Bill Russell: Legend(2023)
series - first aired/released 2023-02-08 - audience 7.2
Documentary
Directed by Sam Pollard
Winningest NBA champion and civil rights icon Bill Russell builds a larger-than-life legacy on and off the court in this biographical documentary.
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Cast
Corey StollSelf - Narrator (voice)
Bill RussellSelf
Oscar RobertsonSelf - Basketball Hall of Fame
Stephen CurrySelf - 4 Time NBA Champion- Bob RyanSelf - Sportswriter, The Boston Globe
Larry BirdSelf - Boston Celtics 1979-92
Magic JohnsonSelf - Basketball Hall of Fame- Satch SandersSelf - Boston Celtics 1960-73
- William C. RhodenSelf - Columnist, ESPN's Andscape
Isiah ThomasSelf - Basketball Hall of Fame- Aram GoudsouzianSelf - Bill Russell Biographer, 'King of the Court'
Lawrence O'DonnellSelf - Host 'The Last Word' MSNBC
Kareem Abdul-JabbarSelf - Basketball Hall of Fame- Jeannine RussellSelf - Bill Russell's Widow
- Bill McSweenySelf - Co-Author with Bill Russell, 'Go Up for Glory'
- Red AuerbachSelf - Coach, Boston Celtics 1950-66 (archive footage)
Bob CousySelf - Boston Celtics 1950-63- Steve SpringerSelf - Sportswriter, The Los Angeles Times
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Bill WaltonSelf - Basketball Hall of Fame- Tom HeinsohnSelf - Boston Celtics 1956-65 (archive footage)
- Bob PettitSelf - St. Louis Hawks 1955-65 (archive footage)
- Karen RussellSelf - Bill Russell's Daughter
Nelson GeorgeSelf - Author & Filmmaker
Jalen RoseSelf - NBA 1994-2007
Earl MonroeSelf - Basketball Hall of Fame
Julius ErvingSelf - Basketball Hall of Fame- Nancy AuerbachSelf - Red Auerbach's Daughter
Bill BradleySelf - Basketball Hall of Fame- Leigh MontvilleSelf - Author, 'Tall Men, Short Shorts'
- Dave ZirinSelf - Sports Editor, The Nation
Wilt ChamberlainSelf - Basketball Hall of Fame (archive footage)
Shaquille O'NealSelf - Basketball Hall of Fame
Chris PaulSelf - 12 Time NBA All-Star- Sam JonesSelf - Boston Celtics 1957-69
- Steve SmithSelf - NBA Champion
- Renee MontgomerySelf - WNBA All-Star
- Keith EricksonSelf - Los Angeles Lakers 1968-73
Jerry WestSelf - Los Angeles Lakers 1960-74
Elgin BaylorSelf (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.Self (archive footage)
Kenny SmithSelf - 2 Time NBA Champion
Harry EdwardsSelf - Sports Sociologist & Activist
Jeffrey WrightBill Russell (voice)
Charles BarkleySelf (archive footage)- K.C. JonesSelf - Boston Celtics 1958-67 (archive footage)
Rosa ParksSelf (archive footage)
Walt FrazierSelf - New York Knicks 1967-77- Randy AuerbachSelf - Red Auerbach's Daughter
- John HavlicekSelf - Boston Celtics 1962-78 (voice) (archive sound)
Jayson TatumSelf - Boston Celtics- Robert HorrySelf - 7 Time NBA Champion
- Chet WalkerSelf - Philadelphia 76ers 1963-69 (voice) (archive sound)
Muhammad AliSelf (archive footage)
Jim BrownSelf - NFL Legend & Activist
Lyndon B. JohnsonSelf - 36th President of the United States (archive footage)
Medgar EversSelf - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
Huey P. NewtonSelf (archive footage)
Fred HamptonSelf (archive footage)- Tom HawkinsSelf - Los Angeles Lakers 1966-69
Tom BrokawSelf - Author, Journalist & Longtime Admirer of Bill
Barack ObamaSelf (archive footage)
Dikembe MutomboSelf - Basketball Hall of Fame- Dominique WilkinsSelf - Basketball Hall of Fame
Taylor BranchSelf - Co-Author with Bill Russell, 'Second Wind'
Seasons
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