Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday17 April 1947 (79 years old)
Place of birthHarlem, New York City, New York, USA
Known credits123
Biography
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 Catholic tradition and imbued with values such as honor and dignity. An only child, he was quickly marked by his exceptional height: from elementary school onward, he played with the tallest kids, and at fourteen, already over two meters (6'7"), he was able to dunk. His adolescence was punctuated by episodes of social confrontation and learning the art of street basketball, which forged his competi…
Jerry West: The Logo
2026 · Self / Self (Archive Footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 · Self (archive footage)
Los Anillos de Pau
2024
The Final Game of Death
2023 · Mantis
The Luckiest Guy in the World
2023 · Self
The Iceman
2023 · Self
Bill Russell: Legend
2023 · Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Stand
2023 · Self (archive footage)
Night Court
2023
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022 · Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers
2022 · Self
They Call Me Magic
2022 · Self
Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War
2022 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War
2022 · Executive Producer
Muhammad Ali
2021 · Self
Fight the Power: The Movements That Changed America
2021 · Self
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
2021 · Self
John Bronco
2020 · Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Dear...
2020 · Self
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
2020 · Self - Co-Host
DAVE
2020 · Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution
2020 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Be Water
2020 · Self - Student / Friend
Game of Death Redux
2019 · Mantis
Shut Up and Dribble
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Basketball: A Love Story
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Basketball: A Love Story
2018 · Self
1968
2018 · Self
The Jim Jefferies Show
2017 · Self
Beat Shazam
2017 · Self
To Tell the Truth
2016 · Self - Panelist
O.J.: Made in America
2016 · Self (archive footage)
O.J.: Made in America
2016 · Self (archive footage)
Billions
2016 · Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem: Minority of One
2015 · Self
Celebrity Family Feud
2015 · Self
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015 · Self
Kobe Bryant's Muse
2015 · Self (archive footage)
Fresh Off the Boat
2015 · Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
The Crazy Ones
2013 · Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The Arsenio Hall Show
2013 · Self
Undefeated: The Roger Brown Story
2013 · Himself
Guys with Kids
2012 · Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Good Mythical Morning
2012 · Self
New Girl
2011 · Himself
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011 · Self - Narrator
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