Considered by many as the greatest Heavyweight Boxing Champion in the sport's history. Lewis appeared in a number of TV shows and films often playing himself.

KNOWN FOR

What's My Line?
1952
The Dick Cavett Show
1971
Quincy, M.E.
1977
The Ed Sullivan Show
1953
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1951
Terra X History
2001
It Takes a Thief
1968
Der Sport-Spiegel
1966
General Electric Theater
1955
This Is the Army
1943
a.k.a. Cassius Clay
1970
Boxing Barmy
1996

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
30
2026
Etched In Pavement
as Self · unreleased
2008
Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Terra X History
as Self (archiveFootage)
1997
Hitler's Forgotten Victims
as Self (achive footage)
1996
Boxing Barmy
1995
Kings of The Ring - History of Heavyweight Boxing 1919-1990
as Himself (Archival Footage)
1995
Boxing's Greatest Champions
1988
Mike Tyson Presents: The Heavyweights
1977
Quincy, M.E.
as Joe Louis
1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975
Rickles
1971
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1970
The Phynx
as Joe Louis
1970
a.k.a. Cassius Clay
as Self (archive footage)
1969
Med krut i nävarna
1968
It Takes a Thief
as Prizefighter
1966
Der Sport-Spiegel
as Self
1955
The Square Jungle
as Himself
1955
General Electric Theater
as Joe Louis
1953
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1952
What's My Line?
as Self
1951
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1948
The Fight Never Ends
1947
Johnny at the Fair
1947
Easy to Get
as Self (archive footage)
1946
Joe Palooka, Champ
as Himself
1943
This Is the Army
as Joe Louis
1939
The Brown Bomber
as Self
1938
Spirit of Youth
as Joe Thomas
1936
Great International Heavyweight Boxing Contest Between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling
as Self