Many professional sportspersons like Kapil Dev, Babe Ruth, Vijay Amritraj etc have played cameos in movies however, only a few took acting seriously and took it professionally as well.
Alex Karras: A football player and pro wrestler, Karras is also known for the role of Mango in film Blazing Saddles. At a point he was under consideration for role of Carlo Rizzi in The Godfather. He also worked in few other films and TV series and also tried his hands on Commentary.
Vinnie Jones: He played for Chelsea and Leeds United. He played for Welsh team. He acted in Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. He also acted in Gone In 60 Seconds, Swordfish, X-Men: The Last Stand and a few others. Quite a filmography.
Carl Weathers: People might not remember Chubbs from Happy Gilmore but definitely can't forget Apollo Creed from Rocky. However, professional football was part of his accomplishments before he made Rocky's nemesis turned friend immortal.
Jim Brown: His acting exploits were perhaps not comparable to his skills in football. He is perhaps one of the greatest American athletes and definitely the greatest Athlete turned Actor. The Dirty Dozen was perhaps his best work on screen.
Leander Paes: Known for his across the court skills, he is considered to be one of the finest players of doubles in tennis is going to silver screen as well. Details... aah, we will be back.
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