Orenthal James Simpson (July 9, 1947 – April 10, 2024) was an American football player, actor, and broadcaster. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills, and is regarded as one of the greatest running backs of all time. Once a popular figure with the American public, Simpson's professional success was later overshadowed by his trial and controversial acquittal for the murders of his former wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994.
Orenthal James Simpson (July 9, 1947 – April 10, 2024) was an American football player, actor, and broadcaster. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills, and is regarded as one of the greatest running backs of all time. Once a popular figure with the American public, Simpson's professional success was later overshadowed by his trial and controversial acquittal for the murders of his former wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994.
Simpson played college football for the USC Trojans, where he won the Heisman Trophy as a senior, and was selected first overall by the Bills in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft. During his nine seasons with the Bills, Simpson received five consecutive Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro selections from 1972 to 1976. He also led the league in rushing yards four times, in rushing touchdowns twice, and in points scored in 1975. In 1973, he became the first NFL player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season, earning him NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP), and is the only NFL player to do so in a 14-game regular season. Simpson holds the record for the single-season yards-per-game average at 143.1. After retiring with the San Francisco 49ers in 1979, Simpson pursued an acting and broadcasting career. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.
In June 1994, Simpson was arrested and charged with the murders of Brown and Goldman. He was acquitted in a lengthy and internationally publicized trial, but found liable for the deaths three years later in a civil suit from the victims' families. Prior to his death, Simpson had paid little of the $33.5 million judgment (equivalent to $64 million in 2023).
In 2007, Simpson was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada, and charged with armed robbery and kidnapping. In 2008, he was convicted and sentenced to 33 years' imprisonment, with a minimum of nine years without parole. He served his sentence at the Lovelock Correctional Center near Lovelock, Nevada. He was granted parole in July 2017, released from prison in October, and granted early release from his parole in December 2021 by the Nevada Division of Parole and Probation. He died in 2024 at the age of 76 from prostate cancer.
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Filmography (Movies)
Elway
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:21/12/2025
Detective Tom Lange and the O.J. Simpson Case (Part 1)
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/05/2025
Danny Smoke in Furry Land: Chapter One - Full TikTok Saga - Directors Cut
Character:Self
Release Date:03/08/2024
TMZ Presents | O.J.: How He Really Did It
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:12/06/2024
The Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson
Character:Self (archive footage) - Nicole's Husband
Release Date:01/06/2024
Most Famous Murder: The O.J. Simpson Trial
Character:Himself (Archival)
Release Date:29/05/2024
O.J. Simpson: Blood, Lies & Murder
Character:Self
Release Date:19/02/2023
O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession?
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:11/03/2018
O.J.: Guilty in Vegas
Character:Himself (archive footage)
Release Date:21/09/2017
O.J.: Made in America
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/05/2016
O.J. Speaks: The Hidden Tapes
Character:Himself (archive footage)
Release Date:01/10/2015
The Secret Tapes of the O.J. Case: The Untold Story
Character:Self
Release Date:30/09/2015
2012: Time for Change
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:08/10/2010
History of the Buffalo Bills
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:04/08/2009
Juiced with O.J. Simpson
Character:Himself
Release Date:10/05/2006
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:31/01/2006
Murders of Hollywood
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2003
Bamboozled
Character:Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
Release Date:06/10/2000
Absolutely 100% Guilty
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/03/1999
O.J. Simpson: The Interview
Character:Self
Release Date:29/01/1996
Nicole's Revenge
Character:*archive footage*
Release Date:01/01/1995
O.J. Fitness: Minimum Maintenance Fitness for Men
Character:Himself
Release Date:19/10/1994
Fall from Grace: O.J.'s Last Run
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/10/1994
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Character:Nordberg
Release Date:18/03/1994
No Place to Hide
Character:Allie Wheeler
Release Date:06/11/1992
C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa
Character:Nick Murphy
Release Date:24/09/1992
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Character:Nordberg
Release Date:28/06/1991
The Record Breakers
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1991
Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed
Character:Self
Release Date:07/07/1990
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Character:Self
Release Date:24/09/1989
Monday Night Madness
Character:Self
Release Date:29/01/1989
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Character:Nordberg
Release Date:02/12/1988
Student Exchange
Character:Soccer Coach
Release Date:29/11/1987
Back to the Beach
Character:Man At Airport (uncredited)
Release Date:07/08/1987
Hambone and Hillie
Character:Tucker
Release Date:24/04/1983
Cocaine and Blue Eyes
Character:Michael Brennen
Release Date:02/01/1983
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
Character:Joe Gallagher
Release Date:19/02/1981
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Character:Self
Release Date:25/05/1980
Detour to Terror
Character:Lee Hayes
Release Date:22/02/1980
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:04/01/1980
Goldie and the Boxer
Character:Joe Gallagher
Release Date:30/12/1979
Wide World of Sports: 1970's A Decade in Review
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:29/12/1979
Firepower
Character:Catlett
Release Date:27/04/1979
Superstunt II
Character:Self
Release Date:01/03/1979
Mickey's 50
Character:Self
Release Date:19/11/1978
Capricorn One
Character:Cmdr. John Walker
Release Date:10/12/1977
A Killing Affair
Character:Woodrow York
Release Date:21/09/1977
The Cassandra Crossing
Character:Haley
Release Date:18/12/1976
Killer Force
Character:Alexander
Release Date:14/01/1976
O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose
Character:Self
Release Date:28/12/1974
The Towering Inferno
Character:Jernigan
Release Date:14/12/1974
The Klansman
Character:Garth
Release Date:25/10/1974
Why?
Character:The Athlete
Release Date:01/05/1973
The Dream of Hamish Mose
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Release Date:31/12/1969
Television Appearances
American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson
Character:Self (archive footage)
The Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson
Character:Self (archive footage)
Killer Sally
Character:Self - Acquitted of Double Homicide (archive footage)
When Ruby Wax Met...
Character:Self (archive footage)
Tiger King
Character:Self (archive footage)
OJ25
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Dark Side of the Ring
Character:
Basketball: A Love Story
Character:Self (archive footage)
Dateline: Secrets Uncovered
Character:Self (archive footage)
O.J.: Made in America
Character:Self (archive footage)
Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime
Character:Self (archive footage)
Ruby Wax Meets
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Adventures in Wonderland
Character:O.J. Simpson
1st & Ten
Character:T.D. Parker
Late Night with David Letterman
Character:Self
Entertainment Tonight
Character:Self
Roots
Character:Kadi Touray
The Captain and Tennille
Character:Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self (uncredited)
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Character:Simms
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
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Monday Night Football
Character:Running Back
Medical Center
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Here's Lucy
Character:O.J. Simpson
The Name of the Game
Character:Gas Chamber Prison Guard (uncredited)
It Takes a Thief
Character:Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
Ironside
Character:Onlooker (uncredited)
Dragnet
Character:Potential Recruit (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
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