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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. Erving helped legitimize the American Basketball Association (ABA) and was the best-known player in that league when it merged into the National Basketball Association (NBA) after the 1975–76 season.
Birth Name
Julius Winfield Erving II
Born
Wednesday, 22 February 1950
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Reggie | Self | 2023 |
| Bill Russell: Legend | Self - Basketball Hall of Fame | 2023 |
| Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers | Self - Philadelphia Sixers, Small Forward | 2022 |
| Hustle | Julius 'Dr. J' Erving / Julius Erving | 2022 |
| We Need to Talk About Cosby | Self | 2022 |
| Vince Carter: Legacy | Self | 2021 |
| The American Game | 2020 | |
| Shut Up and Dribble | Self | 2018 |
| The 5th Quarter | Moses Archibald | 2016 |
| The Making of Mr. October | 2016 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Reggie | Self | 2023 |
| Bill Russell: Legend | Self - Basketball Hall of Fame | 2023 |
| Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers | Self - Philadelphia Sixers, Small Forward | 2022 |
| Hustle | Julius 'Dr. J' Erving / Julius Erving | 2022 |
| We Need to Talk About Cosby | Self | 2022 |
| Vince Carter: Legacy | Self | 2021 |
| The American Game | 2020 | |
| Shut Up and Dribble | Self | 2018 |
| The 5th Quarter | Moses Archibald | 2016 |
| The Making of Mr. October | 2016 | |
| Kobe Bryant's Muse | Self | 2015 |
| The Doctor | Himself / Self | 2013 |
| Doin' It in the Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC | Self / Julius "Dr. J" Erving | 2012 |
| Goose | Self | 2012 |
| Open Court | Himself | 2011 |
| Joe Rogan Experience | Himself (archive footage) | 2009 |
| 30 for 30 | Self | 2009 |
| Fathers of the Sport | Himself / Self | 2008 |
| The Colbert Report | Self - Guest | 2005 |
| The Office | Julius Erving | 2005 |
| SkyWalker: The David Thompson Story | Self | 2004 |
| NBA 100 Greatest Plays | Self - Philadelphia 76ers (1976-87) | 2003 |
| I Love the '70s | Self | 2003 |
| ESPN SportsCentury | Self | 1999 |
| Figure It Out | Self - Panelist | 1997 |
| Philadelphia | Himself / Julius Erving | 1993 |
| Frasier | Mike | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself | 1993 |
| Time Trax | Father Trey Hawkins | 1993 |
| Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Julius Erving | 1992 |
| Super Slams of the NBA | Self | 1991 |
| Doogie Howser, M.D. | Dr. J | 1989 |
| The Pat Sajak Show | Self | 1989 |
| My Two Dads | Self | 1987 |
| Square One Television | Self | 1987 |
| The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh | Moses Guthrie | 1979 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| The NBA on CBS | Self | 1973 |
| Sesame Street | Self | 1969 |
