Wilt Chamberlain
Born: 1936-08-21 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 1999-10-12
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
2023
- Bill Russell: Legend as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (archive footage)
- Goliath as Self
2018
- Basketball: A Love Story as Self (archive footage)
2013
- NB90s
- Wilt Chamberlain: Borscht Belt Bellhop as Self (archive footage)
2012
- Touched by Gold: '72 Lakers as Himself
2008
- Fathers of the Sport as Himself
1999
- Any Given Sunday as Visitor in Locker Room (uncredited)
1991
1988
- The Racing Experience as Himself
1986
- Vanishing America as Himself
1984
- Conan the Destroyer as Bombaata
1979
1971
- Once Upon a Wheel as Self
1970
- King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis as Self (archive footage)
1968
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self