O. J. Simpson
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
as Nordberg
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)
as Nordberg
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
as Nordberg
The Towering Inferno (1974)
as Jernigan
The Cassandra Crossing (1976)
as Haley
Capricorn One (1977)
as Cmdr. John Walker
Bamboozled (2000)
as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
Firepower (1979)
as Catlett
Superstunt II (1979)
as Self
O.J.: Made in America (2016)
as Self (archive footage)
Student Exchange (1987)
as Soccer Coach
Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed (1990)
as Self
No Place to Hide (1992)
as Allie Wheeler
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989)
as Self
Elway (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
The Klansman (1974)
as Garth
Absolutely 100% Guilty (1999)
as Himself
Back to the Beach (1987)
as Man At Airport (uncredited)
Killer Force (1976)
as Alexander
Mickey's 50 (1978)
as Self
A Killing Affair (1977)
as Woodrow York
Juiced with O.J. Simpson (2006)
as Himself
Cocaine and Blue Eyes (1983)
as Michael Brennen
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's (1980)
as Self (archive footage)
O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession? (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa (1992)
as Nick Murphy
Detour to Terror (1980)
as Lee Hayes
Monday Night Madness (1989)
as Self
The Dream of Hamish Mose (1969)
Actor
2012: Time for Change (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
Hambone and Hillie (1983)
as Tucker
Goldie and the Boxer (1979)
as Joe Gallagher
O.J.: Guilty in Vegas (2017)
as Himself (archive footage)
Murders of Hollywood (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story (1980)
as Self
O.J. Simpson: The Interview (1996)
as Self
O.J. Simpson: Blood, Lies & Murder (2023)
as Self
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition (2006)
as Self (archive footage)
Most Famous Murder: The O.J. Simpson Trial (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
TMZ Presents | O.J.: How He Really Did It (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
O.J. Speaks: The Hidden Tapes (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
The Record Breakers (1991)
as Self (archive footage)
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood (1981)
as Joe Gallagher
History of the Buffalo Bills (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
Wide World of Sports: 1970's A Decade in Review (1979)
as (archive footage)
The Secret Tapes of the O.J. Case: The Untold Story (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Nicole's Revenge (1995)
as archive footage
Why? (1973)
as The Athlete
O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose (1974)
as Self
Disposable Heroes: The Other Side of Football (1985)
as Self
Fall from Grace: O.J.'s Last Run (1994)
as Self (archive footage)
O.J. Fitness: Minimum Maintenance Fitness for Men (1994)
as Himself
Detective Tom Lange and the O.J. Simpson Case (Part 1) (2025)
as Self (archive footage)