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John Thompson

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John Thompson

Acting

13 known credits 0.3 popularity score 78 years

Biography

About John Thompson

John Robert Thompson Jr. (September 2, 1941 – August 30, 2020) was an American professional basketball player and college basketball coach for the Georgetown Hoyas men's team. He became the first African-American head coach to win a major collegiate championship in basketball when he led the Hoyas to the NCAA Division I national championship in 1984. Thompson was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

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Career at a glance

John Thompson across film and television

13credited titles
11movie credits
2TV credits
1993–2021screen career span

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