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Jesse Owens

Acting Born Sep 12, 1913 Oakville, Alabama, USA 24 credits

Biography

Jesse Owens works in acting. Born September 12, 1913 in Oakville, Alabama, USA. Archytele lists 24 screen credits below. A full profile for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.

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Known for

American Experience

as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Explained

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

Ace of Aces

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Film

Swastika

as Self (archive footage)

Frequent co-stars

Adolf Hitler 1 shared title
Heinrich Himmler 1 shared title
Hermann Göring 1 shared title
Joseph Goebbels 1 shared title
Benito Mussolini 1 shared title
Eva Braun 1 shared title
Galeazzo Ciano 1 shared title
Albert Einstein 1 shared title
Joachim von Ribbentrop 1 shared title

Career timeline

The U.S. and the Holocaust
Explained
Der wahre Champion: Siegen mit Hightech
Jesse Owens et Luz Long : le temps d'une étreinte
Jesse Owens
Black Power Salute
The Olympic Series: Golden Moments 1920 - 2002
Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games
Hitler's Forgotten Victims
The Record Breakers
American Experience
Ace of AcesGenocide
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Swastika
Jesse Owens Returns to Berlin
The Grand Olympics
What's My Line?The Century Is Fifty
The Ed Sullivan Show
Easy to Get
Mom and Dad
The Negro Soldier
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

Full filmography

  • American Experience (1988) as Self
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
  • What's My Line? (1950) as Self - Mystery Guest
  • Explained (2018) as Self - Four-Time Olympic Gold Medalist (archive footage)
  • The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022) as Self (archive footage)
  • Ace of Aces (1982) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Swastika (1974) as Self (archive footage)
  • Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (1938) as Self (uncredited)
  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Olympic Series: Golden Moments 1920 - 2002 (2004) as Self
  • Hitler's Forgotten Victims (1997) as Self (achive footage)
  • Genocide (1982) as Self (archive footage)
  • Jesse Owens (2012) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Negro Soldier (1944) as Himself
  • Mom and Dad (1945) as Lecturer (live on stage during intermissions, black demographic screenings only)
  • The Century Is Fifty (1950) as Self (archive footage)
  • Easy to Get (1947) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Grand Olympics (1961) as Himself
  • Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games (1999) as Self (archive footage)
  • Der wahre Champion: Siegen mit Hightech (2016) as Self (archive footage)
  • Black Power Salute (2008) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Record Breakers (1991) as Self (archive footage)
  • Jesse Owens et Luz Long : le temps d'une étreinte (2015) as Self (archive footage)
  • Jesse Owens Returns to Berlin (1966) as Host / Narrator