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Roosevelt Grier
Actor | Soundtrack | Writer
Former star player with the Los Angeles Rams during the 1960s, this impressively built African-American athlete broke into acting via appearances in TV shows including The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The ...
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Known for
Half Nelson (2006),
The Thing with Two Heads (1972),
Quincy M.E. (1978),
Asterix and the Big Fight (1989)
Details
Jul
14,
1932 (age 87)
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6' 5"
(1.96m)
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The Simpsons (1999)
(TV Series) - Roosevelt Grier (1 episode, 1999)
Sunday, Cruddy Sunday (Jan
31,
1999)
Season 10,
Episode 12
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Roosevelt Grier (voice) (as Rosey Grier)
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Aloha Paradise (1981)
(TV Series) - Actor (1 episode, 1981)
Letter from Broadway/Letter from Cyrano/Letter from a Secret Admirer (Apr
22,
1981)
Season 1,
Episode 8
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The Love Boat (1979)
(TV Series) - Virgil Plummer (1 episode, 1979)
The Stimulation of Stephanie/Life Begins at 40/The Next Step (Dec
1,
1979)
Season 3,
Episode 14
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Virgil Plummer (as Rosey Grier)
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The Rosey Grier Show (1968–1970)
(TV Series) - Himself - Host (2 episodes, 1968), Performer ("What'd I Say") (1 episode, 1968), Performer ("People Make the World Go Round", "My Cherie Amour") (1 episode, 1970)
Roberta Flack, Redd Foxx (Sep
26,
1970)
Season 3,
Episode 2
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Himself - Host,
Performer ("People Make the World Go Round", "My Cherie Amour")
Jerry Butler, Vi Redd (Nov
9,
1968)
Season 1,
Episode 22
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Himself - Host,
Performer ("What'd I Say")
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Daniel Boone (1969–1970)
(TV Series) - Gabe Cooper (16 episodes, 1969), Performer ("It's Good To Be Back Home") (1 episode, 1970), Performer ("Sing Song Kitty") (1 episode, 1970), Performer ("Yankee Doodle") (1 episode, 1969) |
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Shindig! (1965)
(TV Series) - Himself - Singer / Himself (2 episodes, 1965), Performer ("It's Not Unusual") (1 episode, 1965), Performer ("I Who Have Nothing") (1 episode, 1965)
Chuck Berry, Rosie Grier, the Spats, Adam Faith (Mar
31,
1965)
Season 1,
Episode 29
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Himself - Singer,
Performer ("It's Not Unusual")
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Pioneers of Television (2011)
(TV Series) - Himself / Gabe Cooper from Daniel Boone (1 episode, 2011)
Westerns (Jan
25,
2011)
Season 2,
Episode 2
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Himself / Gabe Cooper from Daniel Boone (as Rosey Grier)
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The Greatest Game Ever Played (2008)
(TV Movie) - Himself - Giants Defensive Tackle 1958 (as Rosey Grier) |
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Celebrity Sweepstakes (1974)
(TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 1974)
Michele Lee/Roosevelt Grier/Frank Gorshin/Louis Nye/Carol Wayne (Jul
29,
1974)
Season 1,
Episode 86
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Himself (as Rosey Grier)
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The Mike Douglas Show (1967–1974)
(TV Series) - Himself / Himself - Actor / Ex-NFL Player / Himself - NFL Star Turned Actor (6 episodes, 1967) |
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Bandstand (1964–1973)
(TV Series) - Himself - Interview / Himself - Musical Guest (2 episodes, 1964) |
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The Rosey Grier Show (1968–1970)
(TV Series) - Himself - Host (105 episodes, 1968)
Final Show - guest stars: Quincy Jones, Carmen McRae (Nov
28,
1970)
Season 3,
Episode 10
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Himself - Host
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The Andy Williams Show (1970)
(TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 1970)
The Jackson Five, Ken Berry, Carl Ballantine, Rosey Grier, Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (Jan
31,
1970)
Season 1,
Episode 18
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Himself (as Rosey Grier)
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The Merv Griffin Show (1969)
(TV Series) - Himself (2 episodes, 1969)
Stevie Wonder, Phyllis Newman, Roosevelt Grier, Joan Rivers, Dr. Laurence Peter, Country Joe and the Fish (Sep
25,
1969)
Season 7,
Episode 29
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Himself
George Jessel, Dorothy Loudon, Roosevelt Grier, Ira Cobleigh (Apr
28,
1969)
Season 6,
Episode 171
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Himself
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The Jonathan Winters Show (1968)
(TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 1968)
Godfrey Cambridge, Roy Clark, Rosie Grier, Minnie Pearl, Sugar Ray Robinson, The Association (Dec
19,
1968)
Season 2,
Episode 10
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Himself
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The NFL on CBS (1960–1966)
(TV Series) - Himself - Los Angeles Rams Defensive Tackle / Himself - New York Giants Defensive Tackle (20 episodes, 1960)
New York Giants vs. Los Angeles Rams (Nov
13,
1966)
Season 11,
Episode 70
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Himself - Los Angeles Rams Defensive Tackle
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Shindig! (1965)
(TV Series) - Himself - Singer / Himself (2 episodes, 1965)
Chuck Berry, Rosie Grier, the Spats, Adam Faith (Mar
31,
1965)
Season 1,
Episode 29
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Himself - Singer
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The NFL's Greatest Games: '58 Championship (1998)
(Video) - Himself (Giants Defensive Tackle) (archive footage) |
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The Speeches of Robert F. Kennedy (1995)
(Video) - Himself - Behind RFK During Final Speech (archive footage) |
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Stalking the President: A History of American Assassins (1992)
Himself - Behind RFK During Final Speech (archive footage) |
Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (1980)
(TV Movie) - Himself (archive footage) (as Rosey Grier) |
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