O.J. Simpson
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.
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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 9.372 |
Birthday | 1947-07-09 |
Place of Birth | San Francisco, California, USA |
Also Known As | Orenthal James Simpson, The Juice, |
1977
A Killing Affair
5.2/4
A white female detective is partnered with a black male detective to find the person who is committing a series of particularly vicious murders. Durin...
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A Killing Affair
1974
The Towering Inferno
7/881
At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
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The Towering Inferno
1977
Capricorn One
6.745/431
In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn the first Mars mission into a phony Mars landing....
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Capricorn One
1976
The Cassandra Crossing
6.231/199
Passengers on a European train have been exposed to a deadly disease, and nobody will let them off the train.
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The Cassandra Crossing
1994
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
6.473/1968
Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for wh...
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Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1988
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
7.254/3523
When the incompetent Lieutenant Frank Drebin seeks the ruthless killer of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1991
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
6.789/2124
Bumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of busin...
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1979
Firepower
5/20
A mercenary is hired by the FBI to track down a powerful recluse criminal, a woman is also trying to track him down for her own personal vendetta.
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Firepower
1980
Detour to Terror
3.8/2
A homicidal dune-buggy trio terrorizes a busload of Las Vegas bound tourists with the intent to kidnap one of them.
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Detour to Terror
1976
Killer Force
5.5/13
Head of company security, Harry Webb, fears that a diamond theft is about to take place at their major mining complex deep in the desert. He quickly m...
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Killer Force
1992
No Place To Hide
6.1/10
Detective Joe Garvey is called in to a mysterious case: a ballerina has been slayed on stage during a performance, it seems she didn't even fight. At...
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No Place To Hide
1974
The Klansman
5.7/34
A small southern town has just been rocked by a tragedy: a young white woman has been raped by a black man. When young black man Garth witnesses the K...
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The Klansman
1987
Student Exchange
5.5/10
Carol and Neil are are successful in terms of grades, but not very popular at their highschool. When Carol comes to know that two foreign exchange stu...
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Student Exchange
1983
Hambone and Hillie
4/2
An elderly woman searches for her lost dog. Director Roy Watts' 1984 drama stars Lillian Gish, Timothy Bottoms, Candy Clark, O. J. Simpson, Alan Hale...
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Hambone and Hillie
1992
C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa
5.2/22
A CIA operative kills a terrorist during a prison break. When a group of terrorists attempts to recover a microchip implanted in the man's body, one o...
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C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa
2006
Juiced with O.J. Simpson
2.3/6
In this hidden camera pay-per-view special, O.J. Simpson, through a variety of characters, plays elaborate pranks on unsuspecting people.
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Juiced with O.J. Simpson
1980
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
0/0
This Olympics film, tied in with the planned 1980 games from which the United States subsequently withdrew, focuses on an American athlete whose dream...
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The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
2015
The Secret Tapes of the O.J. Case: The Untold Story
4.9/4
The LMN special, “The Secret Tapes of the O.J. Case: The Untold Story,” reveals new insights into both the events surrounding the verdict of the crimi...
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The Secret Tapes of the O.J. Case: The Untold Story
1979
Goldie and the Boxer
4.5/4
Lighthearted tale of a 10-year-old girl who, when her boxer father dies, strikes up a relationship with a struggling fighter who was his sparring part...
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Goldie and the Boxer
1999
Absolutely 100% Guilty
7/2
Relive moments from the case with analysis from top experts. Never Before Seen Footage, Evidence, and Interviews. Mock Trial on how it should've been...
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Absolutely 100% Guilty
2016
O.J.: Made in America
8.412/210
A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fracture...
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O.J.: Made in America
1989
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
7.5/4
A TV special celebrating the 15th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts ret...
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Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
2010
2012: Time for Change
6.111/9
2012: Time For Change is a documentary feature that presents ways to transform our unsustainable society into a regenerative planetary culture. This c...
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2012: Time for Change
1974
O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose
4.8/5
An independently produced sports documentary on the career of O.J. Simpson, (#32) the upcoming running back for the Buffalo Bills football team.
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O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose
2017
O.J.: Guilty in Vegas
8/1
This two-hour premiere special analyzes with new details and revelations the case that led to Simpson's conviction for armed robbery. Included: the sc...
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O.J.: Guilty in Vegas
2018
O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession?
5.8/3
In 2006, O.J. Simpson sat down for a wide-ranging, no-holds-barred interview. For over a decade, the tapes of that interview were lost – until now.
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O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession?
1994
O.J. Fitness: Minimum Maintenance Fitness for Men
0/0
Put some juice into your health and fitness program as O.J. Simpson guides you through his personal approach to getting and staying in shape – "Minimu...
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1983
Cocaine and Blue Eyes
4.3/3
Michael Brennen, a San Francisco private eye gets dragged into a drug-smuggling operation while searching for the girlfriend of a deal client, leading...
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Cocaine and Blue Eyes
2015
O.J. Speaks: The Hidden Tapes
9/1
Provides unique access inside Simpson's civil trial and his rare deposition tapes. Fred Goldman and members of the civil trial legal team, including D...
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O.J. Speaks: The Hidden Tapes
1978
Mickey's 50
0/0
"Mickey's 50" is a 90-minute special that aired on The Wonderful World of Disney on November 19, 1978. The special was made to commemorate the 50th bi...
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2006
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
0/0
Featuring Robert Crumb, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tiny Tim, Russ Meyer and more this volume of the “Midnight Blue” collection focuses on celebrities.
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1990
Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed
7/1
Taped in Chicago for HBO in 1990. The sun's too bright, the traffic's going to be bad, there's too many people out there... It's just easier to sit ba...
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Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed
1973
Why?
0/0
A group therapy session takes place involving a drummer from a suddenly defunct jazz band, an athlete and a pregnant junkie.
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2022
The Killer Nanny: Did She Do It?
0/0
Documentary re-examining the trial of Louise Woodward for the murder of eight-month-old Matthew Eappen 25 years on. The three parts focus on the prose...
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The Killer Nanny: Did She Do It?
1981
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
0/0
In this sequel to 1979's "Goldie and the Boxer," the ingratiating twosome, heavyweight champ and his 10-year-old manager, flee to California when a ve...
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1987
Back to the Beach
6/39
Cowabunga! The surfing '60s ride into the new wave as Frankie and Annette star in this hip update of their old-time, good-time beach movies. With spec...
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1979
Superstunt II
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1980
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
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A look back at the people, events, music, and trends of the 1970s.
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1989
Monday Night Madness
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For two decades, Monday Night Football has brought color, candor, controversy and non-stop action to 20 million homes every week. Monday Night Madness...
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1979
Wide World of Sports: 1970's A Decade in Review
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ABC's Wide World of Sports hosts Jim McKay and Howard Cossell take a look back on the decade in this wrap-up of the top sports stories of the 1970s.
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1969
The Dream of Hamish Mose
0/0
A lost team of Buffalo Soldiers and their Captain in the aftermath of the Civil War trek through the Texas desert on an odyssey to retrieve a comrade...
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