Norman Nixon
Biography
Norman Ellard Nixon (born October 11, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player. "Stormin' Norman" was a two-time All-Star and won two championships with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1980 and 1982 as a starting point guard (sharing playmaking responsibilities with his backcourt partner Magic Johnson). Nixon also played with the San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers from 1983 - 1989.
Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles
Drama Series - 2017, 16 episodes • as Norman Nixon
A Los Angeles S.W.A.T. sergeant is assigned to lead a highly skilled unit in the community where he grew up. Torn between loyalty to the streets, where the cops are sometimes the enemy, and allegiance to his brothers in blue, he strategically straddles the two worlds.
Drama Series - 2008, 16 episodes • as Omar's Dad
Amy and her friends at Grant High learn to define themselves while they navigate the perilous waters of contemporary adolescence. Between their love triangles, secrets, drama, accusations, gossip, confusion, and scandalous rumors, there's never a dull moment.
Drama Series - 1987, 16 episodes • as Norm
A Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional mixed but historically black college in the state of Virginia. After Bonet's departure in the first season, the remainder of the series primarily focused more on Southern belle Whitley Gilbert and mathematics whiz Dwayne Wayne. The series frequently depicted members of the major historically black fraternities and sororities.
Movie - 1979, 2h 15m • as Basketball Player
The Pittsburgh basketball team is hopeless. Maybe with the aid of an astrologer, and some new astrologically compatible players, they can become winners.
Movie - 1995, 2h 15m • as Basketball Player #1
A DJ and ex-con is forced to work with the police in an undercover drug sting targeting his boss.
Movie - 2007, 2h 15m • as Self
Basketball legends including Michael Jordan, Steve Nash, Red Auerbach and John Wooden tell the amazing life story of Dr. James Naismith, the man who invented the game and inspired generations of players to reach for the rim. The athletes share their perspectives on the game and explain how Naismith developed the basic rules of the sport in just two weeks in 1891. Historical clips also feature the first-ever b-ball instructional film, from 1927.