Jesse Owens: movies and TV shows
Jesse Owens has 24 credits in the archive: 18 films and 6 TV series, from 1938 to 2022. Highest rated: Explained (7.5/10).
Career timeline
1938 – 2022 · busiest year: 1950 (2 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The U.S. and the Holocaust | Self (archive footage) | TV | — | 108 |
| 2018 | Explained | Self - Four-Time Olympic Gold Medalist (archive footage) | TV | 7.5 | 104 |
| 2016 | Der wahre Champion: Siegen mit Hightech | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 102 |
| 2015 | Jesse Owens et Luz Long : le temps d'une étreinte | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 101 |
| 2012 | Jesse Owens | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 98 |
| 2008 | Black Power Salute | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 94 |
| 2004 | The Olympic Series: Golden Moments 1920 - 2002 | Self | TV | — | 90 |
| 1999 | Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 85 |
| 1997 | Hitler's Forgotten Victims | Self (achive footage) | Film | — | 83 |
| 1991 | The Record Breakers | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 77 |
| 1988 | American Experience | Self | TV | 6.5 | 74 |
| 1982 | Ace of Aces | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 68 |
| 1982 | Genocide | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 68 |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 61 |
| 1974 | Swastika | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.8 | 60 |
| 1966 | Jesse Owens Returns to Berlin | Host / Narrator | Film | — | 52 |
| 1961 | The Grand Olympics | Himself | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest | TV | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1950 | The Century Is Fifty | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 36 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 34 |
| 1947 | Easy to Get | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 33 |
| 1945 | Mom and Dad | Lecturer (live on stage during intermissions, black demographic screenings only) | Film | — | 31 |
| 1944 | The Negro Soldier | Himself | Film | — | 30 |
| 1938 | Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations | Self (uncredited) | Film | — | 24 |