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Roosevelt Grier

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Former star player with the Los Angeles Rams during the 1960s, this impressively built African-American athlete broke into acting via appearances in TV shows including The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Wild Wild West and I Dream of Jeannie. Grier received positive reviews for his role in the TV movie The Desperate Mission... See full bio »

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in Linden, New Jersey, USA
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2010 The Rooneys (TV short)
 
1996 Reggie's Prayer
Rev. Jeremiah Knox
 
1983 The Jeffersons (TV series)
Powerhouse Watson
– The List (1983) … Powerhouse Watson
 
1981 The Sophisticated Gents (TV movie)
Cudjo Evers
 
1981 Aloha Paradise (TV series)
– Catching Up/Warbling Out to You/Black Day at Black Rock (1981) (as Rosey Grier)
 
1981 Concrete Cowboys (TV series)
Momo
– The Wind Bags (1981) … Momo (as Rosey Grier)
 
1980-1981 The White Shadow (TV series)
Ezra Davis
– Trial and Error (1981) … Ezra Davis
– If Your Number's Up, Get It Down (1980)
 
1979 The Glove
Victor Hale (as Rosey Grier)
 
1979 The Seekers (TV movie)
Amos Samuels
 
1979 The Love Boat (TV series)
Virgil Plummer
– The Stimulation of Stephanie/The Next Step/Life Begins at 40 (1979) … Virgil Plummer (as Rosey Grier)
 
1979 Roots: The Next Generations (TV mini-series)
Big Slew Johnson
– Episode #1.4 (1979) … Big Slew Johnson (as Rosey Grier)
 
1978 Flying High (TV series)
Tarkanian
– The Great Escape (1978) … Tarkanian (as Rosey Grier)
 
1978 To Kill a Cop (TV movie)
Albert Hoyt (as Rosie Greer)
 
1978 Rabbit Test
Taxi Driver
 
1978 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Rosey Grier
– Crib Job (1978) … Rosey Grier (as Rosey Grier)
 
1977 CHiPs (TV series)
Car Killer
– Moving Violation (1977) … Car Killer
 
1976 Kojak (TV series)
Salathiel Harms
– Black Thorn (1976) … Salathiel Harms (as Rosey Grier)
– Bad Dude (1976) … Salathiel Harms (as Rosey Grier)
 
1975-1976 Movin' On (TV series)
Benjy / Fats
– Living It Up! (1976) … Benjy (as Rosey Grier)
– Breakout (1975) … Benjy (as Rosey Grier)
– General Delivery (1975) … Benjy (as Rosey Grier)
– The Toughest Men in America (1975) … Benjy (as Rosey Grier)
– Stowaway (1975) … Benjy (as Rosey Grier)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1975 Timber Tramps
 
1975 The Treasure of Jamaica Reef
Asper (as Rosey Grier)
 
1974 McMillan & Wife (TV series)
Bobo Johnson
– Reunion in Terror (1974) … Bobo Johnson (as Rosey Grier)
 
1973 Big Daddy (TV movie) (as Rosey Grier)
 
1972 The Thing with Two Heads
Jack Moss (as 'Rosey' Grier)
 
1972 Skyjacked
Gary Brown
 
1972 Second Chance (TV movie)
Maxie Hill
 
1970-1971 Make Room for Granddaddy (TV series)
Rosey Robbins
– Monument for Uncle Tonoose (1971) … Rosey Robbins
– Will the Real Diana Please Stand Up? (1971) … Rosey Robbins
– Women of the World, Unite (1970) … Rosey Robbins
– He Did It His Way (1970) … Rosey Robbins
– Tonoose, the Exile (1970) … Rosey Robbins
See all 6 episodes »
 
1969-1970 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Gabe Cooper
– Bringing Up Josh (1970) … Gabe Cooper (as Rosey Grier)
– Noblesse Oblige (1970) … Gabe Cooper (as Rosey Grier)
– Readin', Ritin', and Revolt (1970) … Gabe Cooper (as Rosey Grier)
– A Matter of Vengeance (1970) … Gabe Cooper (as Rosey Grier)
– Before the Tall Man (1970) … Gabe Cooper (credit only)
See all 16 episodes »
 
1970 Carter's Army (TV movie)
Big Jim
 
1969 The Desperate Mission (TV movie)
Morgan
 
1968 I Dream of Jeannie (TV series)
Sam
– Tomorrow Is Not Another Day (1968) … Sam
 
1968 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Tiny Jon
– The Night of the Undead (1968) … Tiny Jon
 
1967 In Cold Blood
Driver (uncredited)
 
1965 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Jason
– The Brain-Killer Affair (1965) … Jason
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (4 titles)
2006 Half Nelson (performer: "It's Alright to Cry" / as Rosey Grier)
 
1970 The Rosey Grier Show (TV series)
– Episode dated 26 September 1970 (1970) (performer: "People Make the World Go Round", "My Cherie Amour")
 
1969-1970 Daniel Boone (TV series)
– Sunshine Patriots (1970) (performer: "It's Good To Be Back Home" - uncredited)
– Perilous Passage (1970) (performer: "Sing Song Kitty" - uncredited)
– The Grand Alliance (1969) (performer: "Yankee Doodle" - uncredited)
 
1965 Shindig! (TV series)
– Episode #1.29 (1965) (performer: "It's Not Unusual")
– Episode #1.20 (1965) (performer: "I Who Have Nothing")
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1969 The Rosey Grier Show (TV series)
 
Show ShowSelf (52 titles)
2013 The Green Girl (documentary) (filming)
Himself
 
2013 Science Fiction Land (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2012 Sample This (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Pioneers of Television (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Westerns (2011) … Himself (as Rosey Grier)
 
