Wilt Chamberlain

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Wilt Chamberlain

Acting August 21, 1936

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,…

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.5 1962 TV Show
Any Given Sunday

Any Given Sunday

6.8 1999 Movie
Conan the Destroyer

Conan the Destroyer

6.1 1984 Movie
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

6.8 1962 TV Show
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.8 1948 TV Show
The Great Muppet Caper

The Great Muppet Caper

6.9 1981 Movie
The Commish

The Commish

7.1 1991 TV Show
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

6.8 1968 TV Show
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

5.4 1973 TV Show
Basketball: A Love Story

Basketball: A Love Story

7.3 2018 TV Show
Bill Russell: Legend

Bill Russell: Legend

7.2 2023 TV Show
Jerry West: The Logo

Jerry West: The Logo

5.5 2026 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Jerry West: The Logo

    Movie Self (Archive Footage)

  2. 2025
    The UNTOLD STORY Behind Wilt Chamberlain's 100 Point Game

    Movie Himself

  3. 2023
    Goliath

    TV show Self

  4. 2023
    Bill Russell: Legend

    TV show Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (archive footage)

  5. 2018
    Basketball: A Love Story

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  6. 2013
    NB90s

    Movie

  7. 2013
    Wilt Chamberlain: Borscht Belt Bellhop

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  8. 2012
    Touched by Gold: '72 Lakers

    Movie Himself

  9. 2008
    Fathers of the Sport

    Movie Himself

  10. 1999
    Any Given Sunday

    Movie Visitor in Locker Room (uncredited)

  11. 1999
    Wilt Chamberlain

    Movie Himself (archive Footage)

  12. 1991
    The Commish

    TV show

  13. 1988
    The Racing Experience

    Movie Himself

  14. 1985
    Vanishing America

    Movie Himself

  15. 1984
    Conan the Destroyer

    Movie Bombaata

  16. 1981
    The Great Muppet Caper

    Movie Basketballer (uncredited)

More credits
  1. 1979
    All Star Secrets

    TV show

  2. 1978
    Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II

    Movie

  3. 1977
    Playboy's Playmate Party

    Movie

  4. 1973
    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    TV show Self

  5. 1973
    Goober and the Ghost Chasers

    TV show

  6. 1971
    Once Upon a Wheel

    TV show Self

  7. 1970
    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  8. 1969
    ...& Beautiful

    Movie

  9. 1968
    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    TV show Self (uncredited)

  10. 1962
    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    TV show Self

  11. 1962
    The Merv Griffin Show

    TV show Self

  12. 1948
    The Ed Sullivan Show

    TV show Self