Bill Russell: movies and TV shows

Bill Russell has 31 credits in the archive: 16 films and 15 TV series, from 1961 to 2025. Highest rated: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (7.5/10).

Career timeline

1961 – 2025 · busiest year: 2016 (3 credits)

Year	Title	Role	Type	Rating	Age then
2025	Celtics City	Self	TV	7.6	91
2023	Bill Russell: Legend	Self	TV	7.2	89
2022	Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL	Self (archive footage)	Film	—	88
2022	El otro Rey de Chicago	Self	Film	—	88
2018	Basketball: A Love Story	Self	TV	7.3	84
2018	Shut Up and Dribble	Self - NBA Hall of Famer	TV	1.0	84
2016	O.J.: Made in America	Self (archive footage)	TV	8.1	82
2016	O.J.: Made in America	Self (archive footage)	Film	8.4	82
2016	2016 NBA Finals Mini-Movie	Himself	Film	—	82
2013	Mr. Russell's House		Film	—	79
2012	Uncle Drew: Chapter 2	Self	Film	—	78
2008	Fathers of the Sport	Himself	Film	8.0	74
2005	Iconoclasts	Self	TV	7.5	71
2005	History Rings True: Red Sox Opening Day Ring Ceremony	Self	Film	—	71
2002	Jim Brown: All-American	Self	Film	5.0	68
2002	:03 from Gold	Self (archive footage)	Film	9.0	68
2000	Bill Russell: My Life, My Way		Film	7.0	66
1996	The Journey of the African-American Athlete	Self	Film	10.0	62
1986	Rickles... On the Loose	Self	Film	7.0	52
1985	Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports	Self (archive footage)	Film	—	51
1984	Miami Vice	Judge Roger Ferguson	TV	7.4	50
1981	On the Right Track	Robert	Film	6.5	47
1978	The White Shadow	Bill Russell	TV	7.1	44
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Host	TV	6.9	41
1971	The Jackson 5: Goin' Back to Indiana	Self	Film	—	37
1970	The Flip Wilson Show	Self	TV	4.9	36
1968	The Dick Cavett Show	Self - Guest	TV	6.8	34
1968	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In	Self	TV	6.8	34
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self	TV	7.5	28
1962	The Merv Griffin Show	Self	TV	6.6	28
1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self	TV	5.8	27