Rosey Grier
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 14, 1932, Cuthbert, Georgia
- Movies
- 18
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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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2014 | The Green Girl | Self |
| 2014 | '51 Dons | Self |
| 2013 | Sample This | Self |
| 1996 | Reggie's Prayer | Rev. Jeremiah Knox |
| 1989 | Faces of Horror | Jack Moss (archive) |
| 1980 | The Gong Show Movie | Himself |
| 1979 | The Glove | Victor Hale |
| 1978 | To Kill a Cop | Albert Hoyt |
| 1978 | Rabbit Test | Taxi Driver |
| 1975 | Timber Tramps | Redwood Rosenbloom |
| 1975 | Carter's Army | Big Jim |
| 1975 | The Treasure of Jamaica Reef | Asper (as Rosey Grier) |
| 1974 | Free to Be… You and Me | Self |
| 1972 | The Thing with Two Heads | Jack Moss |
| 1972 | Skyjacked | Gary Brown |
| 1972 | Second Chance | Maxie Hill |
| 1971 | The Jackson 5: Goin' Back to Indiana | Self |
| 1969 | The Desperate Mission | Morgan |
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