Former UCLA Athletes who are and were actors and more
By Ryan Kay
Here are some actors and producers who did well in the movie and television industry.
. player. 836. . . . Donovan W. Carter
Sport: Football
Years played at UCLA: 2009-2012
Career stats: Defensive Lineman stats
He is most known as being in 47 episodes of the TV show Ballers which aired on HBO from 2015-2019. He played the role of Vernon Littlefield and was a prominent actor on the show.
836. . . . Robert (Bob) Waterfield. . player
Sport: Football
Years played at UCLA: 1942-44
Career stats: Quarterback stats
Most Famous Movie/TV Credits:
Starred in the following movies: Triple Threat (1948), Jungle Manhunt (1951), and Crazylegs (1953)
Produced the following movies: The King and Four Queens (1956), Run for the Sun (1956), Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955), and The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown (1957)
. Roy Jenson. . player. 836. .
Sport: Football
Years played at UCLA: 1950-52
Career stats: N/A
Most Famous Movie/TV Credits:
Starred in the following movies: The Missouri Traveler (1958), Law of the Lawless (1964), Stage to Thunder Rock (1964), Apache Uprising (1965), Harper (1966), The Bandits (1967), Jigsaw (1968), Halls of Anger (1970), The Getaway (1972), Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974), Chinatown (1974), Breakout (1975), The Car (1977), Tom Horn (1980), Honkytonk Man (1982), Red Dawn (1984), and Solar Crisis (1990)
Guest starred in the following TV shows: Bonanza (1959,1965, and 1969), Perry Mason (1961), Rawhide (1964), Batman (1966), Gunsmoke (1966,1968, and 1970), I Spy (1967 and 1968), The Andy Griffith Show (1967), Star Trek (1968), Mission: Impossible (1968), Kung Fu (1972 and 1973), Little House on the Prairie (1976), Charlie’s Angels (1978), Fantasy Island (1979), The Dukes of Hazzard (1980), Magnum, P.I. (1986), Knight Rider (1986), and Simon & Simon (1987)
. player. 836. . . . Ike Jones
Sport: Football
Years played at UCLA: 1950-52
Career stats: N/A
In 1953, he was the first African-American graduate of the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and, Television.
He was a producer on the film called, A Man Called Adam, which starred famous actor Sammy Davis Jr. This was historical due to it being the first time that an African American was brought on as a producer on a major motion film.
Guest starred in the following TV shows: Suspension (1958), Anna Lucasta (1958), Marcus Welby M.D. (1973), This Rebel Breed (1960), Adam-12 (1973), and Lucas Tanner (1975).