- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 14, 1932
- Place of Birth
- Cuthbert, Georgia
Rosey Grier
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier (born July 14, 1932 in Cuthbert, Georgia) is an American actor, singer, Christian minister, and former professional American football player. He was a notable college football player for Pennsylvania State University who earned a retrospective place in the National Collegiate Athletic Association 100th anniversary list of 100 most influential student athletes. As a professional player, Grier was a member of the New York Giants, and the original Fearsome Foursome of the Los Angeles Rams and played in the Pro Bowl twice. After Grier's professional sports career he worked as a bodyguard for Robert Kennedy during the 1968 presidential campaign and was guarding the senator's wife, Ethel Kennedy, during the Robert F. Kennedy assassination. Although unable to prevent that killing, Grier took control of the gun and subdued the s…
Filmography
movie'51 Dons
2014 · Self
movieSample This
2013 · Self
movieReggie's Prayer
1996 · Rev. Jeremiah Knox
tvSaved by the Bell: The New Class
1993
tvThe Larry Sanders Show
1992 · Rosey Grier
tvThe Simpsons
1989 · Rosey Grier (voice)
movieFaces of Horror
1989 · Jack Moss (archive)
tvThe Sophisticated Gents
1981 · Cudjo Evers
tvAloha Paradise
1981
movieThe Gong Show Movie
1980 · Himself
movieThe Glove
1979 · Victor Hale
tvThe Seekers
1979 · Amos Samuels
tvRoots: The Next Generations
1979 · Big Slew Johnson
$weepstake$
tv$weepstake$
1979
tvFlying High
1978
movieTo Kill a Cop
1978 · Albert Hoyt
tvTo Kill a Cop
1978 · Albert Hoyt
movieRabbit Test
1978 · Taxi Driver
tvThe Love Boat
1977 · Virgil Plummer
tvCHiPs
1977 · Car Killer
tvQuincy, M.E.
1976 · Rosey Grier
movieTimber Tramps
1975 · Redwood Rosenbloom
movieCarter's Army
1975 · Big Jim
movieThe Treasure of Jamaica Reef
1975 · Asper (as Rosey Grier)
tvThe Jeffersons
1975
tvTony Orlando and Dawn
1974 · Self
tvMovin' On
1974
movieFree to Be… You and Me
1974 · Self
tvKojak
1973 · Salathiel Harms
movieThe Thing with Two Heads
1972 · Jack Moss
movieSkyjacked
1972 · Gary Brown
movieSecond Chance
1972 · Maxie Hill
tvMcMillan & Wife
1971 · Bobo Johnson
movieThe Jackson 5: Goin' Back to Indiana
1971 · Self
movieThe Desperate Mission
1969 · Morgan
tvI Dream of Jeannie
1965 · Sam
tvHullabaloo
1965 · Self
tvDaniel Boone
1964 · Gabe Cooper
tvThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · Jason
tvShindig!
1964 · Self, Self - Singer
tvThe Hollywood Palace
1964 · Self - Singer
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self - Guest Host
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
tvKraft Music Hall
1958 · Self
tvThe NFL on CBS
1956 · Self - New York Giants Defensive Tackle