O. J. Simpson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 9, 1947
- Died
- April 10, 2024 (aged 76)
- Birthplace
- San Francisco, California, USA
Biography
Orenthal James Simpson (July 9, 1947 – April 10, 2024) was an American football player, actor, and broadcaster. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills, and is regarded as one of the greatest running backs of all time. Once a popular figure with the American public, Simpson's professional success was later overshadowed by his trial and controversial acquittal for the murders of his former wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994. Simpson played college football for the USC Trojans, where he won the Heisman Trophy as a senior, and was selected first overall by the Bills in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft. During his nine seasons with the Bills, Simpson received five consecutive Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro selections from 1972 to 1976. He also led the league in rushing yards four times, in rushing touchdowns twice, and in points scored in 1975. In 1973, he became the first NFL player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season, earning him NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP), and is the only NFL player to do so in a 14-game regular season. Simpson holds the record for the single-season yards-per-game average at 143.1. After retiring with the San Francisco 49ers in 1979, Simpson pursued an acting and broadcasting career. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985. In June 1994, Simpson was arrested and charged with the murders of Brown and Goldman. He was acquitted in a lengthy and internationally publicized trial, but found liable for the deaths three years later in a civil suit from the victims' families. Prior to his death, Simpson had paid little of the $33.5 million judgment (equivalent to $64 million in 2023). In 2007, Simpson was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada, and charged with armed robbery and kidnapping. In 2008, he was convicted and sentenced to 33 years' imprisonment, with a minimum of nine years without parole. He served his sentence at the Lovelock Correctional Center near Lovelock, Nevada. He was granted parole in July 2017, released from prison in October, and granted early release from his parole in December 2021 by the Nevada Division of Parole and Probation. He died in 2024 at the age of 76 from prostate cancer. Description above from the Wikipedia article O. J. Simpson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Filmography
OJ Unseen: Exploitation of Evil
Movie · as Self
OJ’s Accomplice
Movie · as Self (archival footage)
OJ Unseen: Exploitation of Evil
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 4 eps
Detective Tom Lange and the O.J. Simpson Case (Part 1)
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Elway
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 4 eps
Most Famous Murder: The O.J. Simpson Trial
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
TMZ Presents | O.J.: How He Really Did It
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Trial of the Century: The O.J. Simpson Case
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 4 eps
O.J. Simpson: Blood, Lies & Murder
Movie · as Self
Killer Sally
TV · as Self - Acquitted of Double Homicide (archive footage) · 1 ep
When Ruby Wax Met...
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Tiger King
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
OJ25
TV · 25 eps
Dark Side of the Ring
TV · 1 ep
O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Basketball: A Love Story
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
O.J.: Guilty in Vegas
Movie · as Himself (archive footage)
Dateline: Secrets Uncovered
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
O.J.: Made in America
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
O.J.: Made in America
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 5 eps
The Secret Tapes of the O.J. Case: The Untold Story
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
O.J. Speaks: The Hidden Tapes
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
2012: Time for Change
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
History of the Buffalo Bills
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Juiced with O.J. Simpson
Movie · as Himself
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Murders of Hollywood
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
I Love 1990s
TV · 1 ep
Bamboozled
Movie · as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
Absolutely 100% Guilty
Movie · as Himself
O.J. Simpson: The Interview
Movie · as Self
Ruby Wax Meets
TV · 1 ep
Nicole's Revenge
Movie · as archive footage
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Movie · as Nordberg
O.J. Fitness: Minimum Maintenance Fitness for Men
Movie · as Himself
Fall from Grace: O.J.'s Last Run
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
No Place to Hide
Movie · as Allie Wheeler
C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa
Movie · as Nick Murphy
Adventures in Wonderland
TV · as O.J. Simpson · 1 ep
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Movie · as Nordberg
The Record Breakers
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed
Movie · as Self
Monday Night Madness
Movie · as Self
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Movie · as Self
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Movie · as Nordberg
Student Exchange
Movie · as Soccer Coach
Back to the Beach
Movie · as Man At Airport (uncredited)
Disposable Heroes: The Other Side of Football
Movie · as Self
1st & Ten
TV · as T.D. Parker · 67 eps
Hambone and Hillie
Movie · as Tucker
Cocaine and Blue Eyes
Movie · as Michael Brennen
Late Night with David Letterman
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
Movie · as Joe Gallagher
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Detour to Terror
Movie · as Lee Hayes
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Movie · as Self
Superstunt II
Movie · as Self
Firepower
Movie · as Catlett
Wide World of Sports: 1970's A Decade in Review
Movie · as (archive footage)
Goldie and the Boxer
Movie · as Joe Gallagher
Mickey's 50
Movie · as Self
A Killing Affair
Movie · as Woodrow York
Capricorn One
Movie · as Cmdr. John Walker
Roots
TV · as Kadi Touray · 1 ep
The Cassandra Crossing
Movie · as Haley
Killer Force
Movie · as Alexander
The Captain and Tennille
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host, Self (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Towering Inferno
Movie · as Jernigan
The Klansman
Movie · as Garth
O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose
Movie · as Self
Why?
Movie · as The Athlete
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
TV · 1 ep
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
TV · as Simms · 1 ep
Monday Night Football
TV · as Running Back · 8 eps
The Dream of Hamish Mose
Movie
Medical Center
TV · 1 ep
Here's Lucy
TV · as O.J. Simpson · 1 ep
The Name of the Game
TV · as Gas Chamber Prison Guard (uncredited) · 1 ep
It Takes a Thief
TV · as Airplane Passenger (uncredited) · 1 ep
Ironside
TV · as Onlooker (uncredited) · 1 ep
Dragnet
TV · as Potential Recruit (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Panorama
TV · 1 ep
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep