Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay

Will Smith

Acting

Drew 'Bundini' Brown

Jamie Foxx

Acting

Howard Cosell

Jon Voight

Acting

Malcolm X

Mario Van Peebles

Acting

Angelo Dundee

Ron Silver

Acting

Howard Bingham

Jeffrey Wright

Acting

Don King

Mykelti Williamson

Acting

Sonji Roi

Jada Pinkett Smith

Acting

Belinda Ali

Nona Gaye

Acting

Veronica Porche

Michael Michele

Acting

Chauncey Eskridge

Joe Morton

Acting

Dr. Ferdie Pacheco

Paul Rodríguez

Acting

Bradley

Bruce McGill

Acting

Herbert Muhammad

Barry Shabaka Henley

Acting

Cassius Clay, Sr.

Giancarlo Esposito

Acting

Luis Sarria

Laurence Mason

Acting

Martin Luther King, Jr.

LeVar Burton

Acting

Elijah Muhammad

Albert Hall

Acting

Robert Lipsyte

David Cubitt

Acting

Joe Smiley

Ted Levine

Acting

Odessa

Candy Ann Brown

Acting

Sam Cooke

David Elliott

Acting

Woman Singer

Shari Watson

Acting

Joseph Mobutu

Malick Bowens

Acting

Sonny Liston

Michael Bentt

Acting

'Smokin' Joe Frazier

James Toney

Acting

Ernie Terrell

Alfred Cole

Acting

George Foreman

Charles Shufford

Acting

Floyd Paterson

Rufus Dorsey

Acting

Jerry Quarry

Robert Sale

Acting

Jimmy Ellis

Vince Cooke

Acting

Ken Norton

Damien 'Bolo' Wills

Acting

Rudy Clay / Rahaman Ali

David Haines

Acting

Betty Shabazz

Victoria Dillard

Acting

Marlin Thomas

Brad Greenquist

Acting

Malcolm X's Daughter

Morgana Van Peebles

Acting

Malcolm X's Daughter

Maya Van Peebles

Acting

Young Cassius Clay

Maestro Harrell

Acting

The Doctor

William Utay

Acting

Jimmy Cannon

Kim Robillard

Acting

Madison Square Garden Announcer

David Purdham

Acting

Gordon Davidson

Gailard Sartain

Acting

Lieutenant Jerome Claridge

Wade Williams

Acting

Induction FBI Man

Guy Van Swearingen

Acting

Judge Ingraham

Doug Hale

Acting

Bundini's Landlady

LaDonna Tittle

Acting

Bob Arum

Marc Grapey

Acting

Boxing Commissioner

Herb Mitchell

Acting

Malcolm's Bodyguard

Eddie Bo Smith Jr.

Acting

Thomas 15X Johnson

Bobby Stuart

Crew

Room Service Guy

Patrick New

Acting

Death Newsman

Ron O.J. Parson

Acting

Family Photo Man

Ellis Williams

Acting

Asian Cosmetologist

Alexandra Bokyun Chun

Acting

Assistant Director

John Gleeson Connolly

Acting

Customer

Warner Saunders

Acting

Referee Arthur Mercante

Jack Reiss

Acting

Frazier Fight II Announcer

Marty Denkin

Acting

Flight Attendant

Tamara Lynch

Acting

Hampton House Announcer

Chico Benymon

Acting

Miami Weigh-In Reporter

Bill Plaschke

Acting

Miami Weigh-In Reporter

Steve Springer

Acting

Announcer

Patrick M. Connolly

Acting

Referee

Patrick C. Russell

Acting

Willie Reddick

Robert Byrd

Acting

Jersey Joe Walcott, Referee

Cedric Wills

Acting

Prosecutor

Ronald A. DiNicola

Production

Man on Train

Moses Hollins

Acting

Boxing Commission Reporter

Daniel E. Gurevitz

Acting

Reporter

Steven Randazzo

Acting

Reporter

Ray Bokhour

Acting

Madison Square Garden Reporter

Leonard Termo

Acting

Madison Square Garden Reporter

Johnny Ortiz

Acting

New York Reporter

Mark Salem

Acting

New York Reporter

Sheldon Fogel

Acting

New York Reporter

Jim Gray

Acting

Harlem Neighbor

Melvin Thomas

Acting

Harlem Neighbor

Natalie Carter

Acting

Harlem Neighbor

Reginald Footman

Acting

Harlem Reporter

Poe Poe

Acting

Louisville Sponsoring Group

Mel Dick

Acting

Lana Shabazz

Kim Taylor-Coleman

Production

Miami Cop

Christian Stolte

Acting

Dressing Room Weigh-In Guy

Vic Manni

Acting

Dick Sadler

Will Gill Jr.

Acting

ORTF Interviewer

Sylvaine Strike

Acting

Kinshasa Reporter

Denis Luposo

Acting

Rose Jennings

Sharon Wilkinson

Acting

Pointer Sister

Carol Hatchett

Acting

Pointer Sister

Judith Mwale

Acting

Pointer Sister

Keabetswe Motsilanyane

Acting

Mobutu Aide / Military Aide

Richard Katanga

Acting

Lieutenant Nsakala

Thomas Kariuki Matheri

Acting

Zack Clayton

Larry Hazzard Sr.

Acting

Larry Holmes

Derrick Brown

Acting

The Pilot

Rommel Hyacinth

Acting

London Banker

Graham Hopkins

Acting

CIA Man

Daniel Janks

Acting

Black Pilot

Bradford E. Lang

Acting

Black Pilot

Michael Dorn

Acting

Reporter in Zaire

Dan Robbertse

Acting

Reporter in Zaire

Graham Clarke

Acting

Reporter in Zaire

Dimitri Cassar

Acting

Reporter in Zaire

Frank Notaro

Acting

Reporter in Zaire

Mark Mulder

Acting

Reporter in Zaire

David W. Hess

Acting

Bula

Henrikennyo Mukenyi

Acting

Archie Moore

Nathaniel Malekane

Acting

Doc Broadus

Millard Arnold

Acting

Blonde French Reporter

Edda Collier

Acting

Chinese Delegate

Lu Wei

Acting

Hunter Thompson

Lee Cummings

Acting

Foreman Fight Announcer

Zaa Nkweta

Acting

Idi Amin

Themba Gasa

Acting

Don King's Aide

Andrew P. Jones

Directing

Additional Aide to Mobutu

Marc Kulazite Mboli

Acting

Additional Aide to Mobutu

Cimanga Kalambay

Acting

Additional Aide to Mobutu

Jean Bikoi

Acting

Sparring Partner in Africa

James Gilbert

Acting

Dancer (uncredited)

Carolina Lancaster

Acting

Cameraman

Ron Madoff

Acting