Athlete | Nation(s) | Sport(s) | Role(s) | Era | Notes |
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Trond Abrahamsen | NOR | IHO | Olympics | 1980—1984 | Hockeyfeber |
Lisa-Marie Allen | USA | FSK | Olympics | 1980 | Small part in Blades of Glory. |
Ray Allen | USA | BKB | Olympics | 2000 | He Got Game |
Nils Althin | SWE | BOX | Olympics | 1932 | Thin Ice; It’s a Pleasure; Around the World |
Gerald Ames | GBR | FEN | Olympics | 1912 | The Prisoner of Zenda; 70 silent movies |
Vijay Amritraj | IND | TEN | Olympics | 1988 | Octopussy and a small part in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home |
Bob Anderson | GBR | FEN | Olympics | 1952 | Notably as a light-sabre fight double of Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes Back. |
Jodi Anderson | USA | ATH | Olympics | 1984 | Personal Best |
Shani Anderson | GBR | ATH | Olympics | 2000 | Fast Girls |
Pernilla Andersson | SWE | JUD | Olympics | 2000 | At least five film appearances as actress and stunt double in dangerous scenes from 2005 to 2012. |
Kurt Angle | USA | WRE | Olympics | 1996 | Warrior; and others |
Aziz Asli | IRI | FBL | Olympics | 1964 | Conquerors of the Desert; A Bridge to Paradise; Iron Claw; Keshtye Noah; Jasem; Tunnel; Farewell to Tehran; Never Without Love; Safar; The Double-Agent |
Brahim Asloum | FRA | BOX | Olympics | 2000 | Victor Young Perez |
Essam Bahig | EGY | FBL | Non-starter | 1952 | Appeared in the 1964 Egyptian film "Tale of the City" |
Snowy Baker | ANZ AUS |
BOX/DIV/SWM | Olympics | 1908 | King Baggot |
Charles Barkley | USA | BKB | Olympics | 1992—1996 | Notably in Space Jam. |
Carling Bassett-Seguso | CAN | TEN | Olympics | 1988 | Spring Fever |
Bruce Baumgartner | USA | WRE | Olympics / Other | 1984—1996 | Foxcatcher |
Hans-Jürgen Bäumler | GER FRG |
FSK | Olympics | 1960—1964 | 35 credits on IMDb from 1965-2019 |
Earl Bell | USA | ATH | Olympics | 1976—1988 | Personal Best |
Wade Bell | USA | ATH | Olympics | 1968 | Without Limits |
Nino Benvenuti | ITA | BOX | Olympics | 1960 | Alive or Preferably Dead; Mark Shoots First; Carnera: The Walking Mountain |
Ernesto Beren | PHI | GAR | Olympics | 1968 | Acrobat Masters (AKA Men of Action Meet Women of Dracula) |
Larry Bird | USA | BKB | Olympics | 1992 | Space Jam |
Jeff Blatnick | USA | WRE | Olympics / Other | 1984 | Foxcatcher |
Jan Blažek | CZE TCH |
BKB | Olympics | 1972 | Small role in Amadeus. |
Judy Blumberg | USA | FSK | Olympics | 1980—1984 | Small part in Blades of Glory. |
Duane Bobick | USA | BOX | Olympics | 1972 | Billy Boy |
Tom Bogs | DEN | BOX | Olympics | 1964 | Og så er der bal bagefter |
Brian Boitano | USA | FSK | Olympics | 1984—1994 | Small part in Blades of Glory. |
Mark Breland | USA | BOX | Olympics | 1984 | The Lords of Discipline; Summer of Sam; and others |
Herman Brix | USA | ATH | Olympics | 1928 | Notably as Tarzan in several movies, under the pseudonym Bruce Bennett. |
Ricky Bruch | SWE | ATH | Olympics | 1968—1976 | Charleston |
Pongsiree Bunluewong | THA | EVE | Olympics | 2004 | God of Death's Holiday; The Guys; Jan Dara: The Finale; The Outrage |
Robert Carr-Hartley | KEN | SHO | Olympics | 1972—1984 | Adventures of a Jungle Boy (TV Series – 13 episodes); Zanzabuku |
Vince Carter | USA | BKB | Olympics | 2000 | Like Mike |
Suzy Chaffee | USA | ALP | Olympics | 1968 | Fire And Ice |
Cassius Clay | USA | BOX | Olympics | 1960 | The Greatest |
Sasha Cohen | USA | FSK | Olympics | 2002—2006 | Small part in Blades of Glory. |
Nadia Comăneci | ROU | GAR | Olympics | 1976—1980 | The Veil |
Bart Conner | USA | GAR | Olympics | 1976—1984 | Peaceful Warrior; Death and Texas; Stick It |
Henry Cooper | GBR | BOX | Olympics | 1952 | Notably as John Gully MP in Royal Flash. |
Gene Corri | GBR | BOX | Referee | 1908 | As himself in the Alfred Hitchcock melodrama, "The Ring". Appeared in two other movies. |
Robin Cousins | GBR | FSK | Olympics | 1976—1980 | The Cutting Edge |
Buster Crabbe | USA | SWM | Olympics | 1928—1932 | Multiple roles as Tarzan, Flash Gordon, and Buck Rogers; and others |
Gábor Csapó | HUN | WPO | Olympics | 1976—1980 | In 1979 Csapó had a small role in the Hungarian film “Ki beszél itt szerelemröl?!” (“Who is Talking About Love Here?”) |
György Czakó | HUN | FSK | Olympics | 1952 | Napfény a jégen |
Jean, Marquis d'Orgeix | FRA | EJP | Olympics | 1948—1952 | Under the pseudonym Jean Pâqui. |
Tim Daggett | USA | GAR | Olympics | 1984 | Stick It |
Tom Daley | GBR | DIV | Olympics / YOG | 2008—2020 | Sharknado 5 |
Muriel Davis-Grossfeld | USA | GAR | Olympics | 1956—1964 | Had starring role in a television movie "El Coyote" and had a 7-year contract with RKO studios |
Michel de Carvalho | GBR | LUG | Olympics | 1972—1976 | Notably as Faraj in the Oscar winning Lawrence of Arabia under the pseudonym Michel Rey. |
Lenika De Simone | ESP | GAR | Olympics | 2008 | Stick It |
Donna de Varona | USA | SWM | Olympics | 1960—1964 | Fighting Back |
Kazimierz Deyna | POL | FBL | Olympics | 1972—1976 | Notably as Paul Wolchek in Escape to Victory. |
Paul Dickenson | GBR | ATH | Olympics | 1976—1980 | Fast Girls |
Babe Didrikson | USA | ATH | Olympics | 1932 | Pat And Mike |
Vlade Divac | SRB SCG YUG |
BKB | Olympics / Administrator | 1988—2017 | Space Jam; Eddie |
Pat Donnelly | USA | ATH | Olympics | 1976 | Personal Best |
Donn Draeger | USA | KEN | Non-Medal | 1964 | Martial arts coordinator and stunt double for Sean Connery in "You Only Live Twice" |
Yury Dumchev | RUS URS |
ATH | Olympics | 1980—1988 | 25 credits on IMDb from 1987-2013 |
Stan Dziedzic | USA | WRE | Olympics | 1976 | Foxcatcher |
Trudy Ederle | USA | SWM | Olympics | 1924 | Swim Girl Swim |
Jonathan Edwards | GBR | ATH | Olympics | 1988—2000 | Fast Girls |
Jack Elder | USA | LUG | Olympics | 1972 | Small part in "It Happened at the World's Fair" (1962) |
Patrick Ewing | USA | BKB | Olympics | 1984—1992 | The Exorcist III; Space Jam; Forget Paris |
