Malcolm X
Scholar, convict, leader, disciple, hipster, father, hustler, minister, black man, every man.
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.
Trailer
Cast
Ossie Davis
Eulogy Performer (voice)
John Griesemer
Guard Wilkins
Delilah Picart
Crowd Member
James Murtaugh
Cop at Harlem Station
Jery Hewitt
Black Legion Member
Steve Stapenhorst
Reporter at Fire Bombing
Christopher Plummer
Chaplain Gill
Angela Bassett
Betty Shabazz
Spike Lee
Shorty
Jean-Claude La Marre
Benjamin 2X
John Ottavino
Blades
Raye Dowell
Sister Evelyn Williams
Don Hewitt Sr.
Black Legion Member
Mansoor Najee-Ullah
Elijah Muhammad's FOI
Abdul Salaam El Razzac
Fox
Steve White
Brother Johnson
Theresa Randle
Laura
Wendell Pierce
Ben Thomas
Martin Donovan
FBI Agent
Stewart J. Zully
TV Reporter
Peter Boyle
Captain Green
Tommy Hollis
Earl Little
O.L. Duke
Pete
Giancarlo Esposito
Thomas Hayer
Mike Hodge
Follower at Temple #7
John David Washington
Student in Harlem Classroom
Marcus Naylor
TV Reporter
Michael Cullen
Desk Sergeant
Keith Thomas
Roseland Dancer
Leland Gantt
Wilbur Kinley
Beatrice Winde
Elderly Woman
James MacDonald
Lieutenant
Laurieann Gibson
Skeleton Crew Dancer
Bobby Seale
Speaker #1
Aleta Mitchell
Sister Robin
Charles Weldon
Follower at Temple #7
Arthur French
Pullman Porter
Sharon Ferguson
Hooker / Roseland Dancer
Al Sharpton
Speaker #2
Steven Randazzo
TV Reporter
Mark Gorham
Police Chief's Driver (uncredited)
Byron Utley
Prisoner
Craig Wasson
TV Host
Iris Little Thomas
Follower at Temple #7
Richard Schiff
JFK Reporter
Sharon Washington
Augusta
Scot Anthony Robinson
Daniel
Fracaswell Hyman
Bartender
Shirley Stoler
Mrs. Swerlin
Dion Graham
Elijah Muhammad's FOI
Delroy Lindo
West Indian Archie
George Lee Miles
Preacher
Billy J. Mitchell
Man #1
Magic Johnson
Self (uncredited)
Eartha Robinson
Roseland Dancer
David Patrick Kelly
Mr. Ostrowski
Annie Corley
TV Reporter
Raymond Anthony Thomas
Crowd Member
Ashanti
Student in Harlem Classroom (uncredited)
Michael Jordan
Self (uncredited)
Debi Mazar
Peg
Bill Cosby
Self (uncredited)
Walter Jones
Barber's Customer
Jake-Ann Jones
Hooker
William Fichtner
Cop at Harlem Station
Terence Blanchard
Billie Holiday Quartet - Trumpet
Elise Neal
Hooker
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
Honey
Leonard L. Thomas
Leon Davis
Keith Randolph Smith
Brother Gene
Nelson Mandela
Soweto Teacher
Mary Alice
School Teacher
Joe Pentangelo
Mounted Police
Janet Jackson
Self (uncredited)
Kevin Rock
Elijah Muhammad's FOI
Karen Allen
Miss Dunne
Ernest Lee Thomas
Sidney
Nicholas Turturro
Boston Cop
Eric Payne
Malcolm's FOI
Michael C. Mahon
Prisoner
John Sayles
FBI Agent
Kate Vernon
Sophia
Bahni Turpin
Follower at Temple #7
Armand Schultz
TV Reporter
Michael Imperioli
Reporter at Fire Bombing
Gareth Williams
JFK Reporter
Scott Whitehurst
Malcolm's FOI
Bill Anagnos
Black Legion Member
Denzel Washington
Malcolm X
Al Freeman Jr.
Elijah Muhammad
Brendan Kelly
Guard Cone
Tim Kelleher
Cop at Harlem Station
James McDaniel
Brother Earl
Graham Brown
Dr. Payson
David Reivers
Elijah Muhammad's FOI
Ed Herlihy
Joe Louis Announcer
Hazel Medina
Cashier Person
Frances Foster
Woman Outside Audubon Ballroom
George T. Odom
Barber
Rony Clanton
Fruit of Islam
Larry McCoy
Sammy
Veronica Webb
Sister Lucille Rosary
Karen Duffy
Sophia’s Friend
Chuck Cooper
Customer
Michael Ralph
Crowd Member
Albert Hall
Baines
Joe Seneca
Toomer
Roger Guenveur Smith
Rudy
Tracy Chapman
Self (uncredited)
Lonette McKee
Louise Little
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Lorraine
Janet Zarish
TV Reporter