OJ Simpson He died on Wednesday, April 10, at the age of 76 from cancer. A former American football player, in the mid-90s he starred in one of the most high-profile trials ever held in the United States. In 1994, he was accused of murdering his ex-wife. Nicole Brownand from Ronald Goldman. A year later, he was acquitted for lack of evidence, although two years later, in 1997, the court found him civilly liable for the double crime.
In addition to a fruitful sports career, OJ Simpson He was also an actor. In fact, he started his journey in the world of acting even before he became a professional American football player. It all started with an uncredited role in the series Dragnet 1967. His first featured role was in the TV series Medical Center1969, where he played Bru Wiley in one episode.
From that moment on, more and more job offers gradually began to arrive. In the 1970s, he managed to establish himself in the industry and over the next 25 years he worked on several notable films as well as TV series such as Property, a 1977 classic. His film and television career was abruptly interrupted when the aforementioned trial began. However, in his filmography you can find such famous films as the following.
5 Best OJ Simpson Movies
Grab it as much as you can
Without a doubt, the best film of my career OJ Simpson is Grab it as much as you cansince 1989. Director David Zuckerits main character was incomparable Leslie Nielsen as the incompetent Lieutenant Frank Drebin. In the film, this unusual character wants to take revenge on a gang of drug dealers who wounded him Nordberg. This was precisely the role Simpson, which, although it does not have a very broad role, is fundamental in the development of the plot from its conception. He later also participated in two sequels: Grab It As You Can 2 1/2: The Scent of Fear And Grab It As You Can 33 1/3: The Final Insult.
Burning Colossus
For many, Burning Colossus This is the best film in the filmography OJ Simpson. Director John Guillerminwhich premiered in 1974 and featured none other than Paul Newman And Steve McQueen. It was nominated for eight Oscars, including Best Picture. of which he won three: best photograph, best editing and best song. The soundtrack was a work John Williams and also had in its distribution Fred Astaire, who won a BAFTA and a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. This disaster story tells how San Francisco’s most prominent citizens found themselves trapped atop a 138-story skyscraper during its opening party. And a fire accidentally breaks out and quickly spreads from the intermediate floors. Simpson He plays Harry Jernigan, the head of security.
Capricorn One
Script writer and director Peter Hyams, Capricorn One This is a very special film. Its attractive premises made it attractive enough to attract attention back in 1977. The whole world is preparing to witness the first manned flight to Mars. Three astronauts set off on a space journey to land on a neighboring planet in front of all the inhabitants of the Earth. However, a NASA employee realizes that there is something strange about the entire mission. Together with a journalist, he decides to investigate, discovering that in fact everything is a farce, a simulation that is passed off as reality. OJ Simpson he played John Walker, one of the three astronauts.
Kassandra Bridge
In 1976, the actor had the opportunity to work with another film legend, Sophia Loren. Kassandra Bridge West German film produced jointly with Great Britain and Italy by a Greek-Italian director. George Pan Cosmatos. The story follows a Swedish terrorist infected with a deadly virus who boards a train to escape from the police. The problem is that the train cannot be stopped to quarantine the criminal, since he could infect the rest of the passengers, about a thousand people. The solution is to reroute the train onto a secondary track leading to a former Nazi concentration camp in Poland. But on this road is the shabby and dangerous Kassandra Bridge, out of order since 1948. Simpson he puts himself in Hayley’s shoes.
Klanman
Based on the 1967 book of the same name. William Bradford Huey, Klanman Director: Terence Young. This was one of the first films OJ Simpsonwhom he accompanied in the distribution Lee Marvin, Richard Burton, Lola Falana And Linda Evans. The film takes place in Atoka, Alabama, where despite being a minority, the place is controlled by white men. Many of them belong to the Ku Klux Klan, which spreads panic and terror in the city and its large black population. Character Simpson This is Garth.
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