Jack Dempsey
Actor
- Born
- June 24, 1895 · Manassa, Colorado, USA
- Died
- May 31, 1983 (age 87)
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William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey (June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983), nicknamed "Kid Blackie" and "The Manassa Mauler", was an American professional boxer who competed from 1914 to 1927, and reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926. A cultural icon of the 1920s, Dempsey's aggressive fighting style and exceptional punching power made him one of the most popular boxers in history. Many of his fights set financial and attendance records, including the first million-dollar gate. Dempsey is ranked as tenth on The Ring magazine's list of all-time heavyweights and seventh among its Top 100 Greatest Punchers, while in 1950 the Associated Press voted him as the greatest fighter of the past 50 years. He is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, and was inducted into The Ring's Boxing Hall of Fame in 1951.
Known for
Requiem for a Heavyweight
October 16, 1962
Off Limits
December 30, 1952
The Prizefighter and the Lady
November 10, 1933
Big City
September 3, 1937
Ways to Strength and Beauty
March 16, 1925
Stars Over Broadway
November 23, 1935
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
February 25, 1983
Sweet Surrender
December 1, 1935
Sports on the Silver Screen
March 16, 1997
Mr. Broadway
September 12, 1933
The Battle of the Century
July 2, 1921
Damn Citizen
March 1, 1958
Acting27
- 1998Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists as Self (archive footage)
- 1997Sports on the Silver Screen as Self (archive footage)
- 1995Kings of The Ring - History of Heavyweight Boxing 1919-1990 as Himself (Archival Footage)
- 1990Babe Ruth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend as himself
- 1988Mike Tyson Presents: The Heavyweights
- 1987Boxing's Greatest Knockouts
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1971Fight of the Century as Self
- 1964The Polo Grounds: Requiem for an Arena as Self
- 1964