Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Personal Info

Birthday

April 17, 1947

(78 years old)

Place of Birth

Harlem, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Lew Alcindor

Lewis Alcindor

Lewis Ferdinand Alcindor

Kareem Abdul-Jabaar

كريم عبدالجبار

Fredrick Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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.

Known For

The Simpsons

The Big Bang Theory

Billions

Everybody Loves Raymond

Scrubs

21 Jump Street

Fresh Off the Boat

The Stand

Filmography

2023
The Final Game of Death
as Fifth Floor Fighter (archive footage)
The Iceman
as Self
Stand
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
Fight the Power: The Movements That Changed America
as Self
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
as Self
2020
John Bronco
as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
as Self - Co-Host
Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Be Water
as Self - Student / Friend
2019
Game of Death Redux
as Mantis, the 5th Floor Guardian
2018
1968
as Self
2015
Kareem: Minority of One
as Self
Kobe Bryant's Muse
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Undefeated: The Roger Brown Story
as Himself
2011
On the Shoulders of Giants
as Self - Narrator
2010
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
as Self
2009
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
as Self
Kobe Doin' Work
as Self
2008
The Black List: Volume One
as Self
2007
I Tried
as Sin
Los Angeles Lakers: 1984-1985 NBA Champions Return To Glory
as Himself
Weapons
as P.J.
2006
Whitepaddy
as Hank
2001
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
as Self (archive footage)
2000
Bruce Lee in G.O.D.
as Himself / Hakim
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
as Self
1998
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee
as Comentador
BASEketball
as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Jackie Chan: My Story
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1996
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
as Self
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
as Self
1995
Bully Smart for Kids
as Self
Slam Dunk Ernest
as Archangel
Forget Paris
as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
A Night to Die For
as Self
1994
D2: The Mighty Ducks
as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
as Self
1993
The Curse of the Dragon
as Self
1991
Philadelphia 76ers 1983 - That Championship Feeling
as Self
1990
The Best of the Martial Arts Films
as Self (archive footage)
All New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
1989
Hoodwinked
as Man at Sal's House
Detroit Pistons: 1988-1989 NBA Champions - Motor City Madness
as Los Angeles Lakers
Troop Beverly Hills
as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1987
Los Angeles Lakers: '87 The Drive For Five
as Himself
1986
Ask Max
as Himself
1985
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular
as Self
Fletch
as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1980
Airplane!
as Roger Murdock
1979
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1978
Game of Death
as Hakim
1974
The Game of Death
as Hakim / Mantis