About Malcolm X
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
Full Cast of Malcolm X
Denzel Washington
plays Malcolm X
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plays Betty Shabazz
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plays Baines
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plays Elijah Muhammad
Delroy Lindo
plays West Indian Archie
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plays Shorty
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plays Laura
Kate Vernon
plays Sophia
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plays Louise Little
Tommy Hollis
plays Earl Little
James McDaniel
plays Brother Earl
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plays Sidney
Jean-Claude La Marre
plays Benjamin 2X
Maurice Sneed
plays Cadillac
Debi Mazar
plays Peg
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plays Honey
Scot Anthony Robinson
plays Daniel
Sonny Jim Gaines
plays Cholly
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
plays Lorraine
Wendell Pierce
plays Ben Thomas
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plays William X
Leland Gantt
plays Wilbur Kinley
Giancarlo Esposito
plays Thomas Hayer
Leonard L. Thomas
plays Leon Davis
Roger Guenveur Smith
plays Rudy
Craig Wasson
plays TV Host
Graham Brown
plays Dr. Payson
Gerica Cox
plays Eva Marie
Kristan Rai Segure
plays Saudi
Lauren Padick
plays Lisha
Danielle Fletcher
plays Attalah
Aleta Mitchell
plays Sister Robin
Curt Williams
plays Mr. Cooper
John Ottavino
plays Blades
Frances Foster
plays Woman Outside Audubon Ballroom
Reggie Montgomery
plays Dick Jones
David Patrick Kelly
plays Mr. Ostrowski
Gary L. Catus
plays Doctor
Sharon Washington
plays Augusta
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plays Mrs. Swerlin
Oran "Juice" Jones
plays Hustler
Ricky Gordon
plays Lionel Hampton
George Lee Miles
plays Preacher
Raye Dowell
plays Sister Evelyn Williams
Veronica Webb
plays Sister Lucille Rosary
Abdul Salaam El Razzac
plays Fox
Keith Randolph Smith
plays Brother Gene
George Guidall
plays Mr. Holway
James L. Swain
plays Conductor
Lawrence James
plays Tully
Steve White
plays Brother Johnson
Christopher Rubin
plays Sophia's Husband
Matthew Harris
plays Malcolm, 5 Years Old
Zakee Howze
plays Young Malcolm
Cytia Fontenette
plays Hilda, 3 Years Old
Marlaine Bass
plays Hilda, 8 Years Old
Benjamin Atwell
plays Philbert, 1 Years Old
Peter Dunn
plays Philbert, 6 Years Old
Dion Smack Jr.
plays Reginald, 2 Years Old
Darnell Smith
plays Elijah Muhammad's Grandson
TaiNesha Scott
plays Elijah Muhammad's Granddaughter
Chelsea Counts
plays Yvonne, 6 Months Old
Chela Counts
plays Yvonne, 6 Months Old
Natalie Clanton
plays Yvonne, 1 Year Old
Jessica Givens
plays Attalah
LaToyah Bigelow
plays Qubillah, 3 Years Old
Martaleah Jackson
plays Ilyasah, 2 and 3 Years Old
Tamaraleah Jackson
plays Ilyasah, 2 and 3 Years Old
Jasmine Smith
plays Ilyasah, 2 and 3 Years Old
Valentino Smith
plays Wilfred, 4 Years Old
David Thomas Jr.
plays Wilfred, 8 Years Old
Simon Do-Ley
plays Son of Elijah Muhammad and Secretary Evelyn Williams
Bill Goldberg
plays The "John"
Jonathan Peck
plays Phone Voice (voice)
Leonard Parker
plays Jason
Lennis Washington
plays Mrs. Johnson
Dyan Humes
plays Maid at Open Air Market
Lizbeth MacKay
plays White Woman at Market
Terry Layman
plays CIA Agent
Terry Sumter
plays CIA Agent
Jasper McGruder
plays Hotel Clerk
Mary Alice
plays School Teacher
Wyatt Tee Walker
plays Hospital Spokesperson
Hazel Medina
plays Cashier Person
Wendy E. Taylor
plays Numbers Woman
Ed Herlihy
plays Joe Louis Announcer
Ralph Cooper Sr.
