Julius Erving

ActorProducer Feb 22 (age 76) East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA 1961–2026 (65 year career)

6.5 avg rating

Biography

Julius Winfield Erving II, commonly known by the nickname "Dr. J", is an American retired basketball player who helped popularize a modern style of play that emphasizes leaping and playing above the rim in his career at the ABA and the NBA.

Known For

Film

Philadelphia

Julius Erving

Film

Hustle

Julius 'Dr. J' Erving

Film

Bill Russell: Legend

Self - Basketball Hall of Fame

Film

Kareem: Minority of One

Self

Film

The Office

Julius Erving

Film

Doin' It in the Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC

Julius "Dr. J" Erving

Film

Frasier

Mike (voice)

Film

Free Spirits

Self

Filmography

Acting (36)

Movies (24)

The Waiting Game

2024

Reggie

2023

as Self

5.4

Iceman: A George Gervin Story

2023

as Self

1.0

Hustle

2022

as Julius 'Dr. J' Erving

7.7

Vince Carter: Legacy

2021

5.0

The Making of Mr. October: The Reggie Jackson Story

2016

as Self

Kareem: Minority of One

2015

as Self

7.2

Undefeated: The Roger Brown Story

2013

as Himself

Free Spirits

2013

as Self

6.9

The Doctor

2013

as Self (archive footage)

6.2

Goose

2012

7.0

Doin' It in the Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC

2012

as Julius "Dr. J" Erving

6.6

NB80s

2011

as Self (archive footage)

Fathers of the Sport

2008

as Himself

:03 from Gold

2002

as Self (archive footage)

9.0

Long Shots: The Life and Times of the American Basketball Association

1997

The Journey of the African-American Athlete

1996

as Self (archive footage)

Below the Rim

as Self

Philadelphia

as Julius Erving

Philadelphia 76ers 1983 - That Championship Feeling

1991

as Self

All New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers

1990

as Self (archive footage)

The Jay Leno Special

1986

as self

The American Game

1979

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

1979

as Moses Guthrie

5.6

Television (12)

Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association

2026

as Self

6.7

Bill Russell: Legend

2023

as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame

7.2

Basketball: A Love Story

2018

as Self

7.3

Shut Up and Dribble

2018

as Self - NBA Hall of Famer

The Office

as Julius Erving

The Colbert Report

as Self - Guest

Figure It Out

as Self

Frasier

as Mike (voice)

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

as Julius Erving

Doogie Howser, M.D.

NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest

1976

as Self

5.5

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

as Self

5.4

Crew (1)

Television (1)

Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association

2026

Executive Producer

6.7