He changed more than the game.
7.2
25
February 8, 2023
1h 47m
1 season
2 episodes
Winningest NBA champion and civil rights icon Bill Russell builds a larger-than-life legacy on and off the court in this biographical documentary.
Original Title
Bill Russell: Legend
Spoken Languages
English
Production Countries
United States of America
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Producer
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Production Companies
High Five Productions
Director
Sam Pollard
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Producer
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Corey Stoll
Role: Self - Narrator (voice)
Bill Russell
Role: Self
Oscar Robertson
Role: Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Stephen Curry
Role: Self - 4 Time NBA Champion
Bob Ryan
Role: Self - Sportswriter, The Boston Globe
Larry Bird
Role: Self - Boston Celtics 1979-92
Magic Johnson
Role: Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Satch Sanders
Role: Self - Boston Celtics 1960-73
William C. Rhoden
Role: Self - Columnist, ESPN's Andscape
Isiah Thomas
Role: Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Aram Goudsouzian
Role: Self - Bill Russell Biographer, 'King of the Court'
Lawrence O'Donnell
Role: Self - Host 'The Last Word' MSNBC
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Role: Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Jeannine Russell
Role: Self - Bill Russell's Widow
Bill McSweeny
Role: Self - Co-Author with Bill Russell, 'Go Up for Glory'
Red Auerbach
Role: Self - Coach, Boston Celtics 1950-66 (archive footage)
Bob Cousy
Role: Self - Boston Celtics 1950-63
Steve Springer
Role: Self - Sportswriter, The Los Angeles Times
Bill Walton
Role: Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Tom Heinsohn
Role: Self - Boston Celtics 1956-65 (archive footage)
Bob Pettit
Role: Self - St. Louis Hawks 1955-65 (archive footage)
Karen Russell
Role: Self - Bill Russell's Daughter
Nelson George
Role: Self - Author & Filmmaker
Jalen Rose
Role: Self - NBA 1994-2007
Earl Monroe
Role: Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Julius Erving
Role: Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Nancy Auerbach
Role: Self - Red Auerbach's Daughter
Bill Bradley
Role: Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Leigh Montville
Role: Self - Author, 'Tall Men, Short Shorts'
Dave Zirin
Role: Self - Sports Editor, The Nation
Wilt Chamberlain
Role: Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (archive footage)
Shaquille O'Neal
Role: Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Chris Paul
Role: Self - 12 Time NBA All-Star
Sam Jones
Role: Self - Boston Celtics 1957-69
Steve Smith
Role: Self - NBA Champion
Renee Montgomery
Role: Self - WNBA All-Star
Keith Erickson
Role: Self - Los Angeles Lakers 1968-73
Jerry West
Role: Self - Los Angeles Lakers 1960-74
Elgin Baylor
Role: Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Role: Self (archive footage)
Kenny Smith
Role: Self - 2 Time NBA Champion
Harry Edwards
Role: Self - Sports Sociologist & Activist
Jeffrey Wright
Role: Bill Russell (voice)
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