5Jim Brown
This is another popular pro football player that achieved his fame in the ‘50s and ‘60s where he was considered one of the greatest players ever at his position. But during 1964 season he took his shot at acting and appeared in Western action film Rio Conchos. After this, several roles followed on the small screen in shows like “Knight Rider,” “The A-Team” and “CHiPs.” But this is not all, he also caught a number of roles in high-profile films like The Dirty Dozen (1966), I Spy (1967), The Running Man (1987), Any Given Sunday (1987), and Mars Attacks! (1996). Mr. Brown is now 80, and he is taking a well-deserved rest from the TV and Movies and works as part owner of the New York Lizards Major League Lacrosse team, and a special adviser to the Cleveland Browns. In 2014, though, he made a small appearance in the movie “Draft Day” alongside Kevin Costner and Jennifer Garner.