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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
• 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. "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
5. "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
6. "V.I.P.-Schaukel" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
       - Episode #2.5 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
7. "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)
8. "The Pearl Bailey Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
       - Episode dated 13 February 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
9. The Phynx (1970) .... Himself
10. The Super Fight (1970) (voice) .... Himself
    ... aka The Super Fight: Marciano vs. Ali (USA: DVD box title)
    
    
11. Muhammad Ali, the Greatest (1969) .... Himself
    ... aka Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee (USA)
12. "Here's Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962)
        - Episode dated 23 October 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself
    
    
13. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka "The Steve Allen Plymouth Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #2.40 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
14. The Square Jungle (1955) .... Himself, Joe Louis
15. "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
16. "Person to Person" .... Himself (1 episode, 1953)
        - Episode #1.9 (1953) TV episode .... Himself
17. "The Name's the Same" .... Himself - Contestant (1 episode, 1953)
        - Episode dated 27 October 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Himself - Contestant
18. Roar of the Crowd (1953/II) .... Himself
19. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1952)
        - Episode dated 2 March 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
20. "That Reminds Me" .... Himself (1 episode, 1952)
        - Episode dated 27 February 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Himself
21. "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
    
    
22. The Fight Never Ends (1949) .... Himself
23. Johnny at the Fair (1947) .... Himself
24. Joe Palooka, Champ (1946) .... Himself
25. This Is the Army (1943) (as Sgt. Joe Louis) .... Himself
26. The McGuerins from Brooklyn (1942) (uncredited) .... Himself, in photo
    ... aka Two Mugs from Brooklyn (USA: new title)
    
    
27. 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. "The Great Depression" (1993) .... Himself
12. Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America (1993) (TV) .... Himself
13. Malcolm X (1992) (uncredited) .... Himself - after Fight with Billy Conn
14. Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II (1992) (TV) .... Himself
15. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) .... Himself
16. A.k.a. Cassius Clay (1970) .... Himself
17. The Joe Louis Story (1953) (uncredited) .... Himself