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