Ralph Faulkner | USA | FEN | Olympics / Referee | 1932 | Stuntman and sword fight choreographer in multiple movies between 1917-1971. |
Ian Feuer | USA | FBL | Non-starter | 1992 | As an alien Predator in Aliens vs Predator: Requiem. |
Al Feuerbach | USA | ATH | Olympics | 1972—1976 | Personal Best |
Peggy Fleming | USA | FSK | Olympics | 1964—1968 | Small part in Blades of Glory. |
Alex Fong | HKG | SWM | Olympics | 2000 | Has appeared in over 50 films in his native Hong Kong |
George Foreman | USA | BOX | Olympics | 1968 | The Fighter; Let’s Do It Again |
Joe Frazier | USA | BOX | Olympics | 1964 | Home of Angels; and others |
Dan Gable | USA | WRE | Olympics | 1972 | The Wrestler |
Mitch Gaylord | USA | GAR | Olympics | 1984 | American Anthem; Batman Forever as stunt double for Chris O’Donnell |
Anton Geesink | NED | JUD | Olympics / Other / Administrator | 1964—2010 | Zoals u wenst, mevrouw; Pipo de Clown; Noord-Zuid... aan-uit!; De grote vriezer; I grandi condottieri; Rififi in Amsterdam |
Giuseppe Gentile | ITA | ATH | Olympics | 1968—1972 | Medea |
Fortune Gordien | USA | ATH | Olympics | 1948—1956 | The Egyptian, North to Alaska |
Alain Gottvallès | FRA | SWM | Olympics | 1960—1964 | The Man Who Betrayed the Mafia; Mission spéciale á Caracas |
Cliff Gray | USA | BOB | Olympics | 1928—1932 | Over 20 credits on IMDb from 1914 to 1922 though most are mistakenly attributed to a songwriter of the same name |
Florence Griffith Joyner | USA | ATH | Olympics | 1984—1988 | Run For The Dream: The Gail Devers Story |
Emam Ali Habibi | IRI | WRE | Olympics | 1956—1960 | Appeared in five films between 1968 and 1970 |
Yoshihiro Hamaguchi | JPN | SWM | Olympics | 1952 | 16 credits on IMDb from 1955-66 |
Dorothy Hamill | USA | FSK | Olympics | 1976 | Small part in Blades of Glory. |
Scott Hamilton | USA | FSK | Olympics / Other | 1980—1984 | Small part in Blades of Glory. |
Tim Hardaway | USA | BKB | Olympics | 2000 | Forget Paris |
George Harris | USA | JUD | Olympics | 1964 | Matchless |
Jean Heeremans | BEL | FEN | Olympics | 1936 | 11 credits on IMDb from 1948-61 |
Carol Heiss | USA | FSK | Olympics | 1956—1960 | Snow White and the Three Stooges |
Adel Hekal | UAR | FBL | Olympics | 1960 | Appeared in three Egyptian films between 1959 and 1964 |
Sonja Henie | NOR | FSK | Olympics | 1924—1936 | Notably in the Oscar nominated One in a Million. |
Norman Henson | PHI | GAR | Olympics | 1968 | Acrobat Masters (AKA Men of Action Meet Women of Dracula) |
Yoan Pablo Hernández | CUB | BOX | Olympics | 2004 | as Joe Louis in Max Schmelling |
Jean Hervé | FRA | RGB | Olympics | 1900 | Theatre actor who made occasional appearances in French Films between 1908 and 1951 |
Grant Hill | USA | BKB | Olympics | 1996 | What Men Want |
Jürgen Hingsen | FRG | ATH | Olympics | 1984—1988 | Drei und eine halbe Portion |
Dan Hodge | USA | WRE | Olympics | 1952—1956 | The Wrestler |
Eleanor Holm | USA | SWM | Olympics | 1928—1932 | Tarzan’s Revenge |
