Malcolm X
Drama
History
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.
1992-11-18
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Cast
Director
Spike Lee
Denzel Washington as Malcolm X
Angela Bassett as Betty Shabazz
Albert Hall as Baines
Al Freeman Jr. as Elijah Muhammad
Delroy Lindo as West Indian Archie
Spike Lee as Shorty
Theresa Randle as Laura
Kate Vernon as Sophia
Lonette McKee as Louise Little
Tommy Hollis as Earl Little
James McDaniel as Brother Earl
Ernest Lee Thomas as Sidney
Jean-Claude La Marre as Benjamin 2X
O.L. Duke as Pete
Larry McCoy as Sammy
Debi Mazar as Peg
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney as Honey
Scot Anthony Robinson as Daniel
Joe Seneca as Toomer
LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Lorraine
Wendell Pierce as Ben Thomas
Leland Gantt as Wilbur Kinley
Giancarlo Esposito as Thomas Hayer
Leonard L. Thomas as Leon Davis
Roger Guenveur Smith as Rudy
Craig Wasson as TV Host
Graham Brown as Dr. Payson
Aleta Mitchell as Sister Robin
John Ottavino as Blades
Frances Foster as Woman Outside Audubon Ballroom
David Patrick Kelly as Mr. Ostrowski
Sharon Washington as Augusta
Shirley Stoler as Mrs. Swerlin
George Lee Miles as Preacher
Raye Dowell as Sister Evelyn Williams
Veronica Webb as Sister Lucille Rosary
Abdul Salaam El Razzac as Fox
Keith Randolph Smith as Brother Gene
Steve White as Brother Johnson
Mary Alice as School Teacher
Hazel Medina as Cashier Person
Ed Herlihy as Joe Louis Announcer
Karen Duffy as Sophia’s Friend
Walter Jones as Barber's Customer
George T. Odom as Barber
Brendan Kelly as Guard Cone
John Griesemer as Guard Wilkins
Billy J. Mitchell as Man #1
Beatrice Winde as Elderly Woman
Fracaswell Hyman as Bartender
Charles Weldon as Follower at Temple #7
Mike Hodge as Follower at Temple #7
Iris Little Thomas as Follower at Temple #7
Bahni Turpin as Follower at Temple #7
John David Washington as Student in Harlem Classroom
Chuck Cooper as Customer
Michael C. Mahon as Prisoner
Byron Utley as Prisoner
Stewart J. Zully as TV Reporter
Armand Schultz as TV Reporter
Janet Zarish as TV Reporter
Annie Corley as TV Reporter
Steven Randazzo as TV Reporter
Marcus Naylor as TV Reporter
Gareth Williams as JFK Reporter
Richard Schiff as JFK Reporter
Michael Imperioli as Reporter at Fire Bombing
Steve Stapenhorst as Reporter at Fire Bombing
Arthur French as Pullman Porter
Raymond Anthony Thomas as Crowd Member
Delilah Picart as Crowd Member
Michael Ralph as Crowd Member
Jake-Ann Jones as Hooker
Sharon Ferguson as Hooker / Roseland Dancer
Elise Neal as Hooker
John Sayles as FBI Agent
Martin Donovan as FBI Agent
Joe Pentangelo as Mounted Police
Nicholas Turturro as Boston Cop
James Murtaugh as Cop at Harlem Station
William Fichtner as Cop at Harlem Station
Tim Kelleher as Cop at Harlem Station
Michael Cullen as Desk Sergeant
James MacDonald as Lieutenant
Bill Anagnos as Black Legion Member
Don Hewitt Sr. as Black Legion Member
Jery Hewitt as Black Legion Member
Rony Clanton as Fruit of Islam
Scott Whitehurst as Malcolm's FOI
Eric Payne as Malcolm's FOI
David Reivers as Elijah Muhammad's FOI
Kevin Rock as Elijah Muhammad's FOI
Mansoor Najee-Ullah as Elijah Muhammad's FOI
Dion Graham as Elijah Muhammad's FOI
Terence Blanchard as Billie Holiday Quartet - Trumpet
Eartha Robinson as Roseland Dancer
Keith Thomas as Roseland Dancer
Laurieann Gibson as Skeleton Crew Dancer
Bobby Seale as Speaker #1
Al Sharpton as Speaker #2
Christopher Plummer as Chaplain Gill
Karen Allen as Miss Dunne
Peter Boyle as Captain Green
Nelson Mandela as Soweto Teacher
Ossie Davis as Eulogy Performer (voice)
Ashanti as Student in Harlem Classroom (uncredited)
Mark Gorham as Police Chief's Driver (uncredited)