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
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
(2022)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Airplane!
(1980)
Roger Murdock
Fletch
(1985)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
BASEketball
(1998)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
D2: The Mighty Ducks
(1994)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Game of Death
(1978)
Hakim
Troop Beverly Hills
(1989)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
(2000)
Self
Forget Paris
(1995)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Be Water
(2020)
Self - Student / Friend
O.J.: Made in America
(2016)
Self (archive footage)
Slam Dunk Ernest
(1995)
Archangel
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
(1996)
Self
Full Filmography
Acting
The Game of Death
(1974)
Hakim / Mantis
Game of Death
(1978)
Hakim
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
(1979)
Self
Airplane!
(1980)
Roger Murdock
Fletch
(1985)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Ask Max
(1986)
Himself
Hoodwinked
(1989)
Man at Sal's House
Troop Beverly Hills
(1989)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Detroit Pistons: 1988-1989 NBA Champions - Motor City Madness
(1989)
Los Angeles Lakers
All New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers
(1990)
Self (archive footage)
The Best of the Martial Arts Films
(1990)
Himself
The Curse of the Dragon
(1993)
Self
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
(1994)
Self
D2: The Mighty Ducks
(1994)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Forget Paris
(1995)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Bully Smart for Kids
(1995)
Self
A Night to Die For
(1995)
Himself
Slam Dunk Ernest
(1995)
Archangel
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
(1996)
Self
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
(1996)
Self
Los Angeles Lakers: '87 The Drive For Five
(1998)
Himself
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee
(1998)
Comentador
BASEketball
(1998)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Bruce Lee in G.O.D.
(2000)
Himself / Hakim
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
(2000)
Self
Whitepaddy
(2006)
Hank
Los Angeles Lakers: 1984-1985 NBA Champions Return To Glory
(2007)
Himself
I Tried
(2007)
Sin
Weapons
(2007)
P.J.
The Black List: Volume One
(2008)
Himself
Kobe Doin' Work
(2009)
Self
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
(2009)
Self
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
(2010)
Self
On the Shoulders of Giants
(2011)
Self - Narrator
Kobe Bryant's Muse
(2015)
Self (archive footage)
Kareem: Minority of One
(2015)
Self
O.J.: Made in America
(2016)
Self (archive footage)
1968
(2018)
Self
Game of Death Redux
(2019)
Mantis, the 5th Floor Guardian
Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution
(2020)
Self - Narrator (voice)
John Bronco
(2020)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Be Water
(2020)
Self - Student / Friend
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
(2021)
Self
Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War
(2022)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
(2022)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The Iceman
(2023)
Self
The Final Game of Death
(2023)
Fifth Floor Fighter (Archival footage)
Stand
(2023)
Self (archive footage)
Production
The Vernon Johns Story
(1994)
Producer
Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War
(2022)
Executive Producer
Writing