of the Drones (1984) ... C.J. Jackson actor actors
    1982
  • Legends of the Fall

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Pacific Inferno

    Clyde

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Fingers

    Dreems

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Playboy's Playmate Party

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Kid Vengeance

    Isaac

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Take a Hard Ride

    Pike

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • The Rumble in the Jungle: George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali

    Commentator

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Three the Hard Way

    Jimmy Lait

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Slams

    Curtis X. Hook

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • I Escaped from Devil's Island

    Le Bras

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Police Story

    - End of the Line (1977) ... actor actors
    1973
  • Slaughter

    Slaughter

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • El Condor

    Luke

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • The Grasshopper

    Tommy Marcott

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • … tick… tick… tick…

    Jimmy Price

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • 100 Rifles

    Lydecker

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Riot

    Cully Briston

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • The Split

    McClain

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Ice Station Zebra

    Capt. Leslie Anders

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Dark of the Sun

    Ruffo

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Kenner

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Dick Cavett Show

    - Charlton Heston, Jim Brown, Bob and Ray, Ramsey Clark (1972) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Lester Maddox, Jim Brown, Truman Capote, Alice Gray, Eloise Laws (1970) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Helen Gurley Brown, Jim Brown, Little Richard, Scott Gourlay, Skeeter Vaughan (1970) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    1968
  • Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • The Dirty Dozen

    Robert Jefferson

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Lionpower from MGM

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • The Fortune Cookie

    Running Back - Number 32 (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Rio Conchos

    Franklyn

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    - Episode 151 (1973) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 53 (1969) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 106 (1967) ... Self actor actors
    1962
  • The Mike Douglas Show

    - Episode 241 (1972) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 121 (1970) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 14 (1969) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 143 (1969) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 58 (1966) ... Self actor actors
    1961

• production (2 credits)

  • We Shall Overcome

    producer

    production
    1989
  • Richard Pryor: Here and Now

    executive producer

    production
    1983