Acting · East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA · Born February 22, 1950
Julius Winfield Erving II, commonly known by the nickname "Dr. J", is an American retired basketball player who helped popularize a modern style of play that emphasizes leaping and playing above the rim in his career at the ABA and the NBA.
TVSoul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association
2026
as Self
MovieThe Waiting Game
2024
MovieIceman: A George Gervin Story
2023
as Self
TVThe Luckiest Guy in the World
2023
as Self
MovieReggie
2023
as Self
TVBill Russell: Legend
2023
as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
MovieHustle
2022
as Julius 'Dr. J' Erving
MovieVince Carter: Legacy
2021
TVShut Up and Dribble
2018
as Self - NBA Hall of Famer
TVBasketball: A Love Story
2018
as Self
MovieThe Making of Mr. October: The Reggie Jackson Story
2016
as Self
MovieKareem: Minority of One
2015
as Self
MovieFree Spirits
2013
as Self
MovieThe Doctor
2013
as Self (archive footage)
MovieUndefeated: The Roger Brown Story
2013
as Himself
MovieDoin' It in the Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC
2012
as Julius "Dr. J" Erving
MovieGoose
2012
MovieNB80s
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Fathers of the Sport
2008
as Himself
TVThe Colbert Report
2005
as Self - Guest
TVThe Office
2005
as Julius Erving
Movie:03 from Gold
2002
as Self (archive footage)
TVFigure It Out
1997
as Self
MovieLong Shots: The Life and Times of the American Basketball Association
1997
MovieThe Journey of the African-American Athlete
1996
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBelow the Rim
1995
as Self
MoviePhiladelphia
1993
as Julius Erving
TVFrasier
1993
as Mike (voice)
TVHangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992
as Julius Erving
MoviePhiladelphia 76ers 1983 - That Championship Feeling
1991
as Self
MovieAll New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers
1990
as Self (archive footage)
TVDoogie Howser, M.D.
1989
as Dr. J
MovieThe Jay Leno Special
1986
as self
MovieThe Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979
as Moses Guthrie
MovieThe American Game
1979
TVNBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest
1976
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
MovieSoul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association
as Self
