Wilt Chamberlain
Born
August 21, 1936
Died
October 12, 1999 (63 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Known For
Goliath
Self · (3 episodes)
2023
Bill Russell: Legend
Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (archive footage) · (2 episodes)
2023
Basketball: A Love Story
Self (archive footage) · (4 episodes)
2018
NB90s
2013
Wilt Chamberlain: Borscht Belt Bellhop
Self (archive footage)
2013
Touched by Gold: '72 Lakers
Himself
2012
Fathers of the Sport
Himself
2008
Any Given Sunday
Visitor in Locker Room (uncredited)
1999
The Commish
(1 episode)
1991
The Racing Experience
Himself
1988
Vanishing America
Himself
1986
Conan the Destroyer
Bombaata
1984
All Star Secrets
(1 episode)
1979
Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II
1978
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self · (2 episodes)
1973
Goober and the Ghost Chasers
(1 episode)
1973
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
1970
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · (3 episodes)
1968
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
1962
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1948