Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Actor

Born: April 17, 1947 (age 79)
From: Harlem, New York City, New York, USA

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. (born April 16, 1947) in New York City, grew up in the working-class neighborhood of Harlem in a family of Trinidadian descent, raised in the Catholic tradition and imbued with values such as honor and dignity. An only child, he was quickly marked by his exceptional height: from elementary school onward, he played with the tallest kids, and…

Filmography (58)

Jerry West: The Logo (2026)
Self
John Candy: I Like Me (2025)
Self (archive footage)
The Final Game of Death (2023)
Mantis
The Iceman (2023)
Self
Stand (2023)
Self (archive footage)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War (2022)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Fight the Power: The Movements That Changed America
Fight the Power: The Movements That Changed America (2021)
Self
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks (2021)
Self
John Bronco (2020)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort (2020)
Self - Co-Host
Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution (2020)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Be Water (2020)
Self - Student / Friend
Game of Death Redux (2019)
Mantis
1968 (2018)
Self
O.J.: Made in America (2016)
Self (archive footage)
Kareem: Minority of One (2015)
Self
Kobe Bryant's Muse (2015)
Self (archive footage)
Undefeated: The Roger Brown Story (2013)
Himself
On the Shoulders of Giants (2011)
Self - Narrator
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear (2010)
Self
How Bruce Lee Changed the World (2009)
Self
Kobe Doin' Work (2009)
Self
The Black List: Volume One (2008)
Self
I Tried (2007)
Sin
Los Angeles Lakers: 1984-1985 NBA Champions Return To Glory
Los Angeles Lakers: 1984-1985 NBA Champions Return To Glory (2007)
Himself
Weapons (2007)
P.J.
Whitepaddy (2006)
Hank
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee (2001)
Reflections on 'the Little Dragon' (2001)