Joe Louis Biography and Filmography

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Joe Louis
Birthday: May 13, 1914
Birth Place: Lafayette, Alabama, USA
Height: 6' 1"

Below is a complete filmography (list of movies he's appeared in) for Joe Louis. If you have any corrections or additions, please email us at corrections@actorsofhollywood.com. We'd also be interested in any trivia or other information you have.

Biography

Joe Louis is considered by many fistic experts and fans as the greatest Heavyweight Boxing Champion in the sport's history. Born into a poor family, Joe Louis's mother felt the only way her son could escape poverty was through music. She bought him a violin and sent him off daily to lessons. On his way there, young Joe would pass by a boxing gym. In no time, he was working out at the gym, training for a boxing career. His amateur career started off disastrously, as he was knocked-out down 16 times in losing the fight. However, he was determined to continue and posted an outstanding amateur career with only 5 defeats in 60 fights. He turned professional and quickly racked up one of the most impressive winning streaks in boxing history. He was nicknamed, The Brown Bomber, and became the first boxer to defeat six heavyweight champions( Primo Carenera, Max Baer, Jack Sharkey, Jim Braddock, Max Schmelling, and Jersey Joe Walcott). After winning the championship, he held it almost 12 years to set a record, plus set another record with 25 successful title defenses. He retired with a 60-1 record, only to make an unsuccessful and very sad comeback at the age of 37. While champion, Joe Louis volunteered to join the U.S. Army at the height of his career. He made two title defenses in which he donated his entire purses to relief funds to help both the Army and the Navy. He spent almost 5 years in the service and boxed hundreds of exhibitions. However, after the war, he was hounded by the Internal Revenue Service to pay back taxes on the purses he had donated. He suffered terribly through this ordeal. and soon found himself broke. He launched a "controversial" pro-wrestling career and was undefeated in some 20 matches before retiring with a heart problem. He was helped by his good friend Frank Sinatra and acted in a few films, worked as a host in Las Vegas, and made numerous appearances for boxing. He died a few years after suffering a massive stroke. Joe Louis was buried with full-military honors, and it was said that he was "most" proud of his European-African-MiddleEastern Medal and his Victory Medal World War II. In or out of the ring, Joe Louis was a Champion.

Movie Credits

This Is the Army (1943)
[ Ronald Reagan ][ Richard Farnsworth ][ Irving Berlin ]

Spirit of Youth (1938)

Trivia

Born at 8:0am-CST
World Heavyweight boxing champion, 1937-49. Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, 1990.
His reign as heavyweight champion (12 years) is a boxing record that stands for all time in all weight divisions. He fought so many bad opponents so often that it was dubbed the "Bum Of The Month" tour.
Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame, 1980.
Pictured on a 29¢ US commemorative postage stamp in the Sports series, issued 22 June 1993.
The Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan is named after him.
Has a daughter, Jacquelin (b. 1943), with Marva
Max Schmeling payed the funeral for the impoverished Joe Louis.
Down on his luck and dying in poverty, his funeral was paid for by his most famous rival (later friend), German boxer Max Schmeling.

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