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