Cast & creator
John Thompson
Best known for Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Basketball: A Love Story, Like Mike
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.
11
film credits
2
television credits
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1992–2021 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (13)
Showing 13 of 13 credits
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
John Thompson
1992
Basketball: A Love Story
Self
2018
Like Mike
Self (uncredited)
2002
He Got Game
John Thompson
1998
The 6th Man
John Thompson
1997
Without Bias
Self
2009
Requiem for the Big East
Self
2014
Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible
Self (Archive Footage)
2021
Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft
2021
Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship
Self
2005
Patrick Ewing - Standing Tall
Himself
1993
Allen Iverson - The Answer
Himself
2002
Going Big
Self
2012