Acting · San Francisco, California, USA · Born July 9, 1947
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.
MovieElway
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Detective Tom Lange and the O.J. Simpson Case (Part 1)
2025
as Self (archive footage)
TVAmerican Manhunt: O.J. Simpson
2025
as Self (archive footage)
MovieTMZ Presents | O.J.: How He Really Did It
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson
2024
as Self (archive footage) - Nicole's Husband
TVThe Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMost Famous Murder: The O.J. Simpson Trial
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MovieO.J. Simpson: Blood, Lies & Murder
2023
as Self
TVKiller Sally
2022
as Self - Acquitted of Double Homicide (archive footage)
TVWhen Ruby Wax Met...
2021
as Self (archive footage)
TVTiger King
2020
as Self (archive footage)
TVOJ25
2020
TVDark Side of the Ring
2019
TVBasketball: A Love Story
2018
as Self (archive footage)
MovieO.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession?
2018
as Self (archive footage)
MovieO.J.: Guilty in Vegas
2017
as Himself (archive footage)
TVDateline: Secrets Uncovered
2017
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TVO.J.: Made in America
2016
as Self (archive footage)
MovieO.J.: Made in America
2016
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TVBuzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime
2016
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MovieO.J. Speaks: The Hidden Tapes
2015
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MovieThe Secret Tapes of the O.J. Case: The Untold Story
2015
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Movie2012: Time for Change
2010
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MovieHistory of the Buffalo Bills
2009
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MovieJuiced with O.J. Simpson
2006
as Himself
MovieMidnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
2006
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MovieMurders of Hollywood
2003
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MovieBamboozled
2000
as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
MovieAbsolutely 100% Guilty
1999
as Himself
MovieO.J. Simpson: The Interview
1996
as Self
TVRuby Wax Meets
1996
MovieNicole's Revenge
1995
as archive footage
MovieO.J. Fitness: Minimum Maintenance Fitness for Men
1994
as Himself
Fall from Grace: O.J.'s Last Run
1994
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MovieNaked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
as Nordberg
MovieNo Place to Hide
1992
as Allie Wheeler
MovieC.I.A. Code Name: Alexa
1992
as Nick Murphy
TVAdventures in Wonderland
1992
as O.J. Simpson
MovieThe Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1991
as Nordberg
MovieThe Record Breakers
1991
as Self (archive footage)
MovieRichard Lewis: I'm Doomed
1990
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MovieSaturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
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MovieMonday Night Madness
1989
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MovieThe Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
as Nordberg
MovieStudent Exchange
1987
as Soccer Coach
MovieBack to the Beach
1987
as Man At Airport (uncredited)
TV1st & Ten
1984
as T.D. Parker
MovieHambone and Hillie
1983
as Tucker
MovieCocaine and Blue Eyes
1983
as Michael Brennen
TVLate Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self
TVEntertainment Tonight
1981
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MovieGoldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
1981
as Joe Gallagher
MovieThe Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980
as Self
MovieDetour to Terror
1980
as Lee Hayes
MovieThe Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980
as Self (archive footage)
MovieGoldie and the Boxer
1979
as Joe Gallagher
MovieWide World of Sports: 1970's A Decade in Review
1979
as (archive footage)
MovieFirepower
1979
as Catlett
Superstunt II
1979
as Self
MovieMickey's 50
1978
as Self
MovieCapricorn One
1977
as Cmdr. John Walker
MovieA Killing Affair
1977
as Woodrow York
TVRoots
1977
as Kadi Touray
MovieThe Cassandra Crossing
1976
as Haley
TVThe Captain and Tennille
1976
as Self - Guest
MovieKiller Force
1976
as Alexander
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
MovieO.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose
1974
as Self
MovieThe Towering Inferno
1974
as Jernigan
MovieThe Klansman
1974
as Garth
MovieWhy?
1973
as The Athlete
TVOwen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Simms
TVThe Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
TVMonday Night Football
1970
as Running Back
MovieThe Dream of Hamish Mose
1969
TVMedical Center
1969
TVHere's Lucy
1968
as O.J. Simpson
TVThe Name of the Game
1968
as Gas Chamber Prison Guard (uncredited)
TVIt Takes a Thief
1968
as Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
TVIronside
1967
as Onlooker (uncredited)
TVDragnet
1967
as Potential Recruit (uncredited)
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Self
TVPanorama
1953
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
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