Julius Winfield Erving II, commonly known by the nickname "Dr. J", is an American retired basketball player who helped popularize a modern style of play that emphasizes leaping and playing above the rim in his career at the ABA and the NBA.

KNOWN FOR

The Office
2013
The Mike Douglas Show
1976
The Colbert Report
2013
Frasier
1996
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1991
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1995
Basketball: A Love Story
2018
Figure It Out
1999
Shut Up and Dribble
2018
Philadelphia
1993
Hustle
2022
Bill Russell: Legend
2023

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
38
Producing
1
2026
Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association
as Self
2024
The Waiting Game
2023
Reggie
as Self
2023
Iceman: A George Gervin Story
as Self
2023
Bill Russell: Legend
as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
2023
The Luckiest Guy in the World
as Self
2022
Hustle
as Julius 'Dr. J' Erving
2021
Vince Carter: Legacy
2018
Shut Up and Dribble
as Self - NBA Hall of Famer
2018
Basketball: A Love Story
as Self
2016
The Making of Mr. October: The Reggie Jackson Story
as Self
2015
Kareem: Minority of One
as Self
2013
The Doctor
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Free Spirits
as Self
2013
Undefeated: The Roger Brown Story
as Himself
2013
The Office
as Julius Erving
2013
The Colbert Report
as Self - Guest
2012
Doin' It in the Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC
as Julius "Dr. J" Erving
2012
Goose
2011
NB80s
as Self (archive footage)
2008
Fathers of the Sport
as Himself
2002
:03 from Gold
as Self (archive footage)
1999
Figure It Out
as Self
1997
Long Shots: The Life and Times of the American Basketball Association
1996
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
as Self (archive footage)
1996
Frasier
as Mike (voice)
1995
Below the Rim
as Self
1995
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
as Julius Erving
1993
Philadelphia
as Julius Erving
1991
Philadelphia 76ers 1983 - That Championship Feeling
as Self
1991
Doogie Howser, M.D.
as Dr. J
1990
All New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
1986
The Jay Leno Special
as self
1979
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
as Moses Guthrie
1979
The American Game
1976
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1976
NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest
as Self
Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association
as Self