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Videos (see all 2)
The Year of the Yao (2004) -- this spring
The Year of the Yao (2004) -- US Home Video Trailer from New Line Cinema

Overview

Date of Birth:
16 December 1938, Baltimore, Maryland, USA more
Trivia:
Former editor-in-chief The National sports weekly more
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NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
Pen Densham gets on the court with 'Bill'
 (From Monsters and Critics. 13 August 2009, 2:08 PM, PDT)
Pen Densham To Direct Big Bill
 (From EmpireOnline. 13 August 2009, 4:21 AM, PDT)
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Filmography

Jump to filmography as: In Development, Writer, Actor, Self
In Development: What's this?
  1. Big Bill: The Triumphs and the Tragedy (details only on IMDbPro)
Writer:
  1. Barbaro (2008) (TV) (writer)
  2. "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 29 November 2005 (2005) TV episode (story 3 "In Focus")
  3. Four Minutes (2005) (TV) (article Hillary and Bannister) (teleplay)
  4. Rebels of Oakland: The A's, the Raiders, the '70s (2003) (TV) (writer)
  5. Picture Perfect: The Stories Behind the Greatest Photos in Sports (2002) (TV) (writer)
  6. Playing the Field: Sports and Sex in America (2000) (TV) (writer)
  7. Bill Russell: My Life, My Way (2000) (TV) (writer)

  8. Sports on the Silver Screen (1997) (TV) (writer)
  9. Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World (1994) (TV) (writer)

  10. Everybody's All-American (1988) (novel)
    ... aka When I Fall in Love
  11. Trading Hearts (1988) (written by)
  12. Alex: The Life of a Child (1986) (TV) (book)
Actor:
  1. "Talk Live" (1991) TV series (unknown episodes)

  2. Everybody's All-American (1988) .... Cafe Owner
    ... aka When I Fall in Love
  3. Trading Hearts (1988) .... Bartender #2
Self:
  1. All In: The Poker Movie (2009) .... Himself
  2. "ESPN SportsCentury" .... Himself (23 episodes, 1999-2006)
        - Dean Smith (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Bill Tilden (2003) TV episode .... Himself
        - Chris Evert (2003) TV episode .... Himself
        - 1999 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
        - 1977 British Open (2002) TV episode .... Himself
          (18 more)
  3. "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" .... Himself - Correspondent / ... (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
        - Episode dated 7 March 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - Correspondent
        - Episode dated 29 November 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - Correspondent Story 3: In Focus
  4. "ESPN 25: Who's #1?" .... Himself (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
        - Anger Management (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Greatest Performances (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Most Memorable Wimbledons (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Best Owners (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Greatest Coaches (2004) TV episode .... Himself
          (2 more)
  5. You Write Better Than You Play: The Best of Frank DeFord (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  6. The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World (2005) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World (USA: alternative title)
  7. "Dennis Miller" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
        - Episode dated 10 December 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  8. The Year of the Yao (2004) .... Himself
  9. 100 Years of the World Series (2003) (V) .... Himself
  10. "The Tim McCarver Show" (2002) TV series .... Himself - Guest
  11. "Arli$$" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - Making Things Happen (2000) TV episode .... Himself
  12. Bill Russell: My Life, My Way (2000) (TV) .... Himself (Writer)

  13. Howard Cosell: Telling It Like It Is (1999) (TV) .... Himself
  14. Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World (1994) (TV) (voice) .... Himself
  15. Diamonds on the Silver Screen (1992) (TV) .... Himself

  16. Norman Rockwell: An American Portrait (1987) (TV) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Wrote, played self, in video essay in short-form writers' series "Byline Showtime" for Showtime cable TV, 1988. Directed by Marc Wallace, photographed by Bill Dill. Won Bronze award, NY Film and TV Festivals. more
Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 1 Article more
Genres:
Sport | Documentary | Biography | History more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Baseball | Basketball | Interview more

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