Jesse Owens
Actor
Born September 12, 1913 in Oakville, Alabama, USA
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".
Filmography
The U.S. and the Holocaust
Self (archive footage)
Explained
Self - Four-Time Olympic Gold Medalist (archive footage)
Buffa racconta Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens et Luz Long : le temps d'une étreinte
Self (archive footage)
Jesse Owens
Self (archive footage)
Black Power Salute
Self (archive footage)
The Olympic Series: Golden Moments 1920 - 2002
Self
Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games
Self (archive footage)
The Record Breakers
Self (archive footage)
American Experience
Self
Ace of Aces
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Genocide
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Swastika
Self (archive footage)
The Grand Olympics
Himself
The Century Is Fifty
Self (archive footage)
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Easy to Get
Self (archive footage)
Mom and Dad
Lecturer (live on stage during intermissions, black demographic screenings only)
The Negro Soldier
Himself
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Self (uncredited)