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Joseph Robert Theismann is an American former professional gridiron football player, sports commentator, corporate speaker and restaurateur. He played quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). Theismann spent 12 seasons with the Washington Redskins, where he was a two-time Pro Bowler and helped the team to consecutive Super Bowl appearances, winning Super Bowl XVII over the Miami Dolphins and losing Super Bowl XVIII. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003.
Birth Name
Joseph Robert Theismann
Born
Friday, 09 September 1949
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Triangle Park | Self | 2023 |
| WWE's Most Wanted Treasures | Self | 2021 |
| Fox News Primetime | Self | 2021 |
| College Football 150: The American Game | Self | 2019 |
| Peyton's Places | Self | 2019 |
| Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: Triple D Nation | Self | 2018 |
| SnowComing | Lenny | 2018 |
| Undeniable with Joe Buck | Self | 2015 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Operating Camera | 2015 |
| The Herd | Self | 2015 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Triangle Park | Self | 2023 |
| WWE's Most Wanted Treasures | Self | 2021 |
| Fox News Primetime | Self | 2021 |
| College Football 150: The American Game | Self | 2019 |
| Peyton's Places | Self | 2019 |
| Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: Triple D Nation | Self | 2018 |
| SnowComing | Lenny | 2018 |
| Undeniable with Joe Buck | Self | 2015 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Operating Camera | 2015 |
| The Herd | Self | 2015 |
| Love on the Sidelines | Owen Holland | 2015 |
| Guy's Grocery Games | Self - Judge | 2013 |
| LT: The Life & Times | Self | 2013 |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Joe Theismann | 2013 |
| Crowd Goes Wild | Self | 2013 |
| A Football Life | Self / Self - Former Washington Redskins Quarterback | 2011 |
| Highly Questionable | Self | 2011 |
| Necessary Roughness | Joe Theismann | 2011 |
| Feherty | Self | 2011 |
| ESPN Films | Self | 2011 |
| The Blind Side | Self | 2009 |
| 30 for 30 | Self | 2009 |
| NFL Top 10 | Self | 2007 |
| America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions | Self | 2006 |
| Diners, Drive-ins and Dives | Self | 2006 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self / Self - Guest | 2005 |
| Cheap Seats: Without Ron Parker | Self | 2004 |
| Inside Edition | Self - NFL Hall of Famer | 2003 |
| ABC's College Football | Self - Notre Dame Fighting Irish Quarterback | 2001 |
| ESPN SportsCentury | Self | 1999 |
| Good Luck | Joe Theismann | 1997 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| The Man from Left Field | Phil Corey | 1993 |
| American Gladiators | Self - Host / Host / Self (Host) | 1989 |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | Self | 1988 |
| ESPN's Sunday Night Football | Self - Color Commentator / Self -Color Commentator | 1987 |
| Cannonball Run II | Mack | 1984 |
| Wheel of Fortune | Self | 1983 |
| An Evening at the Improv | Self - Host | 1982 |
| The Man with Bogart's Face | Jock | 1980 |
| B.J. and the Bear | Jerry | 1978 |
| NFL Monday Night Football | Self - Washington Redskins Quarterback / Self - Color Commentator | 1970 |
| The NFL on NBC | Self - Washington Redskins Quarterback | 1965 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| The NFL on CBS | Self - Washington Redskins Quarterback / Self - Color Commentator | 1956 |
