"Winningest NBA champion and civil rights icon Bill Russell builds a larger-than-life legacy on and off the court in this biographical documentary."
Corey Stoll
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Bill Russell
as Self
Oscar Robertson
as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Stephen Curry
as Self - 4 Time NBA Champion
Bob Ryan
as Self - Sportswriter, The Boston Globe
Larry Bird
as Self - Boston Celtics 1979-92
Magic Johnson
Satch Sanders
as Self - Boston Celtics 1960-73
William C. Rhoden
as Self - Columnist, ESPN's Andscape
Isiah Thomas
Aram Goudsouzian
as Self - Bill Russell Biographer, 'King of the Court'
Lawrence O'Donnell
as Self - Host 'The Last Word' MSNBC
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Jeannine Russell
as Self - Bill Russell's Widow
Bill McSweeny
as Self - Co-Author with Bill Russell, 'Go Up for Glory'
Red Auerbach
as Self - Coach, Boston Celtics 1950-66 (archive footage)
Bob Cousy
as Self - Boston Celtics 1950-63
Steve Springer
as Self - Sportswriter, The Los Angeles Times
Bill Walton
Tom Heinsohn
as Self - Boston Celtics 1956-65 (archive footage)
Bob Pettit
as Self - St. Louis Hawks 1955-65 (archive footage)
Karen Russell
as Self - Bill Russell's Daughter
Nelson George
as Self - Author & Filmmaker
Jalen Rose
as Self - NBA 1994-2007
Earl Monroe
Julius Erving
Nancy Auerbach
as Self - Red Auerbach's Daughter
Bill Bradley
Leigh Montville
as Self - Author, 'Tall Men, Short Shorts'
Dave Zirin
as Self - Sports Editor, The Nation
Wilt Chamberlain
as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (archive footage)
Shaquille O'Neal
Chris Paul
as Self - 12 Time NBA All-Star
Sam Jones
as Self - Boston Celtics 1957-69
Steve Smith
as Self - NBA Champion
Renee Montgomery
as Self - WNBA All-Star
Keith Erickson
as Self - Los Angeles Lakers 1968-73
Jerry West
as Self - Los Angeles Lakers 1960-74
Elgin Baylor
as Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Kenny Smith
as Self - 2 Time NBA Champion
Harry Edwards
as Self - Sports Sociologist & Activist
Jeffrey Wright
as Bill Russell (voice)
Evan Jaenichen
Associate Producer
Lawrence Gordon
Executive Producer
Ross Greenburg
Mike Richardson
Sam Pollard
Director
John Sands
Original Music Composer
Stephen McCarthy
Additional Camera
Thanks
Henry Adebonojo
Director of Photography
Kara Bartek
Production Coordinator
Phil Garrod
Byron Leon
Associate Editor
Skye Fitzgerald
Prem Kalliat
Paul De Lumen
Julie Schapiro Thorman
Line Producer
Andy Levine
Elias Savada
Jessica Luya
Steve Michaud
Huntley Nicholas
John Picard
Ronan Killeen
Michael Dolan
Charles Rosenzweig
Music Supervisor
Nicholas Moo
Ryan Earl Parker
Jane Klain
Tommie Smith
Allie Humenuk
Ashwin Gandbhir
Editor
Steven Wechsler
Reed Hays
Gregg Winik
Johnny Mathis
Martha Spanninger
Producer
Reuben Atlas
Trent Watts
Eve White
Makeup & Hair
Wayne Sharpe
Brady Darragh
Michael Patti
Antonio Rossi
John Pettit
Kailey Radcliffe
Dion Cocoros
Patrick Ewing
Ronnie Watts
Ann Meyers
Javier Chorrillos
Assistant Editor