Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Filmography: Movies and Television Credits

This Kareem Abdul-Jabbar filmography covers 22 movie titles and 35 television titles from the available cast credits. Multiple roles in the same title are grouped together. It is a selection of screen credits, rather than a complete record of every performance. Credits may include acting, voice work, uncredited roles and appearances as themselves.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar movies by release year

The years below are film release years, not filming dates.

• Game of Death (1978) as Hakim
• The Visitor (1979) as Basketball player (uncredited)
• Airplane! (1980) as Roger Murdock
• Fletch (1985) as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
• Troop Beverly Hills (1989) as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
• The Best of the Martial Arts Films (1990) as Self
• The Curse of the Dragon (1993) as Self
• D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994) as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
• Forget Paris (1995) as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
• Slam Dunk Ernest (1995) as Archangel
• Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) as Self
• BASEketball (1998) as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
• Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey (2000) as Self
• Weapons (2007) as P.J.
• How Bruce Lee Changed the World (2009) as Self
• Kobe Doin' Work (2009) as Self
• Kareem: Minority of One (2015) as Self
• Kobe Bryant's Muse (2015) as Self (archive footage)
• O.J.: Made in America (2016) as Self (archive footage)
• Be Water (2020) as Self - Student / Friend
• Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
• John Candy: I Like Me (2025) as Self (archive footage)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar television roles and appearances

Television titles are listed alphabetically. An appearance date is included only where verified for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; a programme's premiere year does not establish when a performer appeared in it.

• 21 Jump Street as Wesley Williams
• Amen
• Bill Russell: Legend as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
• Billions as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
• Celebrity Family Feud as Self
• Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
• DAVE as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
• Diff'rent Strokes as Mr. Wilkes
• Emergency!
• Everybody Loves Raymond as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
• Fresh Off the Boat as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
• Full House
• Good Mythical Morning as Self
• Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers as Self
• Man from Atlantis as Thark
• Mannix
• Martin as Dr. Skyhook
• Muhammad Ali as Self
• New Girl as Himself
• Night Court
• O.J.: Made in America as Self (archive footage)
• Saved by the Bell: The New Class as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
• Scrubs as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
• Stingray
• Tales from the Darkside as The Djinn, Jan Bin Jan
• The Bachelorette as Self
• The Big Bang Theory as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
• The Celebrity Apprentice
• The Crazy Ones as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
• The Critic as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (voice)
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
• The Oscars as Self
• The Simpsons as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (voice)
• The Stand as Monster Shouter
• They Call Me Magic as Self

Credit information: TMDB, with additional sources listed below where used. The titles shown here do not establish the beginning or end of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's career, and omissions should not be treated as evidence that a credit does not exist.