Jim Brown, the NFL titan who appeared in “The Dirty Dozen,” many Blaxploitation films plus Oliver Stone’s “Any Given Sunday,” “The Running Man,” Tim Burton’s “Mars Attacks” and ...

When legendary Cleveland Browns fullback Jim Brown walked away from his ... Starting with his first major movie, “The Dirty Dozen” (1967), Brown had a knack for choosing roles that he was ...

Jim Brown, the NFL Hall of Famer and Civil Rights activist who turned to acting and appeared in films and TV shows ranging from The Dirty Dozen and I Spy to Draft Day, Mars Attacks! and The A-Team ...

After his final season — in which he led the NFL in rushing with 1,544 yards, scored 21 touchdowns and won the MVP trophy — Brown was cast in his second movie in The Dirty Dozen (1967 ...

Jim Brown, still revered by many as the greatest ... Production delays caused by inclement weather in England while filming “The Dirty Dozen” meant that Brown would miss at least the beginning ...

“Jim Brown is a true icon of not just the Cleveland ... the team was in training camp and he was on the set of “The Dirty Dozen” in England. Among his films were “100 Rifles,” “Mars ...

Boxer Muhammad Ali (right) visits NFL star and actor Jim Brown on “The Dirty Dozen” film set at Morkyate, Bedfordshire, England, in 1966. AP file photo LOS ANGELES — Jim Brown, regarded by ...

On the legacy of Jim Brown there are several images that endure. There’s the chiseled football god punishing players who tried to tackle him, the gold standard of gridiron greats who went out at ...

Brown made a couple of guest appearances on TV over the next couple of years until his film career blasted off with 1967’s “The Dirty Dozen.” Spike Lee’s 2002 film “Jim Brown: All ...

In 2002, Brown was the subject of Lee’s HBO documentary “Jim Brown: All-American.” Heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali, right, visits Brown on the film set of “The Dirty Dozen” in England in 1966. He ...