Max Holsboer | SUI | IHO | Olympics / Non-starter / Referee | 1920—1936 | In several movies by Leni Riefenstahl |
Sayed Houda | EGY | FBL | Olympics | 1924—1928 | Appeared in the 1937 Egyptian comedy film "Al-Riady" (The Sportsman) |
Sherri Howard | USA | ATH | Olympics | 1984—1988 | The Scorpion King |
Věra Hrubá | CZE TCH |
FSK | Olympics | 1936 | as Vera Ralston – 27 credits on IMDb from 1941-58 |
John Huettner | USA | SAL | Olympics | 1932 | Notably as an extra in Citizen Kane (1941). |
Kyoko Ina | USA | FSK | Olympics | 1994—2002 | Small part in Blades of Glory. |
Kyrie Irving | USA | BKB | Olympics | 2016 | Uncle Drew |
Julie Isphording | USA | ATH | Olympics | 1984 | Personal Best |
Allen Iverson | USA | BKB | Olympics | 2004 | Like Mike |
Colin Jackson | GBR | ATH | Olympics | 1988—2000 | Fast Girls |
Christine Jacob | PHI | SWM | Olympics | 1984 | Rocky Plus V |
Petr Jákl | CZE | JUD | Olympics | 2000 | Over 40 IMDB credits as screenwriter, actor, producer from 1999 to 2023. |
Ludowika Jakobsson-Eilers | FIN | FSK | Olympics / Referee | 1920—1936 | Starred in a couple of Finnish silent films in 1920s. |
Gustav Jankovský | TCH | BOX | Non-starter | 1936 | 10 IMDB credits as an actor and stunt performer from 1963-1985 |
Bruce Jenner | USA | ATH | Olympics | 1972—1976 | Can’t Stop the Music |
Belita Jepson-Turner | GBR | FSK | Olympics | 1936 | Notably alongside Clark Gable in Never Let Me Go. |
Rafer Johnson | USA | ATH | Olympics / Other | 1956—1960 | 26 credits on IMDb from 1960-89. |
Roy Jones, Jr. | USA | BOX | Olympics | 1988 | The Fighter and notably as Ballard in The Matrix Reloaded. |
Michael Jordan | USA | BKB | Olympics | 1984—1992 | Notably in Space Jam. |
Al Joyner | USA | ATH | Olympics | 1984 | Rookie of the Year |
Duke Kahanamoku | USA | SWM/WPO | Olympics | 1912—1924 | 14 credits on IMDb from 1925-55. |
Somluck Kamsing | THA | BOX | Olympics / Other | 1992—2004 | A Prayer Before Dawn |
Gus Kenworthy | GBR USA |
FRS | Olympics | 2014—2022 | Olympic Dreams |
Nancy Kerrigan | USA | FSK | Olympics | 1992—1994 | Small part in Blades of Glory. |
Jason Kidd | USA | BKB | Olympics | 2000—2008 | Like Mike |
Jean-Claude Killy | FRA | ALP | Olympics / Administrator | 1964—2015 | Snow Job |
Joe Kleine | USA | BKB | Olympics | 1984 | Eddie |
Jon Koncak | USA | BKB | Olympics | 1984 | Eddie |
Olga Korbut | BLR URS |
GAR | Olympics | 1972—1976 | Koly padayut dereva |
Stubby Kruger | USA | SWM | Olympics | 1920 | Mutiny on The Bounty, Spartacus |
Praveen Kumar | IND | ATH | Olympics | 1968—1972 | Agreement; Pyaasi Nadi as a choreographer. |
Jeannette Kwakye | GBR | ATH | Olympics | 2008 | Fast Girls |
Michelle Kwan | USA | FSK | Olympics | 1998—2002 | Ice Castles |
Jules Ladoumègue | FRA | ATH | Olympics | 1928 | La Cavalcade des heures |
Spencer Lam | TPE | FBL | Olympics | 1960 | 47 credits on IMDb from 1992-2004. |
Angelos Lamprou | GRE | ATH | Olympics | 1928—1932 | Film director and cinematographer who occasionally acted in Greek movies. |
