- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 21, 1936
- Place of Birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- October 12, 1999
Wilt Chamberlain
Wilton Norman Chamberlain (August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American basketball player. A 7'1" center, Chamberlain played for the Kansas Jayhawks, Harlem Globetrotters, Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, and Los Angeles Lakers. He holds numerous NBA records such as averaging 50 points per game in a season and scoring 100 points in a single game. Chamberlain is widely considered the most dominant player of his era (alongside rival Bill Russell) and among the greatest players in basketball history.
Filmography
tvGoliath
2023 · Self
tvBill Russell: Legend
2023 · Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (archive footage)
tvBasketball: A Love Story
2018 · Self (archive footage)
movieNB90s
2013
movieWilt Chamberlain: Borscht Belt Bellhop
2013 · Self (archive footage)
movieTouched by Gold: '72 Lakers
2012 · Himself
Fathers of the Sport
movieFathers of the Sport
2008 · Himself
movieAny Given Sunday
1999 · Visitor in Locker Room (uncredited)
tvThe Commish
1991
The Racing Experience
movieThe Racing Experience
1988 · Himself
movieVanishing America
1985 · Himself
movieConan the Destroyer
1984 · Bombaata
movieThe Great Muppet Caper
1981 · Basketballer (uncredited)
tvAll Star Secrets
1979
movieDick Clark's Good Old Days Part II
1978
moviePlayboy's Playmate Party
1977
tvThe Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973 · Self
tvGoober and the Ghost Chasers
1973
tvOnce Upon a Wheel
1971 · Self
movieKing: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970 · Self (archive footage)
movie...& Beautiful
1969
tvRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Self (uncredited)
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self