Wilt Chamberlain
ActingAlso Known As
The Big Dipper, Wilton Norman Chamberlain
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.
Movies
(11 total)
Any Given Sunday
as Visitor in Locker Room (uncredited)
Conan the Destroyer
as Bombaata
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
Wilt Chamberlain: Borscht Belt Bellhop
as Self (archive footage)
Vanishing America
as Himself
Touched by Gold: '72 Lakers
as Himself
TV Shows
(12 total)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
Bill Russell: Legend
as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (archive footage)
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Goliath
as Self
Basketball: A Love Story
as Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Wheel
as Self
