6.7
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992· TV Series
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
September 2, 1941(78)
Day of Death
August 30, 2020
Place of Birth
Washington, D.C., United States of America
John Thompson
Acting
Biography
John Robert Thompson Jr. (September 2, 1941 – August 30, 2020) was an American professional basketball player and college basketball coach for the Georgetown Hoyas men's team. He became the first African-American head coach to win a major collegiate championship in basketball when he led the Hoyas to the NCAA Division I national championship in 1984. Thompson was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
Known For
7.3
Basketball: A Love Story
2018· TV Series
6.8
He Got Game
1998
6.1
Like Mike
2002
6.1
The 6th Man
1997
7.0
7.0
Going Big
2012
7.5
6.8
Filmography
- 2021MovieReady or Not: The 96 NBA Draft
- 2018TVBasketball: A Love Storyas Self
- 2014MovieRequiem for the Big Eastas Self
- 2012MovieGoing Bigas Self
- 2005MoviePerfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championshipas Self
- 2002MovieLike Mikeas Self (uncredited)
- 2002MovieAllen Iverson - The Answeras Himself
- 1998MovieHe Got Gameas John Thompson
- 1997MovieThe 6th Manas Self
- 1993MoviePatrick Ewing - Standing Tallas Himself
- 1992TVHangin' with Mr. Cooperas John Thompson