Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
An image from Be Water, one of the productions that also features Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

April 17, 1947 — Harlem, New York City, New York, USA

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.; April 17, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. NBA coach Pat Riley and players Isiah Thomas and Julius Erving have called him the greatest basketball player of all time. Abdul-Jabbar has also been an actor, a basketball coach, a best-selling author, and a martial artist, having trained in Jeet Kune Do under Bruce Lee.

Airplane!

Airplane!

1980

Game of Death

Game of Death

1978

Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey

Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey

2000

Be Water

Be Water

2020

The Best of the Martial Arts Films

The Best of the Martial Arts Films

1990

Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers

Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers

2022

The Curse of the Dragon

The Curse of the Dragon

1993

Kobe Bryant's Muse

Kobe Bryant's Muse

2015