O. J. Simpson

Biography

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

Woodrow York

A Killing Affair

Jernigan

The Towering Inferno

Self

Superstunt II

Cmdr. John Walker

Capricorn One

Haley

The Cassandra Crossing

The Athlete

Why?

Self (archive footage)

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

Nordberg

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Nordberg

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

Nordberg

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

Catlett

Firepower

Lee Hayes

Detour to Terror

Alexander

Killer Force

Allie Wheeler

No Place To Hide

Soccer Coach

Student Exchange

Garth

The Klansman

Self

Monday Night Madness

Tucker

Hambone and Hillie

(archive footage)

Wide World of Sports: 1970's A Decade in Review

Nick Murphy

C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa

Joe Gallagher

Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood

Man At Airport (uncredited)

Back to the Beach

Himself

Juiced with O.J. Simpson

The Dream of Hamish Mose

Self

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

Self

The Secret Tapes of the O.J. Case: The Untold Story

Joe Gallagher

Goldie and the Boxer

Himself

Absolutely 100% Guilty

Self (archive footage)(uncredited)

Bamboozled

Himself (Archival)

Most Famous Murder: The O.J. Simpson Trial

Self (archive footage)

TMZ Presents | O.J.: How He Really Did It

Self (archive footage)

The Record Breakers

Self (archive footage) - Nicole's Husband

The Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson

Self (archive footage)

O.J.: Made in America

Self

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

Self (archive footage)

2012: Time for Change

Self

O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose

Himself (archive footage)

O.J.: Guilty in Vegas

Self (archive footage)

O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession?

Himself

O.J. Fitness: Minimum Maintenance Fitness for Men

Michael Brennen

Cocaine and Blue Eyes

Himself (archive footage)

O.J. Speaks: The Hidden Tapes

Self

Mickey's 50

Self (archive footage)

Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition

Self

Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed

Self (archive footage)

History of the Buffalo Bills

Self (archive footage)

The Menendez Brothers

Self

O.J. Simpson: Blood, Lies & Murder

Himself (Archival Footage)

Fall from Grace: O.J.'s Last Run