Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 21, 1936
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
- The Big Dipper
- Wilton Norman Chamberlain
Wilt Chamberlain
Biography
Wilton Norman Chamberlain (August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American basketball player. A 7'1" center, Chamberlain played for the Kansas Jayhawks, Harlem Globetrotters, Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, and Los Angeles Lakers. He holds numerous NBA records such as averaging 50 points per game in a season and scoring 100 points in a single game. Chamberlain is widely considered the most dominant player of his era (alongside rival Bill Russell) and among the greatest players in basketball history.
Known For - Movies
Conan the Destroyer
as Bombaata
Any Given Sunday
as Visitor in Locker Room (uncredited)
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II
Playboy's Playmate Party
The Racing Experience
as Himself
Vanishing America
as Himself
NB90s
Touched by Gold: '72 Lakers
as Himself
Wilt Chamberlain: Borscht Belt Bellhop
as Self (archive footage)
Known For - TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
The Commish
Basketball: A Love Story
as Self (archive footage)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
Goober and the Ghost Chasers
Bill Russell: Legend
as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (archive footage)
Goliath
as Self