Personal Info
Known Credits
52
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1947-04-17 (78 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known For
Lew AlcindorLewis AlcindorLewis Ferdinand AlcindorKareem Abdul-Jabaarكريم عبدالجبارFredrick Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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. ...
Known For
Acting
2024 --
Game of Silence
| Fifth Floor Fighter
2023 --
The Final Game of Death
| Fifth Floor Fighter (archive footage)
2023 --
The Iceman
| Self
2023 --
Stand
| Self (archive footage)
2022 --
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2022 --
Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War
| Self - Narrator (voice)
2021 --
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
| Self
2020 --
John Bronco
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2020 --
Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution
| Self - Narrator (voice)
2020 --
Be Water
| Self - Student / Friend
2019 --
Game of Death Redux
| Mantis, the 5th Floor Guardian
2018 --
1968
| Self
2016 --
O.J.: Made in America
| Self (archive footage)
2015 --
Kareem: Minority of One
| Self
2015 --
Kobe Bryant's Muse
| Self (archive footage)
2011 --
On the Shoulders of Giants
| Self - Narrator
2010 --
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
| Self
2009 --
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
| Self
2009 --
Kobe Doin' Work
| Self
2008 --
The Black List: Volume One
| Himself
2007 --
I Tried
| Sin
2007 --
Los Angeles Lakers: 1984-1985 NBA Champions Return To Glory
| Himself
2007 --
Weapons
| P.J.
2006 --
Whitepaddy
| Hank
2000 --
Bruce Lee in G.O.D.
| Himself / Hakim
2000 --
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
| Self
1998 --
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee
| Comentador
1998 --
BASEketball
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1998 --
Jackie Chan: My Story
| (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998 --
Los Angeles Lakers: '87 The Drive For Five
| Himself
1996 --
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
| Self
1996 --
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
| Self
1995 --
Bully Smart for Kids
| Self
1995 --
Slam Dunk Ernest
| Archangel
1995 --
Forget Paris
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1995 --
A Night to Die For
| Self
1994 --
The Stand
| Monster Shouter
1994 --
D2: The Mighty Ducks
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1994 --
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
| Self
1993 --
The Curse of the Dragon
| Self
1990 --
The Best of the Martial Arts Films
| Self (archive footage)
1990 --
All New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers
| Self (archive footage)
1989 --
Hoodwinked
| Man at Sal's House
1989 --
Detroit Pistons: 1988-1989 NBA Champions - Motor City Madness
| Los Angeles Lakers
1989 --
Troop Beverly Hills
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1986 --
Ask Max
| Himself
1985 --
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular
| Self
1985 --
Fletch
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1980 --
Airplane!
| Roger Murdock
1979 --
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
| Self
1978 --
Game of Death
| Hakim
1974 --
The Game of Death
| Hakim / Mantis