O. J. Simpson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 9, 1947
- Died
- Apr 10, 2024 (aged 76)
- Place of birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Credits
- 89
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.
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Known for
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988Movie
Nordberg
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1991Movie
Nordberg
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994Movie
Nordberg
The Towering Inferno
1974Movie
Jernigan
Tiger King
2020TV
Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self - Host, Self (uncredited)
Filmography
OJ Unseen: Exploitation of Evil
2026Movie
Self
OJ Unseen: Exploitation of Evil
2026TV
Self (archive footage)
Elway
2025Movie
Self (archive footage)
Detective Tom Lange and the O.J. Simpson Case (Part 1)
2025Movie
Self (archive footage)
American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson
2025TV
Self (archive footage)
TMZ Presents | O.J.: How He Really Did It
2024Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson
2024TV
Self (archive footage)
Most Famous Murder: The O.J. Simpson Trial
2024Movie
Self (archive footage)
O.J. Simpson: Blood, Lies & Murder
2023Movie
Self
Killer Sally
2022TV
Self - Acquitted of Double Homicide (archive footage)
When Ruby Wax Met...
2021TV
Self (archive footage)
Tiger King
2020TV
Self (archive footage)
OJ25
2020TV
Dark Side of the Ring
2019TV
Basketball: A Love Story
2018TV
Self (archive footage)
O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession?
2018Movie
Self (archive footage)
O.J.: Guilty in Vegas
2017Movie
Himself (archive footage)
Dateline: Secrets Uncovered
2017TV
Self (archive footage)
O.J.: Made in America
2016TV
Self (archive footage)
O.J.: Made in America
2016Movie
Self (archive footage)
Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime
2016TV
Self (archive footage)
O.J. Speaks: The Hidden Tapes
2015Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Secret Tapes of the O.J. Case: The Untold Story
2015Movie
Self (archive footage)
2012: Time for Change
2010Movie
Self (archive footage)
History of the Buffalo Bills
2009Movie
Self (archive footage)
Juiced with O.J. Simpson
2006Movie
Himself
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
2006Movie
Self (archive footage)
Murders of Hollywood
2003Movie
Self (archive footage)
Bamboozled
2000Movie
Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
Absolutely 100% Guilty
1999Movie
Himself
O.J. Simpson: The Interview
1996Movie
Self
Ruby Wax Meets
1996TV
Nicole's Revenge
1995Movie
archive footage
O.J. Fitness: Minimum Maintenance Fitness for Men
1994Movie
Himself
Fall from Grace: O.J.'s Last Run
1994Movie
Self (archive footage)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994Movie
Nordberg
No Place to Hide
1992Movie
Allie Wheeler
C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa
1992Movie
Nick Murphy
Adventures in Wonderland
1992TV
O.J. Simpson
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1991Movie
Nordberg
The Record Breakers
1991Movie
Self (archive footage)
Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed
1990Movie
Self
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989Movie
Self
Monday Night Madness
1989Movie
Self
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988Movie
Nordberg
Student Exchange
1987Movie
Soccer Coach
Back to the Beach
1987Movie
Man At Airport (uncredited)
Disposable Heroes: The Other Side of Football
1985Movie
Self
1st & Ten
1984TV
T.D. Parker
Hambone and Hillie
1983Movie
Tucker
Cocaine and Blue Eyes
1983Movie
Michael Brennen
Late Night with David Letterman
1982TV
Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981TV
Self
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
1981Movie
Joe Gallagher
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980Movie
Self
Detour to Terror
1980Movie
Lee Hayes
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980Movie
Self (archive footage)
Goldie and the Boxer
1979Movie
Joe Gallagher
Wide World of Sports: 1970's A Decade in Review
1979Movie
(archive footage)
Firepower
1979Movie
Catlett
Superstunt II
1979Movie
Self
Mickey's 50
1978Movie
Self
Capricorn One
1977Movie
Cmdr. John Walker
A Killing Affair
1977Movie
Woodrow York
Roots
1977TV
Kadi Touray
The Cassandra Crossing
1976Movie
Haley
The Captain and Tennille
1976TV
Self - Guest
Killer Force
1976Movie
Alexander
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self - Host, Self (uncredited)
O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose
1974Movie
Self
The Towering Inferno
1974Movie
Jernigan
The Klansman
1974Movie
Garth
Why?
1973Movie
The Athlete
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971TV
Simms
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971TV
Monday Night Football
1970TV
Running Back
The Dream of Hamish Mose
1969Movie
Medical Center
1969TV
Here's Lucy
1968TV
O.J. Simpson
The Name of the Game
1968TV
Gas Chamber Prison Guard (uncredited)
It Takes a Thief
1968TV
Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
Ironside
1967TV
Onlooker (uncredited)
Dragnet
1967TV
Potential Recruit (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962TV
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962TV
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961TV
Self
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954TV
Self
Panorama
1953TV
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948TV
Self