plays Radio Announcer
Christian J. Dacosta
plays Passerby
Karen Duffy
plays Sophia’s Friend
Walter Jones
plays Barber's Customer
Marc Phillips
plays Photographer
Showman Uneke
plays Hustler at Grand Central Station
Theara Ward
plays Moviegoer
Larry M. Cherry
plays Prison Barber
Clebert Ford
plays Barber
Grafton Trew
plays Barber
Rogers Simon
plays Barber
George T. Odom
plays Barber
Vincent Moscaritola
plays Prison Guard
Larry Attile
plays Guard Baines
Brendan Kelly
plays Guard Cone
John Griesemer
plays Guard Wilkins
Billy J. Mitchell
plays Man #1
Kent C. Jackman
plays Man #2
Beatrice Winde
plays Elderly Woman
Fracaswell Hyman
plays Bartender
Rion Johnson
plays Shoeshine Boy
Charles Weldon
plays Follower at Temple #7
Mike Hodge
plays Follower at Temple #7
Iris Little Thomas
plays Follower at Temple #7
Ilyasah Shabazz
plays Follower at Temple #7
Bahni Turpin
plays Follower at Temple #7
Aaron Blackshear
plays Student in Harlem Classroom
Nilyne Fields
plays Student in Harlem Classroom
John David Washington
plays Student in Harlem Classroom
Rudi Bascomb
plays Student in Harlem Classroom
Muhammad Parks
plays Student in Harlem Classroom
Chinere Parry
plays Student in Harlem Classroom
Ian Quiles
plays Student in Harlem Classroom
Sharmeek Martinez
plays Student in Harlem Classroom
Chuck Cooper
plays Customer
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plays Customer
Shellye Broughton
plays Customer
Nicholas Barnwell
plays Customer
Barbara Smith
plays Customer
Earl Whitted
plays Prisoner
Michael C. Mahon
plays Prisoner
Addison Cook
plays Prisoner
Byron Utley
plays Prisoner
George Rafferty
plays Prisoner
Maxwell Sinovoi
plays Prisoner
Eric Sharp
plays Prisoner
Stewart J. Zully
plays TV Reporter
Colleen Cowan
plays TV Reporter
Armand Schultz
plays TV Reporter
Reade Kelly
plays TV Reporter
Janet Zarish
plays TV Reporter
Annie Corley
plays TV Reporter
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plays TV Reporter
Steven Randazzo
plays TV Reporter
Chris Skutch
plays TV Reporter
William Swinton
plays TV Reporter
Marcus Naylor
plays TV Reporter
Anthony Nocerino
plays TV Reporter
Gareth Williams
plays JFK Reporter
Stephen Hanan
plays JFK Reporter
Richard Schiff
plays JFK Reporter
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plays JFK Reporter
Michael Imperioli
plays Reporter at Fire Bombing
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plays Reporter at Fire Bombing
Arthur French
plays Pullman Porter
Lex Monson
plays Pullman Porter
Judd Jones
plays Pullman Porter
C.E. Smith
plays Fountain Waiter
Erika Smith-Brown
plays Waitress
Raymond Anthony Thomas
plays Crowd Member
Delilah Picart
plays Crowd Member
Michael Ralph
plays Crowd Member
Monique Cintron
plays Hooker
Jake-Ann Jones
plays Hooker
Sharon Ferguson
plays Hooker / Roseland Dancer
Amelia Mimi Walker
plays Hooker
Neisha Folkes-LeMelle
plays Hooker
Karen Michaels
plays Hooker
Lenore Pemberton
plays Hooker
Felicia Wilson
plays Hooker
Yvette Brooks
plays Hooker
Teresa Farley
plays Young Hooker
Kiki Della Vecchia
plays Teenage Whore
John Sayles
plays FBI Agent
Martin Donovan
plays FBI Agent
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plays Cop at Audubon
Joe Pentangelo
plays Mounted Police
Mike Farley
plays Mounted Police
Nick Muglia
plays Mounted Police
David Reilly
plays Mounted Police
Nicholas Turturro
plays Boston Cop
James Murtaugh
plays Cop at Harlem Station
William Fichtner
plays Cop at Harlem Station
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plays Cop at Harlem Station
Michael Cullen
plays Desk Sergeant
James MacDonald
plays Lieutenant
Steve Aronson
plays Black Legion Leader
Bill Anagnos
plays Black Legion Member
Don Hewitt Sr.
