- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 22, 1950
- Place of Birth
- East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA
Julius Erving
Julius Winfield Erving II, commonly known by the nickname "Dr. J", is an American retired basketball player who helped popularize a modern style of play that emphasizes leaping and playing above the rim in his career at the ABA and the NBA.
Filmography
tvSoul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association
2026 · Self, Executive Producer
movieThe Waiting Game
2024
movieIceman: A George Gervin Story
2023 · Self
tvThe Luckiest Guy in the World
2023 · Self
movieReggie
2023 · Self
tvBill Russell: Legend
2023 · Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
movieHustle
2022 · Julius 'Dr. J' Erving
movieVince Carter: Legacy
2021
tvShut Up and Dribble
2018 · Self - NBA Hall of Famer
tvBasketball: A Love Story
2018 · Self
movieThe Making of Mr. October: The Reggie Jackson Story
2016 · Self
movieKareem: Minority of One
2015 · Self
movieFree Spirits
2013 · Self
movieThe Doctor
2013 · Self (archive footage)
movieUndefeated: The Roger Brown Story
2013 · Himself
movieDoin' It in the Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC
2012 · Julius "Dr. J" Erving
movieGoose
2012
movieNB80s
2011 · Self (archive footage)
Fathers of the Sport
movieFathers of the Sport
2008 · Himself
tvThe Colbert Report
2005 · Self - Guest
tvThe Office
2005 · Julius Erving
movie:03 from Gold
2002 · Self (archive footage)
tvFigure It Out
1997 · Self
movieLong Shots: The Life and Times of the American Basketball Association
1997
movieThe Journey of the African-American Athlete
1996 · Self (archive footage)
movieBelow the Rim
1995 · Self
moviePhiladelphia
1993 · Julius Erving
tvFrasier
1993 · Mike (voice)
tvHangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992 · Julius Erving
moviePhiladelphia 76ers 1983 - That Championship Feeling
1991 · Self
movieAll New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers
1990 · Self (archive footage)
tvDoogie Howser, M.D.
1989 · Dr. J
movieThe Jay Leno Special
1986 · self
movieThe Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979 · Moses Guthrie
movieThe American Game
1979
tvNBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest
1976 · Self
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
movieSoul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association
— · Self