Wilt Chamberlain
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
The Commish
1991
Series
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
1968
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Series
Basketball: A Love Story
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
Conan the Destroyer
Bombaata
1984
Film
Any Given Sunday
Visitor in Locker Room (uncredited)
1999
Series
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
1973
Series
Bill Russell: Legend
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (archive footage)
2023
Film
The Great Muppet Caper
Basketballer (uncredited)
1981
Series
Goober and the Ghost Chasers
1973
Series
Goliath
Self
2023
Series
Once Upon a Wheel
Self
1971
Film
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
1970
Film
Playboy's Playmate Party
1977
Series
All Star Secrets
1979
The Racing Experience
Himself
1988
Film
...& Beautiful
1969
Film
Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II
1978
Film
Touched by Gold: '72 Lakers
Himself
2012
Film
NB90s
2013
Film
Wilt Chamberlain: Borscht Belt Bellhop
Self (archive footage)
2013
Film
Vanishing America
Himself
1985
Fathers of the Sport
Himself
2008