Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens
Person

Jesse Owens

Actor 1913-09-12 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 4...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Ace of Aces

Ace of Aces

1982 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Explained

Explained

2018 · Self - Four-Time Olympic Gold Medalist (archive footage)

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

1938 · Self (uncredited)

American Experience

American Experience

1988 · Self

The Negro Soldier

The Negro Soldier

1944 · Himself

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950 · Self - Mystery Guest

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 · Self

Genocide

Genocide

1982 · Self (archive footage)

The U.S. and the Holocaust

The U.S. and the Holocaust

2022 · Self (archive footage)

Swastika

Swastika

1974 · Self (archive footage)

Mom and Dad

Mom and Dad

1945 · Lecturer (live on stage during intermissions, black demographic screenings only)

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 · Self

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975 · Self (archive footage)

The Grand Olympics

The Grand Olympics

1961 · Himself

Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games

Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games

1999 · Self (archive footage)

Easy to Get

Easy to Get

1947 · Self (archive footage)

Jesse Owens

Jesse Owens

2012 · Self (archive footage)

The Century Is Fifty

The Century Is Fifty

1950 · Self (archive footage)

Jesse Owens et Luz Long : le temps d'une étreinte

Jesse Owens et Luz Long : le temps d'une étreinte

2015 · Self (archive footage)

The Olympic Series: Golden Moments 1920 - 2002

The Olympic Series: Golden Moments 1920 - 2002

2004 · Self