Luggi Leitner | GER FRG |
ALP | Olympics | 1960—1968 | Acted as James Bond 007 George Lazenby's double in On Her Majesty's Secret Service |
Suzanne Lenglen | FRA | TEN | Olympics / Non-starter | 1920—1924 | Things Are Looking Up |
Sugar Ray Leonard | USA | BOX | Olympics | 1976 | I Spy; Riot; and others |
Lisa Leslie | USA | BKB | Olympics | 1996—2008 | What Men Want; Uncle Drew; Think Like A Man |
Carl Lewis | USA | ATH | Olympics | 1984—1996 | Alien Hunter |
Li Yuejiu | CHN | GAR | Olympics | 1984 | American Anthem |
Nancy Lieberman | USA | BKB | Olympics | 1976 | Perfect Profile |
Åke Lindman | FIN | FBL | Olympics | 1952 | 126 credits on IMDb from 1949-2003 |
Jaak Lipso | EST URS |
BKB | Olympics | 1964—1968 | Me, gamomdziebeli (1971 Soviet crime film) |
Nastia Liukin | USA | GAR | Olympics | 2008 | Stick It |
Jack London | GBR GUY |
ATH | Olympics | 1928 | Old Bones of the River |
Luc Longley | AUS | BKB | Olympics | 1988—2000 | Space Jam |
Greg Louganis | USA | DIV | Olympics | 1976—1988 | Dirty Laundry; and others |
Frank Lubin | USA | BKB | Olympics | 1936 | The Snows of Kilimanjaro; Tokyo After Dark; in the camera and electrical department |
Steve Lundquist | USA | SWM | Olympics | 1984 | Return of The Killer Tomatoes! |
Helene Madison | USA | SWM | Olympics | 1932 | A minor role in the film “The Warrior’s Husband.” |
Dan Majerle | USA | BKB | Olympics | 1988 | Forget Paris |
Danny Manning | USA | BKB | Olympics | 1988 | Eddie |
Manuel Martínez | ESP | ATH | Olympics | 1996—2008 | |
Rooney Massara | GBR | ROW | Olympics | 1972 | A Hard Day's Night |
Stephen McCain | USA | GAR | Olympics | 2000 | Numrerous credits including, but non exclusively, stunt work |
Josephine McKim | USA | SWM | Olympics | 1928—1932 | More Than a Secretary; Lady Be Careful; The King Steps Out; The Bride of Frankenstein; Movie-Town; Tarzan and His Mate (double for Maureen O'Sullivan when swimming); |
Denis McNamara | GBR | WRE | Olympics | 1964 | Notably as an extra in Cleopatra (1963). |
Peter Mehringer | USA | WRE | Olympics | 1932 | Knute Rockne All American |
Katharine Merry | GBR | ATH | Olympics | 1996—2000 | Fast Girls |
Reggie Miller | USA | BKB | Olympics | 1996 | Forget Paris; Uncle Drew |
Mike Modano | USA | IHO | Olympics | 1998—2006 | Mighty Ducks 2 |
Kenny Moore | USA | ATH | Olympics | 1968—1972 | Personal Best |
Glenn Morris | USA | ATH | Olympics | 1936 | Tarzan’s Revenge; and others |
Alonzo Mourning | USA | BKB | Olympics | 2000 | Space Jam; Like Mike |
Chris Mullin | USA | BKB | Olympics | 1984—1992 | Forget Paris; Uncle Drew |
Steve Nash | CAN | BKB | Olympics | 2000 | Uncle Drew; Like Mike |
Ashleigh Nelson | GBR | ATH | Non-starter | 2008—2020 | Fast Girls |
Dirk Nowitzki | GER | BKB | Olympics / Other | 2008 | Like Mike |
Shaquille O'Neal | USA | BKB | Olympics | 1996 | What Men Want |
Charley Paddock | USA | ATH | Olympics | 1920—1928 | The High School Hero; and others |
