Biography
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.) 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.
Filmography
all 136
self 87
TV Shows 68
Movies 68
Producer 2
Narrator 1
Writer 1
Fifth Floor Fighter
The Final Game of Death (2023)
Movie
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Bill Russell: Legend (2023)
TV
Self (archive footage)
Stand (2023)
Movie
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
Movie
7.75
Self
Dear... (2020)
TV
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
DAVE (2020)
TV
Mantis, the 5th Floor Guardian
Game of Death Redux (2019)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Shut Up and Dribble (2018)
TV
Self / Self (archive footage)
Basketball: A Love Story (2018)
TV
Self
1968 (2018)
Movie
Self - Panelist
To Tell the Truth (2016)
TV
Self (archive footage)
O.J.: Made in America (2016)
Movie
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Billions (2016)
TV
6.43
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Fresh Off the Boat (2015)
TV
6
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The Crazy Ones (2013)
TV
Self - Contestant
Splash (2013)
TV
Hakim (segment of Game of Death)
I Am Bruce Lee (2012)
Movie
Himself
New Girl (2011)
TV
6.07
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
TV
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The Big Bang Theory (2007)
TV
8.42
Self - Contestant
Dancing with the Stars (2005)
TV
6
Co-Producer / Writer
Veronica Mars (2004)
TV
5.81
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Scrubs (2001)
TV
6.72
Hakim (scenes Game of Death)
Bruce Lee: The Legend Lives On (1999)
Movie
Comentador
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee (1998)
Movie
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
BASEketball (1998)
Movie
5.52
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)
TV
6.48
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Boston Common (1996)
TV
Archangel
Slam Dunk Ernest (1995)
Movie
5.42
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Forget Paris (1995)
Movie
Monster Shouter
The Stand (1994)
TV
5.2
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994)
Movie
5.63
Blind Man
Matrix (1993)
TV
Self (archive footage)
All New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers (1990)
Movie
Man at Sal's House
Hoodwinked (1989)
Movie
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Troop Beverly Hills (1989)
Movie
Wesley Williams
21 Jump Street (1987)
TV
8
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Ask Max (1986)
Movie
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Fletch (1985)
Movie
4.75
The Djinn, Jan Bin Jan
Tales from the Darkside (1984)
TV
5.38
Roger Murdock
Airplane! (1980)
Movie
5.58
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)
Movie
Hakim / Mantis
The Game of Death (1974)
Movie
Self - Lakers Player
Hardwood Classics
TV
Gallery
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1947-04-17 (77 years old)
Birth NameFerdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr.
Birth PlaceHarlem, New York City, New York, USA
ReligionIslam
Height218-centimeter
ChildrenKareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jr.
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesLos Angeles · New York City · Manhattan, United States of America
Also Known AsLew Alcindor, Lewis Alcindor, Lewis Ferdinand Alcindor, Kareem Abdul-Jabaar, كريم عبدالجبار, Fredrick Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.
AwardsCalifornia Hall of Fame, Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Children, All-NBA Team, NBA Rookie of the Year Award, NBA Most Valuable Player Award, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, NBA All-Rookie Team, NBA All-Defensive Team
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