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Meadow Lemon III, known professionally as Meadowlark Lemon, was an American basketball player, actor, and Christian minister. From 1994, he served Meadowlark Lemon Ministries in Scottsdale, Arizona. For 22 years, he was known as the "Clown Prince" of the touring Harlem Globetrotters basketball team. He played in more than 16,000 games for the Globetrotters and was a 2003 inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Birth Name
George Meadow Lemon III
Born
Monday, 25 April 1932
Died
Sunday, 27 December 2015
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| ESPN 30 for 30: From Harlem with Love | Himself | 2014 |
| ESPN SportsCentury | Self | 1999 |
| Big City Comedy | Self | 1986 |
| Imps* | Willie / Willie (segment "Man on the Moon") | 1983 |
| Modern Romance | Himself / Meadowlark Lemon | 1981 |
| Here's Boomer | Self | 1980 |
| The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh | Rev. Grady Jackson | 1979 |
| Hello, Larry | Meadowlark Lemon / Meadowlark | 1979 |
| Diff'rent Strokes | Meadowlark Lemon | 1978 |
| Alice | Meadowlark Lemon | 1976 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| ESPN 30 for 30: From Harlem with Love | Himself | 2014 |
| ESPN SportsCentury | Self | 1999 |
| Big City Comedy | Self | 1986 |
| Imps* | Willie / Willie (segment "Man on the Moon") | 1983 |
| Modern Romance | Himself / Meadowlark Lemon | 1981 |
| Here's Boomer | Self | 1980 |
| The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh | Rev. Grady Jackson | 1979 |
| Hello, Larry | Meadowlark Lemon / Meadowlark | 1979 |
| Diff'rent Strokes | Meadowlark Lemon | 1978 |
| Alice | Meadowlark Lemon | 1976 |
| Harlem Globe Trotters | (voice) | 1970 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Harlem Globetrotter | 1961 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Self - the Harlem Globetrotters / Self - Harlem Globetrotters | 1956 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
