Jesse Owens
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
12 Sep 1913
Age
113 Years
Born In
Oakville, Alabama, USA
Total Projects
25
Years Active
80 Yrs
Avg Rating
7.2 ★
Overview
James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games. Owens specialized in the sprints and the long jump and was recognized in his lifetime as "perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history". He set three world records...
Known For
American Experience
1988
What's My Line?
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Explained
2018
Ace of Aces
1982
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
The Olympic Series: Golden Moments 1920 - 2002
2004
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938
Jesse Owens
2012
Swastika
1974
Filmography
tv
Explained
Explained
as Self - Four-Time Olympic Gold Medalist (archive footage)
movie
Der wahre Champion: Siegen mit Hightech
Der wahre Champion: Siegen mit Hightech
as Self (archive footage)
movie
Jesse Owens et Luz Long : le temps d'une étreinte
Jesse Owens et Luz Long : le temps d'une étreinte
as Self (archive footage)
movie
Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens
as Self (archive footage)
movie
Black Power Salute
Black Power Salute
as Self (archive footage)
tv
The Olympic Series: Golden Moments 1920 - 2002
The Olympic Series: Golden Moments 1920 - 2002
as Self
movie
Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games
Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games
as Self (archive footage)
movie
Hitler's Forgotten Victims
Hitler's Forgotten Victims
as Self (achive footage)
movie
The Record Breakers
The Record Breakers
as Self (archive footage)
tv
American Experience
American Experience
as Self
movie
Ace of Aces
Ace of Aces
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movie
Genocide
Genocide
as Self (archive footage)
movie
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
movie
Swastika
Swastika
as Self (archive footage)
movie
Jesse Owens Returns to Berlin
Jesse Owens Returns to Berlin
as Host / Narrator
movie
The Grand Olympics
The Grand Olympics
as Himself
movie
The Century Is Fifty
The Century Is Fifty
as Self (archive footage)
tv
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
movie
Olympic Cavalcade
Olympic Cavalcade
as Himself
tv
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
movie
Kings of the Olympics
Kings of the Olympics
as Self
movie
Easy to Get
Easy to Get
as Self (archive footage)
movie
Mom and Dad
Mom and Dad
as Lecturer (live on stage during intermissions, black demographic screenings only)
movie
The Negro Soldier
The Negro Soldier
as Himself
movie
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
as Self (uncredited)