John Thompson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 2, 1941, Washington, D.C., United States of America
- Died
- August 30, 2020
- Movies
- 11
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.
Best-Known Movies
He Got Game
1998
Like Mike
2002
The 6th Man
1997
Without Bias
2009
Requiem for the Big East
2014
Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible
2021
Allen Iverson - The Answer
2002
Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft
2021
Going Big
2012
Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship
2005
Filmography
| 2021 | Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible | Self (Archive Footage) |
| 2021 | Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft | |
| 2014 | Requiem for the Big East | Self |
| 2012 | Going Big | Self |
| 2009 | Without Bias | Self |
| 2005 | Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship | Self |
| 2002 | Like Mike | Self (uncredited) |
| 2002 | Allen Iverson - The Answer | Himself |
| 1998 | He Got Game | John Thompson |
| 1997 | The 6th Man | John Thompson |
| 1993 | Patrick Ewing - Standing Tall | Himself |
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