John Thompson
Actor
- Born
- September 2, 1941 · Washington, D.C., United States of America
- Died
- August 30, 2020 (age 78)
John Robert Thompson Jr. (September 2, 1941 – August 30, 2020) was an American professional basketball player and college basketball coach for the Georgetown Hoyas men's team. He became the first African-American head coach to win a major collegiate championship in basketball when he led the Hoyas to the NCAA Division I national championship in 1984. Thompson was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
Known for
He Got Game
May 1, 1998
Like Mike
July 3, 2002
The 6th Man
March 28, 1997
Without Bias
November 3, 2009
Requiem for the Big East
March 16, 2014
Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible
November 12, 2021
Allen Iverson - The Answer
February 5, 2002
Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft
April 11, 2021
Going Big
December 20, 2012
Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship
March 2, 2005
Patrick Ewing - Standing Tall
December 1, 1993
Acting11
- 2021Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible as Self (Archive Footage)
- 2021Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft
- 2014Requiem for the Big East as Self
- 2012Going Big as Self
- 2009Without Bias as Self
- 2005Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship as Self
- 2002Like Mike as Self (uncredited)
- 2002Allen Iverson - The Answer as Himself
- 1998He Got Game as John Thompson
- 1997The 6th Man