John Thompson
Acting
Born: 1941-09-02 · Washington, D.C., United States of America
Died: 2020-08-30
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.
🎬 Movies (9)
Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft
2021
Requiem for the Big East
2014
Self
Going Big
2012
Self
Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship
2005
Self
Like Mike
2002
Self (uncredited)
Allen Iverson - The Answer
2002
Himself
He Got Game
1998
John Thompson
The 6th Man
1997
John Thompson
Patrick Ewing - Standing Tall
1993
Himself
