--- name: "Bob Knight" canonical: "https://film.one/person/bobby-knight" fi1m_id: "bobby-knight" imdb_id: "nm0460820" tmdb_id: 1222350 wikidata_id: "Q888594" roles: [] born: "25 October 1940" died: "1 November 2023" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-17T21:59:12.012235+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Bob Knight ## Identity Bob Knight - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/bobby-knight - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** bobby-knight - **IMDb ID:** nm0460820 - **TMDB ID:** 1222350 - **Wikidata ID:** Q888594 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Knight, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q888594, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0460820/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1222350 Actor. Born 25 October 1940 in Massillon, Ohio, USA. Died 1 November 2023. ## Details - **Born:** 25 October 1940, Massillon, Ohio, USA - **Died:** 1 November 2023 - **Also known as:** Bobby Knight, Robert Montgomery Knight, Robert Knight, Coach Bob Knight, Coach Bobby Knight, The General - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Knight, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q888594, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0460820/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1222350 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Hoop Dreams*](https://film.one/film/hoop-dreams.md) (92) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Bobby Knight (1940–2023) was an American college basketball coach who appeared in several films and television productions, often as himself. He is credited as Self on the 1994 documentary *Hoop Dreams*, and played versions of himself in the 1994 sports drama *Blue Chips* and the 2003 comedy *Anger Management*. Knight served as head coach at Indiana University from 1971 to 2000, leading the team to three NCAA championships, and later coached at Texas Tech. His prominence in college basketball resulted in cameo appearances in sports-related media throughout his career. *Sources: imdb.com, metacritic.com, variety.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Hoop Dreams* (1994), Fi1m 92, as Self — [page](https://film.one/film/hoop-dreams.md) ## Complete filmography (5) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Perfect in '76* (2017), Actor - *Knight School* (2006), series, Actor - *Anger Management* (2003), as Bobby Knight - *A Season on the Brink* (2002), as Bobby Knight (archive footage) (uncredited) - *Blue Chips* (1994), as Bobby Knight ## Gallery - ![Bob Knight](https://film.one/media/person/84152/gallery-17404bb8f8c0.jpg) Bob Knight — Truett Holmes, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/TTU_Bob_Knight.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![ELMENDORF AIR FORCE, Alaska -- Coach Bobby Knight, Texas Tech University basketball, watches his players practice at the fitness center here Nov. 21. Coach Knig](https://film.one/media/person/84152/gallery-90a01b0e1954.jpg) ELMENDORF AIR FORCE, Alaska -- Coach Bobby Knight, Texas Tech University basketball, watches his players practice at the fitness center here Nov. 21. Coach Knig — Airman 1st Class Jonathan Steffen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Bob-Knight-Nov-21-07-1.jpg/1280px-Bob-Knight-Nov-21-07-1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Bobby Knight, head coach for the Texas Tech University basketball team, gave a motivational talk to Airmen and Soldiers at t](https://film.one/media/person/84152/gallery-1f6319fcfd8c.jpg) ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Bobby Knight, head coach for the Texas Tech University basketball team, gave a motivational talk to Airmen and Soldiers at t — Airman 1st Class Jonathan Steffen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Bob-Knight-Nov-21-07-2.jpg/1280px-Bob-Knight-Nov-21-07-2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Scanned from an issue of The Chronicle, the student newspaper of Duke University (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/84152/gallery-e49456503d23.jpg) Scanned from an issue of The Chronicle, the student newspaper of Duke University (2014) — The Chronicle, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Bobby_Knight%2C_Duke_Chronicle_1980-12-02_page_12.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Bobby Knight (en), coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/84152/gallery-09f0db9e93d6.jpg) Bobby Knight (en), coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders (2007) — Steven Wilke of flickr, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Bobknight.jpg/1280px-Bobknight.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Coach K embraces mentor Bob Knight after passing him for the all time Division I men's basketball wins list. (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/84152/gallery-dee150031d22.jpg) Coach K embraces mentor Bob Knight after passing him for the all time Division I men's basketball wins list. (2011) — Bryan Horowitz, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Coach_K_hugs_Bob_Knight.jpg/1280px-Coach_K_hugs_Bob_Knight.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Other awards — 3 won - Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year 1989: Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year (won) - Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year 1976: Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year (won) - Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year 1975: Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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