Actor
Wilt Chamberlain
Born August 21, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USADied October 12, 19995 films
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.
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First watchThe Great Muppet Caper19816.9as Basketballer (uncredited)Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace is stolen.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
5 films as actor- 1999Any Given SundayVisitor in Locker Room (uncredited)
- 1984Conan the DestroyerBombaata
- 1981The Great Muppet CaperBasketballer (uncredited)
- 1978Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II
- 1969...& Beautiful