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Jack Dempsey (I) (1895–1983)

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Jack Dempsey's life story could have been a Hollywood script. Born to a dirt-poor farming family, young Dempsey took up boxing with his older brother. Turning professional under the name Kid Blackie, Dempsey fought in saloons, coal-mining towns, back allies, lumberjack camps, and numerous hick and tank towns around the United States... See full bio »

Born:

William Harrison Dempsey
in Manassa, Colorado, USA

Died:

(age 87) in New York City, New York, USA
Frank Sinatra with boxing champions Joe Louis and Jack Dempsey c.1947 Jack Dempsey and Estelle Taylor at S.P. Station in Los Angeles as they head off to New York for his comeback fight 06-17-1927. From the Sheryl Deauville Collection.
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1958 Damn Citizen
Reporter
 
1953 Off Limits
Jack Dempsey
 
1937 Big City
 
1935 Sweet Surrender
Jack Dempsey, Restauant Owner
 
1933 The Prizefighter and the Lady
Promotor
 
1928 No Picnic (short)
Smitty's Pal
 
1927 A Dozen Socks (short)
 
1925 Manhattan Madness
Steve O'Dare
 
1924 K.O. for Cupid (short)
Tiger Jack O'Day
 
1924 The Health Farm Wallop (short)
Tiger Jack O'Day
 
1924 The Town Hall To-Night (short)
Tiger Jack O'Day
 
1924 The Title Holder (short)
Tiger Jack O'Day
 
1924 Bring Him In (short)
Tiger Jack O'Day
 
1924 All's Swell on the Ocean (short)
Tiger Jack O'Day
 
1924 So This Is Paris (short)
Tiger Jack O'Day
 
1924 West of the Water Bucket (short)
Tiger Jack O'Day
 
1924 A Society Knockout (short)
Tiger Jack O'Day
 
1924 Fight and Win
Tiger Jack O'Day
 
1924 Winning His Way (short)
Tiger Jack O'Day
 
1920 Daredevil Jack
Jack Derry
 
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1983 Dempsey (TV movie) (book)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1949 The Big Wheel (presenter)
 
Show ShowSelf (23 titles)
1971 Fight of the Century (TV movie)
Himself
 
1970 New York, New York (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 September 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1951-1969 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Audience Bow
– Episode #22.33 (1969) … Himself - Audience Bow
– Episode #21.22 (1968) … Himself - Audience Bow
– Episode #20.27 (1967) … Himself - Audience Bow
– Episode #11.1 (1957) … Himself
– Episode #10.33 (1957) … Himself
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1965 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.14 (1965) … Himself
 
1951-1965 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 11 July 1965 (1965) … Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 1 April 1951 (1951) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1964 World of Sport (TV series)
 
1963 Heavyweight Elimination Contest: Cassius Clay vs. Doug Jones
Himself - Guest
 
1962 Requiem for a Heavyweight
Himself
 
1959 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Lowell Thomas (1959) … Himself
 
1954 The Name's the Same (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 June 1954 (1954) … Himself
 
1954 The Big Fight: Jack Sharkey vs. Primo Carnera
Himself - Guest
 
1951 Chesterfield Sound Off Time (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 October 1951 (1951) … Himself
 
1951 TV Club (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #1.35 (1951) … Himself
 
1949 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.43 (1949) … Himself
 
1935 Stars Over Broadway
Himself (uncredited)
 
1933 Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (short)
Himself
 
1933 Mr. Broadway
Himself
 
1927 The Official Motion Pictures of the Heavyweight Boxing Contest Between Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey
Himself
 
1926 Jack Dempsey vs. Gene Tunney
Himself
 
1925 Dempsey en México (documentary short)
 
1923 Will He Conquer Dempsey? (documentary short)
Himself
 
1921 Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 24 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1919 Willard-Dempsey Boxing Contest (documentary)
Himself
 
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2011 The Real American: Joe McCarthy (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2010 HBO Boxing After Dark (TV series)
 
2008 Tyson (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The Sweet Science (TV series documentary)
 
1999 The Unreal Story of Professional Wrestling (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1998 Star Power: The Creation of United Artists (video documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Sports on the Silver Screen (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1996 The Roaring Twenties (video documentary short)
Himself (trains for Tunney fight) (uncredited)
 
1996 100 Years of Olympic Glory (TV documentary)
Himself - Heavyweight Boxer (uncredited)
 
1992 In This Corner... Boxing's Legendary Heavyweights (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 Babe Ruth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend (video short)
Himself
 
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1977 Knockout (documentary)
 
1976 ABC's Wide World of Sports (TV series)
 
1968 Legendary Champions (documentary)
Himself
 
1967 The Funniest Man in the World (documentary)
Himself
 
1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (documentary)
Himself
 
1950 The Golden Twenties (documentary)
Himself
 
1948 This Is America: Sports' Golden Age (short)
Himself
 
1941 The Great American Broadcast
Himself - Prizefighter (uncredited)
 
1939 Sports Immortals (documentary short)
Himself
 
1935 Paramount Headliner: Broadway Highlights No. 1 (short)
Jack Dempsey
 
1930 Young Man of Manhattan
Jack Dempsey (uncredited)
 
1925 Ways to Strength and Beauty
Himself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

The Big Fight (1928). Drama. Directed by David Belasco. Majestic Theatre: 18 Sep 1928-Oct 1928 (31 performances). Starring Jack Dempsey as "Jack Dillon". See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 3 Print Biographies  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Official Sites:

Jack Dempsey c/o CMG Worldwide | See more »

Height:

6' 0¾" (1.85 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Kill the other guy before he kills you. See more »

Trivia:

He knocked-out millionaire Howard Hughes. Hughes wanted to see "what it would be like to spar with the heavyweight champion". See more »

Nickname:

Tiger See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer