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.
Filmography
all 139
self 96
Movies 70
TV Shows 69
Producer 2
Fifth Floor Fighter

Game of Silence (2024)
Movie
Fifth Floor Fighter (archive footage)

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 - Narrator (voice) / Executive Producer

Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War (2022)
Movie
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

John Bronco (2020)
Movie
Self

Dear... (2020)
TV
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

DAVE (2020)
TV
Self - Narrator (voice)

Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution (2020)
Movie
Self - Student / Friend

Be Water (2020)
Movie
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)
TV
Self (archive footage)

O.J.: Made in America (2016)
Movie
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Billions (2016)
TV
6.43
Self (archive footage)

Kobe Bryant's Muse (2015)
Movie
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Fresh Off the Boat (2015)
TV
6
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The Crazy Ones (2013)
TV
Self - Contestant

Splash (2013)
TV
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Guys with Kids (2012)
TV
1
Hakim (segment of Game of Death)

I Am Bruce Lee (2012)
Movie
Himself

New Girl (2011)
TV
6.07
Self - Narrator / Writer

On the Shoulders of Giants (2011)
Movie
Self - 'Cap'

Guru of Go (2010)
Movie
Self - Guest

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
TV
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The Big Bang Theory (2007)
TV
8.54
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
Himself / Hakim

Bruce Lee in G.O.D. (2000)
Movie
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
(archive footage) (uncredited)

Jackie Chan: My Story (1998)
Movie
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
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993)
TV
Blind Man

Matrix (1993)
TV
Self (archive footage)

The Best of the Martial Arts Films (1990)
Movie
Self (archive footage)

All New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers (1990)
Movie
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (voice)

The Simpsons (1989)
TV
6.68
Man at Sal's House

Hoodwinked (1989)
Movie
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Troop Beverly Hills (1989)
Movie
Wesley Williams

21 Jump Street (1987)
TV
8
Himself

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
Hakim / Mantis

The Game of Death (1974)
Movie
Self - Lakers Player

Hardwood Classics
TV
Gallery





Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1947-04-16 (77 years old)
Birth NameFerdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr.
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States
ReligionIslam
Height218-centimeter
ChildrenKareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jr.
CitizenshipsUnited States
ResidencesNew York City · Los Angeles, United States
Also Known AsLew Alcindor, Lewis Alcindor, Lewis Ferdinand Alcindor, Kareem Abdul-Jabaar, كريم عبدالجبار, Fredrick Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.
AwardsNBA All-Defensive Team, NBA All-Rookie Team, Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Children, California Hall of Fame, Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year, Presidential Medal of Freedom, NBA Most Valuable Player Award, All-NBA Team, NBA Rookie of the Year Award
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