ACTOR
Jim Brown
- Known for
- Dark of the Sun (1968), Take a Hard Ride (1975)
25 archived facts 3 topics 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026
Jim Brown is an actor best known for Dark of the Sun and Take a Hard Ride.
All facts (25)
- #001
Jim Brown never missed an NFL game in his career due to injury.
- #002
He was a close friend of the late actor Lee Marvin.
- #003
He is the only man to be inducted into three sports Halls of Fame in his lifetime: Pro Football, College Football and Lacrosse.
- #004
He was a superb lacrosse player at Syracuse University. He was also inducted into the Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1983.
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He played fullback for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League from 1957 to 1965. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971.
- #006
Brown appeared alongside Burt Reynolds (and Raquel Welch) in the 1969 film 100 Rifles, which featured one of the first interracial love scenes in a film.
- #007
Despite playing only nine seasons, he retired as the NFL's all-time career rushing leader with 12,312 yards. The record stood for 19 years.
- #008
Although he retired from the NFL after the 1965 season, he remained on the Cleveland Browns' Reserve/Retired List until 1975.
- #009
Far ahead of his time, Jim Brown filmed two interracial love scenes. One was with Raquel Welch in 100 Rifles (1969). The other was with Stella Stevens in Slaughter (1972). Both women died the same week. Welch died on February 15, 2023. Stevens died on February 17, 2023, Jim Brown's 87th birthday.
- #010
His favorite films are The Dirty Dozen, Slaughter and Mars Attacks!
- #011
He posed nude for the centerfold of the September 1974 issue of Playgirl magazine.
- #012
He was inducted into both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Lacrosse Hall of Fame, making him one of the few athletes in multiple halls of fame. Brown was unanimously named Rookie of the Year in 1957. That season he was named the NFL's Most Valuable Player by many media outlets. In total he won the league's MVP award four times (1957, 1958, 1963 and 1965).
- #013
He was born into a devout Baptist family.
- #014
He was named an All-American in both football and lacrosse at Syracuse University.
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A group of businessmen offered him a deal to channel his size, strength and speed into serious training to become World Heavyweight Boxing Champion; he respectfully declined the offer.
- #016
He was Meagan Good's godfather.
- #017
He was portrayed by Aldis Hodge in the 2020 film One Night in Miami.
- #018
He graduated from Syracuse University.
- #019
Jim Brown was the first Cleveland Browns player to rush for 1,000 yards, gaining 1,527 in 1958.
- #020
Jim Brown is the father of Karen Brown Ward, Jim N. Brown Jr., Kim Brown and Kevin Brown.
- #021
Jim Brown grew up in Manhasset, Long Island, New York, from the age of eight.
- #022
With his wife Monique, Jim Brown has two children, Aris and Morgan.
- #023
Jim Brown turned down the lead role in Mandingo (1975).
- #024
Despite sharing the same first and last name, Jim Brown is in no way related to the late singer James Brown.
- #025
The July 30, 1986 issue of Variety, in its New Film Starts section, announced that the film "Slamdunk" began shooting in Los Angeles on June 2, 1986, directed by Jim Brown, with Jim Brown, Vonetta McGee and Beverly Todd in the cast. Booker Griffin was the producer and writer. There is no evidence that the film was completed or released.
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