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Actor:

• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1930s

1. "It Takes a Thief" .... Prizefighter (1 episode, 1968)
       - A Thief Is a Thief (1968) TV episode .... Prizefighter
   
   
2. The Knockout Parade (1953) .... Prize Fighter
   
   
3. Spirit of Youth (1938) .... Joe Thomas
   

Soundtrack:

1. This Is the Army (1943) ("That's What the Well-Dressed Man in Harlem Will Wear")
   

Thanks:

1. When We Were Kings (1996) (in memory of)
   

Self:

• 2000s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s

1. The Super Fight: Marciano vs. Ali (2005) (V) (voice) .... Himself
2. "ESPN SportsCentury" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
       - Joe Louis (2000) TV episode .... Himself
3. Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing (2000) (TV) .... Himself
   ... aka Bud Greenspan's Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing (USA: complete title)
   
   
4. "The Moviemakers" (1 episode)
       - The Films of Frank Capra (????) TV episode (uncredited)
   
   
5. "Quincy M.E." .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
   ... aka Quincy (International: English title: informal title)
       - A Blow to the Head... A Blow to the Heart (1977) TV episode .... Himself
6. "The Way It Was" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1975-1977)
       - Joe Lewis vs. Jersey Joe Wolcott (1977) TV episode .... Himself
       - Joe Louis vs. Tony 'Two Ton' Galento (1976) TV episode .... Himself
       - Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn (1975) TV episode .... Himself
7. "V.I.P.-Schaukel" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
       - Episode #2.5 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
8. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (6 episodes, 1953-1971)
   ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
       - Episode #24.23 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode #17.20 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode #8.49 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode #7.7 (1953) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode #7.4 (1953) TV episode .... Himself
         (1 more)
9. "The Pearl Bailey Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
       - Episode dated 13 February 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
10. The Phynx (1970) .... Himself
11. The Super Fight (1970) (voice) .... Himself
    ... aka The Super Fight: Marciano vs. Ali (USA: DVD box title)
    
    
12. Muhammad Ali, the Greatest (1969) .... Himself
    ... aka Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee (USA)
13. "Here's Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962)
        - Episode dated 23 October 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself
    
    
14. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #2.40 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
15. The Square Jungle (1955) .... Himself, Joe Louis
16. "General Electric Theater" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - The Return of Gentleman Jim (1955) TV episode .... Himself
17. "Person to Person" .... Himself (1 episode, 1953)
        - Episode #1.9 (1953) TV episode .... Himself
18. "The Name's the Same" .... Himself - Contestant (1 episode, 1953)
        - Episode dated 27 October 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Himself - Contestant
19. Roar of the Crowd (1953/II) .... Himself
20. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1952)
        - Episode dated 2 March 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
21. "That Reminds Me" .... Himself (1 episode, 1952)
        - Episode dated 27 February 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Himself
22. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Cameo Appearance (1 episode, 1951)
    ... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
        - Episode #1.42 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - Cameo Appearance
    
    
23. The Fight Never Ends (1949) .... Himself
24. Johnny at the Fair (1947) .... Himself
25. Joe Palooka, Champ (1946) .... Himself
26. This Is the Army (1943) (as Sgt. Joe Louis) .... Himself
27. The McGuerins from Brooklyn (1942) (uncredited) .... Himself, in photo
    ... aka Two Mugs from Brooklyn (USA: new title)
    
    
28. Great International Heavyweight Boxing Contest Between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling (1936) .... Himself
    

Archive Footage:

1. Das Goebbels-Experiment (2005) .... Himself
2. Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004) .... Himself
3. "The American Experience"
       - The Fight (2004) TV episode .... Himself - Louis' Son
4. "ESPN SportsCentury"
       - Rocky Marciano (2000) TV episode .... Himself
5. Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible (2000) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
6. The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1998) .... Himself
7. Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) (uncredited) .... Himself - Bending over Opponent
8. Muhammad Ali: The Whole Story (1996) (TV) .... Himself
9. The Journey of the African-American Athlete (1996) (TV) .... Himself
10. Sonny Liston: The Mysterious Life and Death of a Champion (1995) (TV) .... Himself
11. Entertaining the Troops (1994) .... Himself
12. "The Great Depression" (1993) .... Himself
13. Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America (1993) (TV) .... Himself
14. Malcolm X (1992) (uncredited) .... Himself - after Fight with Billy Conn
15. Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II (1992) (TV) .... Himself
16. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) .... Himself
17. A.k.a. Cassius Clay (1970) .... Himself
18. The Joe Louis Story (1953) (uncredited) .... Himself