plays Black Legion Member
Jery Hewitt
plays Black Legion Member
Joe Fitos
plays KKK Member
Manny Siverio
plays KKK Member
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plays KKK Member
Shaun O'Neil
plays KKK Member
Andy Duppin
plays KKK Member
Elmer Licciardello
plays KKK Member
Matthew Underwood
plays DJ at the Harlem 'Y' Dance
Renton Kirk
plays DJ at the Harlem 'Y' Dance
Tim Hutchinson
plays Fruit of Islam
Andre Blair
plays Fruit of Islam
Abdul Hakeem Hijrah
plays Fruit of Islam
Rony Clanton
plays Fruit of Islam
Scott Whitehurst
plays Malcolm's FOI
Eric Payne
plays Malcolm's FOI
Ali A. Wahhab
plays Malcolm's FOI
Terry Hodges
plays Malcolm's FOI
Kevan Gibbs
plays Malcolm's FOI
Dana S. Hubbard
plays Malcolm's FOI
David Reivers
plays Elijah Muhammad's FOI
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plays Elijah Muhammad's FOI
Kevin Rock
plays Elijah Muhammad's FOI
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plays Elijah Muhammad's FOI
Dion Graham
plays Elijah Muhammad's FOI
Zaahir Muhammad
plays Elijah Muhammad's FOI
Gregory Bargeman
plays Elijah Muhammad's FOI
Lee Summers
plays Elijah Muhammad's FOI
Rich Gordon
plays Elijah Muhammad's FOI
Larry Rushing
plays Elijah Muhammad's FOI
Monty Ross
plays MC - Roseland
Eddie Davis
plays Lionel Hampton Band - Trumpet
Reggie Pittman
plays Lionel Hampton Band - Trumpet
Patrick Rickman
plays Lionel Hampton Band - Trumpet
Gerald Brazel
plays Lionel Hampton Band - Trumpet
Clack Gaton
plays Lionel Hampton Band - Trombone
Richard Owens
plays Lionel Hampton Band - Trombone
Douglas Purviance
plays Lionel Hampton Band - Trombone
Mark Gross
plays Lionel Hampton Band - Alto Saxophone
Cleave Guyton Jr.
plays Lionel Hampton Band - Alto Saxophone
Javon Jackson
plays Lionel Hampton Band - Tenor Saxophone
Lance Bryant
plays Lionel Hampton Band - Tenor Saxophone
Daniel Lemelle
plays Lionel Hampton Band - Baritone Saxophone
David Fludd
plays Lionel Hampton Band - Piano
Marcus Lauper
plays Lionel Hampton Band - Bass
Dwayne Cook Broadnax
plays Lionel Hampton Band - Drums
Preston Vismale
plays Lionel Hampton Band - Music Assistant
Miki Howard
plays Billie Holiday Quartet - Billie Holiday
Terence Blanchard
plays Billie Holiday Quartet - Trumpet
Bruce David Barth
plays Billie Holiday Quartet - Piano
Rodney Whitaker
plays Billie Holiday Quartet - Bass
William E. Kilson
plays Billie Holiday Quartet - Drums
Sonny Allen
plays Roseland Dancer
Vanessa Benton
plays Roseland Dancer
Cheryl Burr
plays Roseland Dancer
Leslie Dockery
plays Roseland Dancer
Cisco Drayton
plays Roseland Dancer
Byron Easley
plays Roseland Dancer
John Elejaide
plays Roseland Dancer
Debra Elkins
plays Roseland Dancer
Gina Ellis
plays Roseland Dancer
John Festa
plays Roseland Dancer
Robert H. Fowler III
plays Roseland Dancer
Ryan Francois
plays Roseland Dancer
Phillip Gilmore
plays Roseland Dancer
Jauquette Green
plays Roseland Dancer
Wendy King
plays Roseland Dancer
Jerome Jamal Hardeman
plays Roseland Dancer
Dawn Hampton
plays Roseland Dancer
Monique Harcum
plays Roseland Dancer
Raymond Harris
plays Roseland Dancer
Delphine T. Mantz
plays Roseland Dancer
Bernard Marsh
plays Roseland Dancer
Greta Martin
plays Roseland Dancer
Norma Miller
plays Roseland Dancer
Frances Morgan
plays Roseland Dancer
John Parks
plays Roseland Dancer
Greg Poland
plays Roseland Dancer
Judine Hawkins Richard
plays Roseland Dancer
Eartha Robinson
plays Roseland Dancer
Michelle Robinson
plays Roseland Dancer
Tracy Robinson
plays Roseland Dancer
Ken Leigh Rogers
plays Roseland Dancer
Eddie Sanabria
plays Roseland Dancer
Eddie Shellman
plays Roseland Dancer
Lynn Sterling
plays Roseland Dancer
Keith Thomas
plays Roseland Dancer
Debbie Williams
plays Roseland Dancer
