Hakeem Olajuwon
Acting • Born 1963-01-21
Biography
Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon, nicknamed "the Dream," is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player. From 1984 to 2002, he played center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Houston Rockets and, in his last season, the Toronto Raptors. He led the Rockets to back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995. Olajuwon was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008 and the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2016. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest centers, as well as one of the greatest basketball players of all time.
Filmography
12 credits
Stand
Movie • 2023
Self - Houston Rockets (archive footage)
Hakeem Olajuwon - Hakeem the Dream
Movie • 1995
Going Big
Movie • 2012
Self
The '84 Draft
Movie • 2014
Arvydas Sabonis 11
Movie • 2014
Himself
Hoops Africa: Ubuntu Matters
Movie • 2017
Self
Phi Slama Jama
Movie • 2016
NB80s
Movie • 2011
Self (archive footage)
Clutch City
Movie • 2015
Himself
Mount Mutombo
Movie • 2025
Self
Beyond the Glory
TV • 2001
Basketball: A Love Story
TV • 2018
Self