John Thompson
Actor
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.
Filmography
Like Mike
as Self (uncredited) 2002
The 6th Man
as Self 1997
Requiem for the Big East
as Self 2014
Allen Iverson - The Answer
as Himself 2002
Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft
2021
Going Big
as Self 2012
Patrick Ewing - Standing Tall
as Himself 1993