Personal Info
The Big Dipper
Wilton Norman Chamberlain
Wilt Chamberlain
Acting
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.
Known For
Filmography
Movies
NB90s
Wilt Chamberlain: Borscht Belt Bellhop
as Self (archive footage)
Touched by Gold: '72 Lakers
as Himself
Fathers of the Sport
as Himself
Any Given Sunday
as Visitor in Locker Room (uncredited)
The Racing Experience
as Himself
Vanishing America
as Himself
Conan the Destroyer
as Bombaata
Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II
Playboy's Playmate Party
TV Shows
Bill Russell: Legend
as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (archive footage) · 2 ep.
Goliath
as Self · 3 ep.
Basketball: A Love Story
as Self (archive footage) · 4 ep.
The Commish
1 ep.
All Star Secrets
1 ep.
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self · 2 ep.
Goober and the Ghost Chasers
1 ep.
Once Upon a Wheel
as Self · 1 ep.
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited) · 3 ep.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self · 1 ep.