Biography
Wilton Norman Chamberlain (August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American basketball player. A 7'1" center, Chamberlain played for the Kansas Jayhawks, Harlem Globetrotters, Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, and Los Angeles Lakers. He holds numerous NBA records such as averaging 50 points per game in a season and scoring 100 points in a single game. Chamberlain is widely considered the most dominant player of his era (alongside rival Bill Russell) and among the greatest players in basketball history.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Goliath
Character: Self
TV • 2023
Bill Russell: Legend
Character: Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (archive footage)
TV • 2023
Basketball: A Love Story
Character: Self (archive footage)
TV • 2018
NB90s
Character:
MOVIE • 2013
Wilt Chamberlain: Borscht Belt Bellhop
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2013
Touched by Gold: '72 Lakers
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2012
Fathers of the Sport
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2008
Any Given Sunday
Character: Visitor in Locker Room (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1999
The Commish
Character:
TV • 1991
The Racing Experience
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 1988
Vanishing America
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 1986
Conan the Destroyer
Character: Bombaata
MOVIE • 1984
All Star Secrets
Character:
TV • 1979
Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II
Character:
MOVIE • 1978
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Character: Self
TV • 1973
Goober and the Ghost Chasers
Character:
TV • 1973
Once Upon a Wheel
Character: Self
TV • 1971
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 1970
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Character: Self
TV • 1968
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character: Self
TV • 1962