Rosey Grier

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier (born July 14, 1932 in Cuthbert, Georgia) is an American actor, singer, Christian minister, and former professional American football player. He was a notable college football player for Pennsylvania State University who earned a retrospective place in the National Collegiate Athletic Association 100th anniversary list of 100 most influential student athletes. As a professional player, Grier was a member of the New York Giants, and the original Fearsome Foursome of the Los Angeles Rams and played in the Pro Bowl twice. After Grier's professional sports career he worked as a bodyguard for Robert Kennedy during the 1968 presidential campaign and was guarding the senator's wife, Ethel Kennedy, during the Robert F. Kennedy assassination. Although unable to prevent that killing, Grier took control of the gun and subdued the shooter, Sirhan Sirhan. Grier's other activities have been colorful and varied. He hosted his own Los Angeles television show and made approximately 70 guest appearances on various shows during the 1960s and 1970s. As a singer, Grier first released singles on the A label in 1960, and over the following twenty-five years he continued to record on various labels including Liberty, Ric, MGM and A&M. His recording of a tribute to Robert Kennedy, "People Make The World" (written by Bobby Womack) was his only chart single, peaking at #128 in 1968. Grier is known for his serious pursuit of hobbies not traditionally associated with men such as macrame and needlepoint. He has authored several books, including Rosey Grier's Needlepoint for Men in 1973. Grier became an ordained Christian minister in 1983 and travels as an inspirational speaker. He founded American Neighborhood Enterprises, a nonprofit organization that serves inner city youth. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rosey Grier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For: Acting

Born: Cuthbert, Georgia, 1932-07-14

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1969	The Desperate Mission	Morgan	46
2	1971	Goin' Back to Indiana	Self	0
3	1972	Second Chance	Maxie Hill	70
4	1972	Skyjacked	Gary Brown	62
5	1972	The Thing with Two Heads	Jack Moss	49
6	1974	Free to Be… You and Me	Self	67
7	1975	The Treasure of Jamaica Reef	Asper (as Rosey Grier)	26
8	1975	Carter's Army	Big Jim	40
9	1975	Timber Tramps	Redwood Rosenbloom	0
10	1978	Rabbit Test	Taxi Driver	42
11	1978	To Kill a Cop	Albert Hoyt	0
12	1979	The Glove	Victor Hale	49
13	1979	The Seekers	Amos Samuels	0
14	1980	The Gong Show Movie	Himself	37
15	1989	Faces of Horror	Jack Moss (archive)	100
16	1996	Reggie's Prayer	Rev. Jeremiah Knox	37
17	2004	The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made	Jack Moss (archive footage)	46
18	2013	Sample This	Self	67
19	2014	'51 Dons	Self	80

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1956	The NFL on CBS	Self - New York Giants Defensive Tackle	20
2	1958	Kraft Music Hall	Self	47
3	1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self	54
4	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self	75
5	1962	The Merv Griffin Show	Self - Guest Host	58
6	1964	The Hollywood Palace	Self - Singer	45
7	1964	Shindig!	Self	62
8	1964	Shindig!	Self - Singer	62
9	1964	Daniel Boone	Gabe Cooper	69
10	1965	Hullabaloo	Self	0
11	1965	I Dream of Jeannie	Sam	78
12	1971	McMillan & Wife	Bobo Johnson	69
13	1973	Kojak	Salathiel Harms	70
14	1974	Movin' On		52
15	1974	Tony Orlando and Dawn	Self	35
16	1975	The Jeffersons		73
17	1976	Quincy, M.E.	Rosey Grier	75
18	1977	CHiPs	Car Killer	68
19	1977	The Love Boat	Virgil Plummer	63
20	1978	To Kill a Cop	Albert Hoyt	0
21	1978	Flying High		45
22	1979	Roots: The Next Generations	Big Slew Johnson	75
23	1981	Aloha Paradise		50
24	1981	The Sophisticated Gents	Cudjo Evers	70
25	1989	The Simpsons	Rosey Grier (voice)	80
26	1993	Saved by the Bell: The New Class		59

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