Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 17, 1936
Place of Birth
St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA
Also Known As
- James Nathaniel "Jim" Brown
Jim Brown
Biography
Jim Brown (February 17, 1936 – May 18, 2023) was an American professional football player and actor. He is best known for his exceptional and record-setting nine-year career as a running back in the NFL with Cleveland Browns from 1957 to 1965. In 2002, he was named by Sporting News as the greatest professional football player ever. He is considered to be one of the greatest American professional athletes ever. He also starred in several films, including He’s Got Game and Any Given Sunday.
Known For - Movies
The Dirty Dozen
as Robert Jefferson
Mars Attacks!
as Byron Williams
The Running Man
as Fireball
Small Soldiers
as Butch Meathook (voice)
He Got Game
as Spivey
Any Given Sunday
as Montezuma Monroe
100 Rifles
as Lydecker
Draft Day
as Self
Ice Station Zebra
as Capt. Leslie Anders
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
as Slammer
Known For - TV Shows
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Arli$$
as Jim Brown
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The A-Team
as Steamroller
Knight Rider
as C.J. Jackson
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
T. J. Hooker
as Frank Barnett
T. J. Hooker
as Detective Jim Cody
Highway to Heaven
as Warren Brille