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Jim Bouton

Date of birth: 1939-03-08

Place of birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Jim Bouton

Biography

Jim Bouton, born in 1939, was an American baseball player who took acting roles after his baseball career. He passed away after a battle with cerebral amyloid angiopathy in 2019.

Movie Credits

The Long Goodbye
3.7

The Long Goodbye

1973-03-08

In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his

Los Angeles Plays Itself
3.8

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004-07-28

From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to

Ball Four Turns 40
0

Ball Four Turns 40

2022-11-12

Jim Bouton's 1970 book "Ball Four" was groundbreaking, shocking, and controversial. It sold in the m

The Seattle Pilots: Short Flight Into History
4.5

The Seattle Pilots: Short Flight Into History

2010-01-01

This film traces the history of major league baseball's one year team, the Seattle Pilots, who after

How Do You Know
2.7

How Do You Know

2010-12-17

After being cut from the USA softball team and feeling a bit past her prime, Lisa finds herself eval

The Battered Bastards of Baseball
3.8

The Battered Bastards of Baseball

2014-01-20

Hollywood veteran Bing Russell creates the only independent baseball team in the country—alarming th

Knuckleball!
3.4

Knuckleball!

2012-09-18

Follows the Boston Red Sox' Tim Wakefield and the New York Mets' R.A. Dickey - the only two major le

When It Was a Game 3
4.5

When It Was a Game 3

2000-07-17

In this third entry of the ongoing HBO documentary series celebrating America's favorite pastime, th