Jesse Owens

Jesse Owens

Known for

Acting

Born

September 12, 1913

Birthplace

Oakville, Alabama, USA

Died

March 31, 1980 (aged 66)

Biography

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 and tied another, all in less than an hour, at the 1935 Big Ten track meet in Ann Arbor, Michigan—a feat that has never been equaled and has been called "the greatest 45 minutes ever in sport".

He achieved international fame at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, by winning four gold medals: 100 meters, long jump, 200 meters, and 4 × 10...

Best known work

Ace of Aces
Ace of Aces
1982
Explained
Explained
2018
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938
American Experience
American Experience
1988
The Negro Soldier
The Negro Soldier
1944
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Genocide
Genocide
1982
The U.S. and the Holocaust
The U.S. and the Holocaust
2022
Swastika
Swastika
1974

Filmography

  1. 2022

    The U.S. and the HolocaustTV

    as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)

  2. 2018

    ExplainedTV

    as Self - Four-Time Olympic Gold Medalist (archive footage) (1 episode)

  3. 2017

  4. 2016

  5. 2015

  6. 2012

    Jesse Owens

    as Self (archive footage)

  7. 2008

    Black Power Salute

    as Self (archive footage)

  8. 2004

  9. 1999

  10. 1997

    Hitler's Forgotten Victims

    as Self (achive footage)

  11. 1991

    The Record Breakers

    as Self (archive footage)

  12. 1988

    American ExperienceTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  13. 1982

    Ace of Aces

    as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  14. 1982

    Genocide

    as Self (archive footage)

  15. 1975

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    as Self (archive footage)

  16. 1974

    Swastika

    as Self (archive footage)

  17. 1966

  18. 1961

    The Mike Douglas ShowTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  19. 1961

  20. 1950

    The Century Is Fifty

    as Self (archive footage)

  21. 1950

    What's My Line?TV

    as Self - Mystery Guest (1 episode)

  22. 1948

  23. 1948

    The Ed Sullivan ShowTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  24. 1948

  25. 1947

    Easy to Get

    as Self (archive footage)

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