O. J. Simpson
Acting
Born: July 9, 1947 · San Francisco, California, USA
Died: April 10, 2024 (aged 76)
Highest Rated
Biography
Orenthal James Simpson (July 9, 1947 – April 10, 2024) was an American football player, actor, and broadcaster. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills, and is regarded as one of the greatest running backs of all time. Once a popular figure with the American public, Simpson's professional success was later overshadowed by his trial and controversial acquittal for the murders of his former wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994. Simpson played college football for the USC Trojans, where he won the Heisman Trophy as a senior, and was selected first overall by the Bills in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft. During his nine seasons with the Bills, Simpson received five consecutive Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro selections from 1972 to 1976. He also led the league in rushing yards four times, in rushing touchdowns twice, and in points scored in 1975. In 1973, he became the first NFL player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season, earning him NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP), and is the only NFL player to do so in a 14-game regular season. Simpson holds the record for the single-season yards-per-game average at 143.1. After retiring with the San Francisco 49ers in 1979, Simpson pursued an acting and broadcasting career. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985. In June 1994, Simpson was arrested and charged with the murders of Brown and Goldman. He was acquitted in a lengthy and internationally publicized trial, but found liable for the deaths three years later in a civil suit from the victims' families. Prior to his death, Simpson had paid little of the $33.5 million judgment (equivalent to $64 million in 2023). In 2007, Simpson was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada, and charged with armed robbery and kidnapping. In 2008, he was convicted and sentenced to 33 years' imprisonment, with a minimum of nine years without parole. He served his sentence at the Lovelock Correctional Center near Lovelock, Nevada. He was granted parole in July 2017, released from prison in October, and granted early release from his parole in December 2021 by the Nevada Division of Parole and Probation. He died in 2024 at the age of 76 from prostate cancer. Description above from the Wikipedia article O. J. Simpson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1991
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
The Towering Inferno
1974
Tiger King
2020
Capricorn One
1977
O.J.: Made in America
2016
Roots
1977
The Cassandra Crossing
1976
Bamboozled
2000
Ironside
1967
Killer Sally
2022
Photos (8)
Movies (23)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Nordberg
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Nordberg
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Nordberg
The Towering Inferno
Jernigan
The Cassandra Crossing
Haley
Capricorn One
Cmdr. John Walker
A Killing Affair
Woodrow York
No Place to Hide
Allie Wheeler
The Klansman
Garth
C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa
Nick Murphy
Back to the Beach
Man At Airport (uncredited)
Firepower
Catlett
Killer Force
Alexander
Student Exchange
Soccer Coach
Cocaine and Blue Eyes
Michael Brennen
Goldie and the Boxer
Joe Gallagher
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
Joe Gallagher
Detour to Terror
Lee Hayes
Hambone and Hillie
Tucker
The Dream of Hamish Mose
1969
Wide World of Sports: 1970's A Decade in Review
(archive footage)
Nicole's Revenge
archive footage
Why?
The Athlete
TV Shows (16)
Ironside
Onlooker (uncredited) · 1 eps
Panorama
1 eps
The Name of the Game
Gas Chamber Prison Guard (uncredited) · 1 eps
Medical Center
1 eps
Dragnet
Potential Recruit (uncredited) · 1 eps
Here's Lucy
O.J. Simpson · 1 eps
Dark Side of the Ring
1 eps
It Takes a Thief
Airplane Passenger (uncredited) · 1 eps
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Simms · 1 eps
Monday Night Football
Running Back · 8 eps
Roots
Kadi Touray · 1 eps
1st & Ten
T.D. Parker · 67 eps
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1 eps
Adventures in Wonderland
O.J. Simpson · 1 eps
Ruby Wax Meets
1 eps
OJ25
25 eps
Self / Appearances (45)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 3 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with David Letterman
Self · 1 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 1 eps
Basketball: A Love Story
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Dateline: Secrets Uncovered
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Entertainment Tonight
Self · 1 eps
Tiger King
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Captain and Tennille
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Self · 1 eps
When Ruby Wax Met...
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Killer Sally
Self - Acquitted of Double Homicide (archive footage) · 1 eps
O.J.: Made in America
Self (archive footage) · 5 eps
Bamboozled
Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson
Self (archive footage) · 4 eps
O.J.: Made in America
Self (archive footage)
The Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson
Self (archive footage) · 4 eps
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Self (archive footage)
O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession?
Self (archive footage)
Elway
Self (archive footage)
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Self
Absolutely 100% Guilty
Himself
Mickey's 50
Self
Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed
Self
Monday Night Madness
Self
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
Self (archive footage)
2012: Time for Change
Self (archive footage)
Murders of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Most Famous Murder: The O.J. Simpson Trial
Self (archive footage)
The Record Breakers
Self (archive footage)
Juiced with O.J. Simpson
Himself
History of the Buffalo Bills
Self (archive footage)
The Secret Tapes of the O.J. Case: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage)
O.J. Simpson: Blood, Lies & Murder
Self
O.J. Fitness: Minimum Maintenance Fitness for Men
Himself
O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose
Self
O.J. Speaks: The Hidden Tapes
Self (archive footage)
O.J. Simpson: The Interview
Self
TMZ Presents | O.J.: How He Really Did It
Self (archive footage)
O.J.: Guilty in Vegas
Himself (archive footage)