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Tommie Smith
Born: 6th Jun 1944
Dept: Acting
Tommie C. Smith (born June 6, 1944) is an American former track & field athlete and wide receiver in the American Football League. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, Smith, aged 24, won the 200-meter sprint finals and gold medal in 19.83 seconds – the first time the 20-second barrier was broken legally.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 19
Film: 12 (63%)
Television: 7 (37%)
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Filmography
2024
Documentary containing interviews of athletic trailblazers that were the first to break through racial barriers to participate in professional sports. ... view
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Self
2023
Raw and unflinching examination of the courageous life of basketball star and social justice activist Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. Born Chris Jackson, he overc ... view
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Self (archive footage)
2022
Follow Willie Mays’ life both on and off the field over five decades as he navigated the American sports landscape and the country’s ever-evolving ... view
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Self
2022
Celebrated author and Nation magazine sports editor Dave Zirin tackles the myth that the NFL was somehow free of politics before Colin Kaepernick and ... view
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Self (archive footage)
2020
The story behind a critical moment in American history, spawning one of most iconic images of protest from the past century. At the 1968 Summer Olympi ... view
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Self
2020
It is one of the most iconic images of our time: two African-American medal winners at the 1968 Olympics standing in silent protest with heads bowed a ... view
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Self
Original title: Ein amerikanischer Held
2019
United States, September 1st, 2016. American football player Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem, protesting police brutality against b ... view
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Self (archive footage)
Nov 2018 (first aired)
An inside look at the changing role of athletes in our fraught cultural and political environment, through the lens of the NBA. ... view
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Self (archive footage) (1 ep.)
Sep 2018 (first aired)
'Basketball: A Love Story' is a series of 62 interconnected short stories that creates a vibrant mosaic of the game, featuring 165 exclusive interview ... view
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Self (archive footage) (1 ep.)
2018
At the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, the silent protest of Tommie Smith and John Carlos changed The Games forever, becoming one of the defining images of ... view
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Self (archive footage)
Jun 2016 (first aired)
The rise and fall of American football star, O.J. Simpson, from his days growing up in Los Angeles to his murder trial that polarized the country. ... view
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Self (archive footage) (1 ep.)
2016
A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fracture ... view
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Self (archive footage)
2012
Algerian director Hamid Benamra turns his focus to Mustapha Boutadjine, a charming, mercurial collage artist in Paris whose very work methods embody r ... view
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Self
2008
The black power salute by Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Mexico Olympics was an iconic moment in the US civil rights struggle. Far less know ... view
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Self
2008
A film about one of the most iconic images of the 20th century, the moment when the radical spirit of the 1960s upstaged the greatest sporting event i ... view
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Self - 200m; Olympic Gold 1968
Nov 1999 (first aired)
The Early Show is an American morning television show which was broadcast by CBS from New York City from 1999 to 2012. The program aired live from 7 t ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
Apr 1995 (first aired)
A monthly sports newsmagazine which was "spawned by the fact that sports have changed dramatically, that it's no longer just fun and games, and that w ... view
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Self (1 ep.)