Malcolm X
Drama, History, 1992
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.
Top cast:
Denzel Washington
Malcolm X
Angela Bassett
Betty Shabazz
Albert Hall
Baines
Al Freeman Jr.
Elijah Muhammad
Delroy Lindo
West Indian Archie
Spike Lee
Shorty
Theresa Randle
Laura
Kate Vernon
Sophia
Lonette McKee
Louise Little
Tommy Hollis
Earl Little
James McDaniel
Brother Earl
Ernest Lee Thomas
Sidney
Jean-Claude La Marre
Benjamin 2X
Debi Mazar
Peg
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
Honey
Scot Anthony Robinson
Daniel
Joe Seneca
Toomer
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Lorraine
Wendell Pierce
Ben Thomas
Giancarlo Esposito
Thomas Hayer
Leonard L. Thomas
Leon Davis
Roger Guenveur Smith
Rudy
Craig Wasson
TV Host
Frank Adu
Chuck
Aleta Mitchell
Sister Robin
John Ottavino
Blades
Frances Foster
Woman Outside Audubon Ballroom
David Patrick Kelly
Mr. Ostrowski
Sharon Washington
Augusta
Shirley Stoler
Mrs. Swerlin
George Lee Miles
Preacher
Raye Dowell
Sister Evelyn Williams
Veronica Webb
Sister Lucille Rosary
Abdul Salaam El Razzac
Fox
Keith Randolph Smith
Brother Gene
Steve White
Brother Johnson
Lizbeth MacKay
White Woman at Market
Mary Alice
School Teacher
Hazel Medina
Cashier Person
Ed Herlihy
Joe Louis Announcer
Karen Duffy
Sophia’s Friend
Walter Jones
Barber's Customer
George T. Odom
Barber
Brendan Kelly
Guard Cone
Billy J. Mitchell
Man #1
Beatrice Winde
Elderly Woman
Charles Weldon
Follower at Temple #7
Mike Hodge
Follower at Temple #7
Iris Little Thomas
Follower at Temple #7
Bahni Turpin
Follower at Temple #7
John David Washington
Student in Harlem Classroom
Chuck Cooper
Customer
Michael C. Mahon
Prisoner
Byron Utley
Prisoner
Stewart J. Zully
TV Reporter
Armand Schultz
TV Reporter
Janet Zarish
TV Reporter
Annie Corley
TV Reporter
Steven Randazzo
TV Reporter
Marcus Naylor
TV Reporter
Gareth Williams
JFK Reporter
Richard Schiff
JFK Reporter
Michael Imperioli
Reporter at Fire Bombing
Arthur French
Pullman Porter
Raymond Anthony Thomas
Crowd Member
Delilah Picart
Crowd Member
Michael Ralph
Crowd Member
Sharon Ferguson
Hooker / Roseland Dancer
Elise Neal
Hooker
John Sayles
FBI Agent
Martin Donovan
FBI Agent
Joe Pentangelo
Mounted Police
Nicholas Turturro
Boston Cop
James Murtaugh
Cop at Harlem Station
William Fichtner
Cop at Harlem Station
Tim Kelleher
Cop at Harlem Station
Michael Cullen
Desk Sergeant
James MacDonald
Lieutenant
Bill Anagnos
Black Legion Member
Don Hewitt Sr.
Black Legion Member
Manny Siverio
KKK Member
Rony Clanton
Fruit of Islam
Scott Whitehurst
Malcolm's FOI
Eric Payne
Malcolm's FOI
Kevin Rock
Elijah Muhammad's FOI
Mansoor Najee-ullah
Elijah Muhammad's FOI
Dion Graham
Elijah Muhammad's FOI
Terence Blanchard
Billie Holiday Quartet - Trumpet
Eartha Robinson
Roseland Dancer
Keith Thomas
Roseland Dancer
Laurieann Gibson
Skeleton Crew Dancer
Vincent D'Onofrio
Bill Newman (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bobby Seale
Speaker #1
Al Sharpton
Speaker #2
Christopher Plummer
Chaplain Gill
Karen Allen
Miss Dunne
Peter Boyle
Captain Green
Nelson Mandela
Soweto Teacher
Ossie Davis
Eulogy Performer (voice)
Ralph Abernathy
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ashanti
Student in Harlem Classroom (uncredited)
John Carlos
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Angela Davis
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jesse Jackson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rodney King
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Malcolm X
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Willie Mays
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jackie Robinson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tommie Smith
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
George Wallace
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Andrew Young
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
