Biography
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Acting
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 at fourteen, already over two meters (6'7"), he was able to dunk. His adolescenc…
Career works
117
Movies
57
Series
60
Career average
6.7/10
Birth date
04/17/1947
Place of birth
Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
Filmography highlights
Movies
Jerry West: The Logo
2026
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 · 7.8
The Final Game of Death
2023 · 9.7
The Iceman
2023
Stand
2023 · 3.3
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022 · 7.0
Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War
2022 · 7.0
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
2021 · 6.8
John Bronco
2020 · 6.1
Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution
2020 · 8.0
Be Water
2020 · 6.8
Game of Death Redux
2019
1968
2018
O.J.: Made in America
2016 · 8.4
Kareem: Minority of One
2015 · 7.2
Series
Los Anillos de Pau
2024 · 7.5
The Luckiest Guy in the World
2023
Bill Russell: Legend
2023 · 7.2
Night Court
2023 · 6.5
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · 5.6
Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers
2022 · 8.0
They Call Me Magic
2022 · 7.2
Muhammad Ali
2021 · 8.0
Dear...
2020 · 5.0
DAVE
2020 · 7.3
Shut Up and Dribble
2018 · 1.0
Basketball: A Love Story
2018 · 7.3
The Jim Jefferies Show
2017 · 6.6
Beat Shazam
2017 · 5.0
To Tell the Truth
2016 · 5.7