- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 5, 1895
- Place of Birth
- Pigtown, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Died
- August 16, 1948
Babe Ruth
George Herman Ruth, Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948), best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935. Ruth originally broke into the major leagues with the Boston Red Sox as a starting pitcher, but after he was sold to the New York Yankees in 1919, he converted to a full-time right fielder and subsequently became one of the league's most prolific hitters. Ruth was a mainstay in the Yankees' lineup that won seven pennants and four World Series titles during his tenure with the team. After a short stint with the Boston Braves in 1935, Ruth retired. In 1936, Ruth became one of the first five players elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Ruth has since become regarded as one of the greatest sports heroes in American culture. He has been named the greatest baseball player in history in variou…
Filmography
movieSay Hey, Willie Mays!
2022 · Self (archive footage)
movieTokyo Giant: The Legend of Victor Starffin
2022 · Self (archive footage)
movieSpringfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
2017 · Self (archive footage)
Babe Ruth Footage
movieBabe Ruth Footage
2015 · Self
Reel Baseball: Baseball's Golden Era the Way Americans Witnessed It
movieReel Baseball: Baseball's Golden Era the Way Americans Witnessed It
2012 · Self (archive footage)
tvEpic Rap Battles of History
2010 · Characters
movieReel Baseball - 1899-1926
2007 · Himself
The True Story of Seabiscuit
movieThe True Story of Seabiscuit
2003 · Self (archive footage)
movieBabe Ruth
1998 · Himself (archive footage)
movieRace for the Record
1998 · Self
movieSports on the Silver Screen
1997 · Self (archive footage)
movieWhen It Was a Game
1991 · (archive footage)
movieSuper Stars of Sports: Baseball
1991 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Record Breakers
1991 · Self (archive footage)
Collecting America
movieCollecting America
1990 · Self (archive footage)
movieBabe Ruth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend
1990 · himself
movieGoing Hollywood: The '30s
1984 · (archive footage)
movieThe Glory of Their Times
1970 · Self
movieBabe Ruth Story: That Ever Livin' Babe
1962 · Self (archive footage)
movieDeath of a Dream
1950 · Self (Archive Footage)
movieThe Golden Twenties
1950 · Self (archive footage)
Babe Ruth: Fence Buster
movieBabe Ruth: Fence Buster
1948 · Self
movieThe Pride of the Yankees
1942 · Babe Ruth
movieHome Run on the Keys
1937 · Babe Ruth
movieFancy Curves
1932 · Himself
movieJust Pals
1932 · Himself
moviePerfect Control
1932 · Himself
movieSlide, Babe, Slide
1932 · Himself
At the Ball Game
movieAt the Ball Game
1929
movieSpeedy
1928 · Babe Ruth
movieBabe Comes Home
1927 · Babe Dugan
movieWays to Strength and Beauty
1925
movieHeadin' Home
1920 · Babe (as George Herman 'Babe' Ruth)
movieHow Babe Ruth Knocks a Home Run
1920
moviePlay Ball with Babe Ruth
1920 · Himself (archival footage)