Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is well known for his acting roles outside of his Hall of Fame basketball career, and one of his most notable gigs was playing Murdock in the classic comedy “Airplane!” Though ...

Robert Hayes, Julie Hagerty, and Leslie Nielsen starred as a pilot, a flight attendant, and a deadpan doctor onboard the doomed flight. The comedy earned universal acclaim from critics and was named ...

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(L to R) Julie Hagerty as Elaine Dickinson, Leslie Nielsen as Dr. Rumack, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as Roger Murdock, and Peter Graves as Captain Clarence Oveur in 'Airplane!' Entertainment Weekly summed it ...