Person Details
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Aliases: The Big Dipper , Wilton Norman Chamberlain
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Movie Involvements: 4
TV Involvements: 3
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Basketball: A Love Story
(2018) Self (archive footage)Goliath
(2023) SelfAny Given Sunday
(1999) Visitor in Locker Room (uncredited)Conan the Destroyer
(1984) BombaataBill Russell: Legend
(2023) Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (archive footage)King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
(1970) Self (archive footage)Wilt Chamberlain: Borscht Belt Bellhop
(2013) Self (archive footage)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Self | |
| Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (archive footage) | ||
| 2018 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2013 | N/A | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 2012 | Himself | |
| 2008 | Himself | |
| 1999 | Visitor in Locker Room (uncredited) | |
| 1991 | N/A | |
| 1988 | Himself | |
| 1986 | Himself | |
| 1984 | Bombaata | |
| 1979 | N/A | |
| 1978 | N/A | |
| 1973 | Self | |
| N/A | ||
| 1970 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1968 | Self | |
| 1962 | Self | |
| 1948 | Self | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |