O. J. Simpson
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
Ironside
Onlooker (uncredited)
Basketball: A Love Story
Self (archive footage)
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Simms
The Name of the Game
Gas Chamber Prison Guard (uncredited)
It Takes a Thief
Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
Dark Side of the Ring
Medical Center
Here's Lucy
O.J. Simpson
Roots
Kadi Touray
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Nordberg
Dateline: Secrets Uncovered
Self (archive footage)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Nordberg
Dragnet
Potential Recruit (uncredited)
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Nordberg
Monday Night Football
Running Back
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
Tiger King
Self (archive footage)
O.J. Simpson: Blood, Lies & Murder
Self
1st & Ten
T.D. Parker
O.J.: Made in America
Self (archive footage)
American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson
Self (archive footage)
History of the Buffalo Bills
Self (archive footage)
The Captain and Tennille
Self - Guest
The Secret Tapes of the O.J. Case: The Untold Story
Self
Adventures in Wonderland
O.J. Simpson
Detective Tom Lange and the O.J. Simpson Case (Part 1)
Self (archive footage)
Bamboozled
Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
The Towering Inferno
Jernigan
The Wonderful World of Disney
Self
The Klansman
Garth
The Cassandra Crossing
Haley
A Killing Affair
Woodrow York
Firepower
Catlett
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
Joe Gallagher
No Place to Hide
Allie Wheeler
Ruby Wax Meets
Student Exchange
Soccer Coach
Killer Sally
Self - Acquitted of Double Homicide (archive footage)
Capricorn One
Cmdr. John Walker
The Dream of Hamish Mose
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self
Elway
Self (archive footage)
OJ25
O.J.: Made in America
Self (archive footage)
Superstunt II
Self
Detour to Terror
Lee Hayes
The Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson
Self (archive footage)
Absolutely 100% Guilty
Himself
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
Self (archive footage)
Cocaine and Blue Eyes
Michael Brennen
Hambone and Hillie
Tucker
Back to the Beach
Man At Airport (uncredited)
O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession?
Self (archive footage)
2012: Time for Change
Self (archive footage)
C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa
Nick Murphy
Mickey's 50
Self
O.J. Simpson: The Interview
Self
Killer Force
Alexander
O.J.: Guilty in Vegas
Himself (archive footage)
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Self (archive footage)
Juiced with O.J. Simpson
Himself
O.J. Speaks: The Hidden Tapes
Himself (archive footage)
Goldie and the Boxer
Joe Gallagher
Danny Smoke in Furry Land: Chapter One - Full TikTok Saga - Directors Cut
Self
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Self
The Record Breakers
Self (archive footage)
Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed
Self
The Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson
Self (archive footage) - Nicole's Husband
Most Famous Murder: The O.J. Simpson Trial
Himself (Archival)
O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose
Self
TMZ Presents | O.J.: How He Really Did It
Self (archive footage)
Fall from Grace: O.J.'s Last Run
Self (archive footage)
Nicole's Revenge
*archive footage*
Murders of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Monday Night Madness
Self
Why?
The Athlete
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Wide World of Sports: 1970's A Decade in Review
(archive footage)
O.J. Fitness: Minimum Maintenance Fitness for Men
Himself
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Late Night with David Letterman
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime
Self (archive footage)
Entertainment Tonight
Self
When Ruby Wax Met...
Self (archive footage)