Also known as: Dr. J · Julius Irving · Julius "Dr. J" Erving
Biography
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
8.6
TV
The Office
2005
7.7
Movie
Philadelphia
1993
7.7
Movie
Hustle
2022
7.7
TV
Frasier
1993
6.9
TV
The Colbert Report
2005
6.7
TV
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
6.7
TV
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992
7.2
TV
Bill Russell: Legend
2023
7.2
Movie
Kareem: Minority of One
2015
6.6
Movie
Doin' It in the Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC
2012
5.6
Movie
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979
7.0
TV
Figure It Out
1997
Filmography(38)
38 titles across Movies & TV
6.7
TV
Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association
2026
0
Movie
The Waiting Game
2024
1.0
Movie
Iceman: A George Gervin Story
2023
0
TV
The Luckiest Guy in the World
2023
5.7
Movie
Reggie
2023
7.2
TV
Bill Russell: Legend
2023
7.7
Movie
Hustle
2022
5.0
Movie
Vince Carter: Legacy
2021
1.0
TV
Shut Up and Dribble
2018
7.3
TV
Basketball: A Love Story
2018
0
Movie
The Making of Mr. October: The Reggie Jackson Story
2016
7.2
Movie
Kareem: Minority of One
2015
6.9
Movie
Free Spirits
2013
6.2
Movie
The Doctor
2013
0
Movie
Undefeated: The Roger Brown Story
2013
6.6
Movie
Doin' It in the Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC
2012
7.0
Movie
Goose
2012
0
Movie
NB80s
2011
8.0
Movie
Fathers of the Sport
2008
6.9
TV
The Colbert Report
2005
8.6
TV
The Office
2005
9.0
Movie
:03 from Gold
2002
7.0
TV
Figure It Out
1997
0
Movie
Long Shots: The Life and Times of the American Basketball Association
1997
10.0
Movie
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
1996
8.0
Movie
Below the Rim
1995
7.7
Movie
Philadelphia
1993
7.7
TV
Frasier
1993
6.7
TV
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992
0
Movie
Philadelphia 76ers 1983 - That Championship Feeling
1991
0
Movie
All New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers
1990
6.7
TV
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
8.0
Movie
The Jay Leno Special
1986
5.6
Movie
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979
9.0
Movie
The American Game
1979
5.5
TV
NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest
1976
0
Movie
Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association