2008 The Greatest Game Ever Played (TV movie)
Himself - Giants Defensive Tackle 1958 (also archive footage) (as Rosey Grier)
 
2008 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 August 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2004-2005 ESPN 25: Who's #1? (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Best Owners (2005) … Himself
– Greatest Single Season Performances (2004) … Himself
 
2000-2004 ESPN SportsCentury (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Sam Huff (2004) … Himself
– Johnny Unitas (2000) … Himself
– Jim Brown (2000) … Himself (as Rosey Grier)
– Frank Gifford (2000) … Himself
 
2002 Race, Religion and Racism
Himself/Host
 
1999 The Simpsons (TV series)
Himself
– Sunday, Cruddy Sunday (1999) … Himself (voice) (as Rosey Grier)
 
1998 The Larry Sanders Show (TV series)
Himself
– I Buried Sid (1998) … Himself (as Rosey Grier)
 
1995 Kids Against Crime (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1995 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis: In a Class of Her Own (1995) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1980 The Gong Show Movie
Himself (as Rosey Grier)
 
1979 All-Star Salute to Pearl Bailey (TV movie)
Himself
 
1978 The $1.98 Beauty Show (TV series)
Himself / judge
 
1977 The All-Star Gong Show Special (TV movie)
Himself (as Rosey Grier)
 
1977 Chico and the Man (TV series)
Himself
– Black Tie Blues (1977) … Himself
 
1977 Circus of the Stars (TV special documentary)
Himself - Performer (as Rosey Grier)
 
1974 Cotton Club '75 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1974 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.5 (1974) … Himself
 
1974 Captain Kangaroo (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 September 1974 (1974) … Himself (as Rosey Grier)
 
1974 Celebrity Sweepstakes (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 July 1974 (1974) … Himself (as Rosey Grier)
 
1974 Match Game 73 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 April 1974 (1974) … Himself
 
1974 Free to Be... You & Me (TV movie)
Himself (as Rosey Grier)
 
1973 The Wizard of Odds (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 September 1973 (1973) … Himself
 
1962-1973 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 June 1973 (1973) … Himself (as Rosie Grier)
– Episode dated 27 August 1971 (1971) … Himself (as Rosie Grier)
– Episode dated 1 November 1962 (1962) … Himself
 
1973 Soul Train (TV series documentary)
Guest
– The Sylvers/Ronnie Dyson/Archie Bell & the Drells (1973) … Guest
 
1969-1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.187 (1972) … Himself
– Episode #3.241 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #2.50 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #1.8 (1969) … Himself
 
1972 The Monty Hall Smokin-Stokin' Fire Brigade (TV special)
Himself (as Rosey Grier)
 
1972 Once Upon a Tour (TV movie)
Himself (as Rosey Grier)
 
1971/II Monsanto Presents Mancini (TV special)
Himself - Host
 
1971 The Virginia Graham Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 June 1971 (1971) … Himself (as Rosey Grier)
 
1971 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– James Brolin (1971) … Himself
 
1970 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 November 1970 (1970) … Himself (as Rosey Grier)
 
1969-1970 The Rosey Grier Show (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode dated 7 November 1970 (1970) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 29 November 1969 (1969) … Himself - Host
 
1970 The Andy Williams Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 31 January 1970 (1970) … Himself (as Rosey Grier)
 
1967-1969 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Himself - Singer
– Episode #7.4 (1969) … Himself - Singer (as Rosey Grier)
– Episode #6.9 (1968) … Himself - Singer
– Episode #5.17 (1968) … Himself - Singer (as The Fearsome Foursome)
– Episode #5.11 (1967) … Himself - Singer (as The Fearsome Foursome)
 
1969 Della (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.103 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #1.80 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 October 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 August 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO (TV special)
Himself
 
1968 The Jonathan Winters Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 18 December 1968 (1968) … Himself - Guest
 
1968 The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.1 (1968) … Himself
 
1967-1968 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.233 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #1.33 (1967) … Himself
 
1967-1968 The Woody Woodbury Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 February 1968 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #1.18 (1967) … Himself
 
1968 The Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Himself
– Physical Phitness (1968) … Himself
 
1965 Shindig! (TV series)
Himself - Singer
– Episode #1.29 (1965) … Himself - Singer
– Episode #1.20 (1965) … Himself - Singer
 
1962 1962 NFL Championship Game (TV movie)
Himself - New York Giants Defensive Tackle
 
1961 1961 NFL Championship Game (TV movie)
Himself - New York Giants Defensive Tackle
 
1959 1959 NFL Championship Game (TV movie)
Himself - New York Giants Defensive Tackle
 
1956 1956 NFL Championship Game (TV movie)
Himself - New York Giants Defensive Tackle
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2007 Conspiracy Test: The RFK Assassination (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The NFL's Greatest Games: '58 Championship (video documentary)
Himself (Giants Defensive Tackle)
 
1995 The Speeches of Robert F. Kennedy (video)
Himself - Behind RFK During Final Speech
 
1992 Stalking the President: A History of American Assassins (documentary)
Himself - Behind RFK During Final Speech
 
1982 It Came from Hollywood (documentary)
 
1980 Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (TV documentary)
Himself (as Rosey Grier)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1969) Single: "Bad News" / "Ring Around The World" (AGP Records) See more »

Alternate Names:

The Fearsome Foursome | Rosie Greer | 'Rosey' Grier | Rosey Grier | Rosie Grier

Height:

6' 5" (1.96 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Named All-Pro twice while with the L. A. Rams. See more »

Nickname:

Rosey See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer