O. J. Simpson
Acting • Born 1947-07-09 – Died 2024-04-10
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.
Filmography
89 credits
A Killing Affair
Movie • 1977
Woodrow York
The Towering Inferno
Movie • 1974
Jernigan
Superstunt II
Movie • 1979
Self
Capricorn One
Movie • 1977
Cmdr. John Walker
The Cassandra Crossing
Movie • 1976
Haley
Why?
Movie • 1973
The Athlete
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Movie • 1980
Self (archive footage)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Movie • 1994
Nordberg
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Movie • 1988
Nordberg
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Movie • 1991
Nordberg
Firepower
Movie • 1979
Catlett
Detour to Terror
Movie • 1980
Lee Hayes
Killer Force
Movie • 1976
Alexander
No Place to Hide
Movie • 1992
Allie Wheeler
Student Exchange
Movie • 1987
Soccer Coach
The Klansman
Movie • 1974
Garth
Monday Night Madness
Movie • 1989
Self
Hambone and Hillie
Movie • 1983
Tucker
Wide World of Sports: 1970's A Decade in Review
Movie • 1979
(archive footage)
C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa
Movie • 1992
Nick Murphy
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
Movie • 1981
Joe Gallagher
Back to the Beach
Movie • 1987
Man At Airport (uncredited)
Juiced with O.J. Simpson
Movie • 2006
Himself
The Dream of Hamish Mose
Movie • 1969
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Movie • 1980
Self
The Secret Tapes of the O.J. Case: The Untold Story
Movie • 2015
Self
Goldie and the Boxer
Movie • 1979
Joe Gallagher
Absolutely 100% Guilty
Movie • 1999
Himself
Bamboozled
Movie • 2000
Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
Most Famous Murder: The O.J. Simpson Trial
Movie • 2024
Himself (Archival)
TMZ Presents | O.J.: How He Really Did It
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
The Record Breakers
Movie • 1991
Self (archive footage)
The Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage) - Nicole's Husband
O.J.: Made in America
Movie • 2016
Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Movie • 1989
Self
2012: Time for Change
Movie • 2010
Self (archive footage)
O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose
Movie • 1974
Self
O.J.: Guilty in Vegas
Movie • 2017
Himself (archive footage)
O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession?
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
O.J. Fitness: Minimum Maintenance Fitness for Men
Movie • 1994
Himself
Cocaine and Blue Eyes
Movie • 1983
Michael Brennen
O.J. Speaks: The Hidden Tapes
Movie • 2015
Himself (archive footage)
Mickey's 50
Movie • 1978
Self
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
Movie • 2006
Self (archive footage)
Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed
Movie • 1990
Self
History of the Buffalo Bills
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
O.J. Simpson: Blood, Lies & Murder
Movie • 2023
Self
Fall from Grace: O.J.'s Last Run
Movie • 1994
Self (archive footage)
O.J. Simpson: The Interview
Movie • 1996
Self
Detective Tom Lange and the O.J. Simpson Case (Part 1)
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
Murders of Hollywood
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage)
Elway
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
Nicole's Revenge
Movie • 1995
*archive footage*
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Movie • 2016
Self (archive footage)
Here's Lucy
TV • 1968
O.J. Simpson
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
TV • 1971
Medical Center
TV • 1969
Late Night with David Letterman
TV • 1982
Self
Ironside
TV • 1967
Onlooker (uncredited)
Dark Side of the Ring
TV • 2019
Basketball: A Love Story
TV • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
When Ruby Wax Met...
TV • 2021
Self (archive footage)
1st & Ten
TV • 1984
T.D. Parker
Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime
TV • 2016
Self (archive footage)
O.J.: Made in America
TV • 2016
Self (archive footage)
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
Tiger King
TV • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Entertainment Tonight
TV • 1981
Self
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
TV • 1971
Simms
The Name of the Game
TV • 1968
Gas Chamber Prison Guard (uncredited)
It Takes a Thief
TV • 1968
Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
Dragnet
TV • 1967
Potential Recruit (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV • 1954
Self
Roots
TV • 1977
Kadi Touray
Ruby Wax Meets
TV • 1996
Dateline: Secrets Uncovered
TV • 2017
Self (archive footage)
OJ25
TV • 2020
Adventures in Wonderland
TV • 1992
O.J. Simpson
American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson
TV • 2025
Self (archive footage)
Monday Night Football
TV • 1970
Running Back
The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
Self
Killer Sally
TV • 2022
Self - Acquitted of Double Homicide (archive footage)
The Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson
TV • 2024
Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self (uncredited)
The Captain and Tennille
TV • 1976
Self - Guest
Panorama
TV • 1953