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name: "Don King"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/don-king"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 August 1931"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 82
updated: "2026-09-17T05:02:09.383777+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."
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# Don King

Actor. Born 20 August 1931 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 August 1931, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- **Active:** 1984–1996
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 82 (2), 1990s 83 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q344977, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005091/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65607

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*When We Were Kings*](https://film.one/film/when-we-were-kings.md) (83)

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## Biography

Don King is an American boxing promoter who has made numerous appearances in film and television, usually playing himself. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on 20 August 1931, he first gained prominence in the 1970s by promoting major bouts including the Rumble in the Jungle and Thrilla in Manila.

On screen he appears as himself in the documentary *When We Were Kings* (1996). He has cameo roles in feature films such as *Head Office* (1985) and *The Devil's Advocate* (1997), and guest spots on series including *Knight Rider* (1986), *Miami Vice* (1987), *Moonlighting* (1986) and *Blossom* (1991). He is also featured in later documentaries such as *Tyson* (2008) and *Klitschko* (2011).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *When We Were Kings* (1996), Fi1m 83, as Self — [page](https://film.one/film/when-we-were-kings.md)
- *Moonlighting* (1985), Fi1m 82, as Don King — [page](https://film.one/tv/moonlighting.md)
- *Miami Vice* (1984), Fi1m 81, as Mr. Cash — [page](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md)

## Also known for

- *The Devil's Advocate* (1997), Don King
- *Knight Rider* (1982), Don King
- *Tyson* (2008), Self - Promotor
- *Blossom* (1990), Don King
- *Untold: Deal with the Devil* (2021), Self - Boxing Promoter (archive footage)
- *Klitschko* (2011), Self
- *30 for 30* (2009), Self
- *Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child* (2023), Self (archive footage)

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