Carlos Padilla | PHI | BOX | Olympics | 1932 | For about 20 years, appeared in a large number of movies and also started a career as director. |
José Padilla | PHI | BOX | Olympics | 1932—1936 | Appeared in his first movie in 1931 and had his last appearance in 1974 earning 168 credits in the International Movie Database. |
Leander Paes | IND | TEN | Olympics / Other | 1992—2016 | Rajdhani Express |
Roberto Pangaro | ITA | SWM | Olympics | 1972—1976 | Made a brief appearance in the 1978 Ruggero Deodato film _L’ultimo sapore dell’aria_ (The last taste of the air), playing himself in a cameo |
José Panizo | ESP | WRE | Olympics | 1960—1964 | Was Arnold Schwarzenegger's stunt double in Conan the Barbarian |
Raoul Paoli | FRA | ATH/WRE | Olympics / Non-starter / Other | 1908—1928 | Appeared in French movies of the 1920s and 30s. Notably alongside Clara Bow in "Her Wedding Night" (1930). |
Ken Patera | USA | WLF | Olympics | 1972 | The Wrestler |
Carly Patterson | USA | GAR | Olympics | 2004 | Stick It |
Gary Payton | USA | BKB | Olympics | 1996—2000 | Fear Not; Eddie; and others |
Carlo Pedersoli | ITA | SWM | Olympics | 1952—1956 | Under the pseudonym Bud Spencer. |
Ana Peleteiro | ESP | ATH | Olympics | 2020 | Parallel Mothers |
David Pelletier | CAN | FSK | Olympics / Other | 2002 | Small part in Blades of Glory. |
Nat Pendleton | USA | WRE | Olympics | 1920 | 114 credits on IMDb from 1924-1956. |
Scottie Pippen | USA | BKB | Olympics | 1992—1996 | Space Jam |
Félix de Pomés | ESP | FEN | Olympics | 1924—1928 | 75 credits on IMDb from 1928-1967. |
Pat Porter | USA | ATH | Olympics | 1984—1988 | Without Limits |
Harry Prieste | USA | DIV | Olympics | 1920 | Played small parts in silent movies |
Norman Pritchard | IND | ATH | Olympics | 1900 | Beau Geste; Jayne Eyre; and others |
Pedro Quartucci | ARG | BOX | Olympics | 1924 | 69 credits on IMDb from 1916-1981. |
Ota Rademacher | CZE TCH |
BOX | Olympics | 1948 | 16 IMDB credits as an actor and stunt performer from 1963-1976 |
Aly Raisman | USA | GAR | Olympics | 2012—2016 | Charlie's Angels |
Tapio Rautavaara | FIN | ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 27 credits on IMDb from 1945-1970. |
Mary Lou Retton | USA | GAR | Olympics | 1984 | Scrooged; Naked Gun 33 1/3 |
Pierre Richard-Willm | FRA | ART | Olympics | 1924 | Notably as Edmond Dantès in Le comte de Monte Cristo (1943). |
Ken Richmond | GBR | WRE | Olympics | 1948—1960 | The Iron Petticoat; Mad About Men; Fast and Loose; Night and the City |
Mitch Richmond | USA | BKB | Olympics | 1988—1996 | Eddie |
Cathy Rigby | USA | GAR | Olympics | 1968—1972 | McKenna Shoots for the Stars |
Charles Rigoulot | FRA | WLF | Olympics | 1924 | À la manière de Sherlock Holmes; Jamais deux sans trois; L'aventure est au coin de la rue; Paris mes amours; Un soir de bombe |
Ronnie Robertson | USA | FSK | Olympics | 1956 | Summer On Ice; Once Upon A Christmas Time |
David Robinson | USA | BKB | Olympics | 1988—1996 | Forget Paris; Uncle Drew; Like Mike |