Charles Young
plays Roseland Dancer
Anthony Dewitt
plays Roseland Dancer
Cynthia Thomas
plays Shorty's Dance Partner
Sharon Brooks
plays Skeleton Crew Dancer
Laurieann Gibson
plays Skeleton Crew Dancer
El Tahara Ibrahim
plays Skeleton Crew Dancer
Keith Lewis
plays Skeleton Crew Dancer
Dereque Whithurs
plays Skeleton Crew Dancer
Steve Reed
plays John F. Kennedy (archive footage)
Jodie Farber
plays Jackie Kennedy (archive footage)
Randy Means
plays Governor Connally (archive footage)
Columbia Dubose
plays Nellie Connally (archive footage)
Vincent D'Onofrio
plays Bill Newman (archive footage) (uncredited)
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plays Limo Driver (archive footage)
George Marshall Ruge
plays Secret Service Man (archive footage)
Bobby Seale
plays Speaker #1
Al Sharpton
plays Speaker #2
Christopher Plummer
plays Chaplain Gill
Karen Allen
plays Miss Dunne
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plays Captain Green
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plays The Judge
Nelson Mandela
plays Soweto Teacher
Ossie Davis
plays Eulogy Performer (voice)
Ralph Abernathy
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Michael Albanese
plays Harvard Law Student (uncredited)
Muhammad Ali
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Denise S. Anderson
plays Crowd Member (uncredited)
Ashanti
plays Student in Harlem Classroom (uncredited)
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plays Bartender (uncredited)
Theodore Briseno
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Carlos
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bull Connor
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Angela Davis
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Matthew M. Dillon
plays DJ (uncredited)
Dave Droge
plays Bartender (uncredited)
James Farmer
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dan Gifford
plays Prison Guard (uncredited)
Mark Gorham
plays Police Chief's Driver (uncredited)
Ralph Hughes
plays FOI Member (uncredited)
Jesse Jackson
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joe James
plays Shooter (voice) (uncredited)
Eddie Kehler
plays Harlem Cop (uncredited)
John F. Kennedy
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Martin Luther King Jr.
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rodney King
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stacey Koon
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joe Louis
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marva Trotter Louis
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Malcolm X
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frankie Manning
plays Roseland Dancer (uncredited)
Willie Mays
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles Mitchell
plays Prison Inmate (uncredited)
Peter Norman
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Laurence Powell
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jackie Robinson
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Betty Shabazz
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tommie Smith
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Billy Marshall Thompson
plays Man in Temple (uncredited)
Irapaul Turner
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Zan Turner
plays Man in the Crowd (uncredited)
George Wallace
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sonya Wallace
plays Crowd Member (uncredited)
Roy Wilkins
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Timothy Wind
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Andrew Young
plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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