About Bill Russell: Legend
- Released on February 08, 2023
Winningest NBA champion and civil rights icon Bill Russell builds a larger-than-life legacy on and off the court in this 2-part biographical documentary.
Full Cast of Bill Russell: Legend
Corey Stoll plays Narrator (voice) (2 episodes)
Bill Russell plays Self (2 episodes)
Oscar Robertson plays Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (2 episodes)
Stephen Curry plays Self - 4 Time NBA Champion (2 episodes)
Bob Ryan plays Self - Sportswriter, The Boston Globe (2 episodes)
Larry Bird plays Self - Boston Celtics 1979-92 (2 episodes)
Magic Johnson plays Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (2 episodes)
Satch Sanders plays Self - Boston Celtics 1960-73 (2 episodes)
William C. Rhoden plays Self - Columnist, ESPN's Andscape (2 episodes)
Isiah Thomas plays Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (2 episodes)
Aram Goudsouzian plays Self - Bill Russell Biographer, 'King of the Court' (2 episodes)
Lawrence O'Donnell plays Self - Host 'The Last Word' MSNBC (2 episodes)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar plays Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (2 episodes)
Jeannine Russell plays Self - Bill Russell's Widow (2 episodes)
Bill McSweeny plays Self - Co-Author with Bill Russell, 'Go Up for Glory' (2 episodes)
Red Auerbach plays Self - Coach, Boston Celtics 1950-66 (archive footage) (2 episodes)
Bob Cousy plays Self - Boston Celtics 1950-63 (2 episodes)
Steve Springer plays Self - Sportswriter, The Los Angeles Times (2 episodes)
Bill Walton plays Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (2 episodes)
Tom Heinsohn plays Self - Boston Celtics 1956-65 (archive footage) (2 episodes)
Bob Pettit plays Self - St. Louis Hawks 1955-65 (archive footage) (2 episodes)
Karen Russell plays Self - Bill Russell's Daughter (2 episodes)
Nelson George plays Self - Author & Filmmaker (2 episodes)
Jalen Rose plays Self - NBA 1994-2007 (2 episodes)
Earl Monroe plays Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (2 episodes)
Julius Erving plays Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (2 episodes)
Nancy Auerbach plays Self - Red Auerbach's Daughter (2 episodes)
Bill Bradley plays Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (2 episodes)
Leigh Montville plays Self - Author, 'Tall Men, Short Shorts' (2 episodes)
Dave Zirin plays Self - Sports Editor, The Nation (2 episodes)
Wilt Chamberlain plays Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (archive footage) (2 episodes)
Shaquille O'Neal plays Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (2 episodes)
Chris Paul plays Self - 12 Time NBA All-Star (2 episodes)
Sam Jones plays Self - Boston Celtics 1957-69 (2 episodes)
Steve Smith plays Self - NBA Champion (2 episodes)
Renee Montgomery plays Self - WNBA All-Star (2 episodes)
Keith Erickson plays Self - Los Angeles Lakers 1968-73 (2 episodes)
Jerry West plays Self - Los Angeles Lakers 1960-74 (2 episodes)
Elgin Baylor plays Self (archive footage) (2 episodes)
Martin Luther King Jr. plays Self (archive footage) (2 episodes)
Kenny Smith plays Self - 2 Time NBA Champion (2 episodes)
Harry Edwards plays Self - Sports Sociologist & Activist (2 episodes)
Jeffrey Wright plays Bill Russell (voice) (2 episodes)
Charles Barkley plays Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
K.C. Jones plays Self - Boston Celtics 1958-67 (archive footage) (1 episode)
Rosa Parks plays Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
Walt Frazier plays Self - New York Knicks 1967-77 (1 episode)
Randy Auerbach plays Self - Red Auerbach's Daughter (1 episode)
John Havlicek plays Self - Boston Celtics 1962-78 (archive audio) (1 episode)
Jayson Tatum plays Self - Boston Celtics (1 episode)
Robert Horry plays Self - 7 Time NBA Champion (1 episode)
Chet Walker plays Self - Philadelphia 76ers 1963-69 (archive audio) (1 episode)
Muhammad Ali plays Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
Jim Brown plays Self - NFL Legend & Activist (1 episode)
Lyndon B. Johnson plays Self - 36th President of the United States (archive footage) (1 episode)
Medgar Evers plays Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) (1 episode)
Huey P. Newton plays Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
Fred Hampton plays Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
Tom Hawkins plays Self - Los Angeles Lakers 1966-69 (1 episode)
Tom Brokaw plays Self - Author, Journalist & Longtime Admirer of Bill (1 episode)
Barack Obama plays Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
Dikembe Mutombo plays Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (1 episode)
Dominique Wilkins plays Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (1 episode)
Taylor Branch plays Self - Co-Author with Bill Russell, 'Second Wind' (1 episode)
Crew of Bill Russell: Legend
Camera
Costume & Make-Up
Crew
Directing
Editing
Production
Sound
- Corey Stoll
- Bill Russell
- Oscar Robertson
- Stephen Curry
- Bob Ryan
- Larry Bird
- Magic Johnson
- Satch Sanders
- William C. Rhoden
- Isiah Thomas
- Aram Goudsouzian
- Lawrence O'Donnell
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Jeannine Russell
- Bill McSweeny
- Red Auerbach
- Bob Cousy
- Steve Springer
- Bill Walton
- Tom Heinsohn
- Bob Pettit
- Karen Russell
- Nelson George
- Jalen Rose
- Earl Monroe
- Julius Erving
- Nancy Auerbach
- Bill Bradley
- Leigh Montville
- Dave Zirin
- Wilt Chamberlain
- Shaquille O'Neal
- Chris Paul
- Sam Jones
- Steve Smith
- Renee Montgomery
- Keith Erickson
- Jerry West
- Elgin Baylor
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Kenny Smith
- Harry Edwards
- Jeffrey Wright
- Charles Barkley
- K.C. Jones
- Rosa Parks
- Walt Frazier
- Randy Auerbach
- John Havlicek
- Jayson Tatum
- Robert Horry
- Chet Walker
- Muhammad Ali
- Jim Brown
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Medgar Evers
- Huey P. Newton
- Fred Hampton
- Tom Hawkins
- Tom Brokaw
- Barack Obama
- Dikembe Mutombo
- Dominique Wilkins
- Taylor Branch