Director
Spike Lee
DIRECTOR
Stars (in credits order)
Denzel Washington
Malcolm X
Angela Bassett
Betty Shabazz
Delroy Lindo
West Indian Archie
Shorty
Albert Hall
Baines
Al Freeman Jr.
Elijah Muhammad
Theresa Randle
Laura
Kate Vernon
Sophia
Lonette McKee
Louise Little
Tommy Hollis
Earl Little
James McDaniel
Brother Earl
Ernest Thomas
Sidney
Jean-Claude La Marre
Benjamin 2X
O.L. Duke
Pete
Larry McCoy
Sammy
Maurice Sneed
Cadillac
Debi Mazar
Peg
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
Honey
Scot Anthony Robinson
Daniel
Sonny Jim Gaines
Cholly
Joe Seneca
Toomer
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Lorraine
Wendell Pierce
Ben Thomas
Michael Guess
William X
Leland Gantt
Wilbur Kinley
Giancarlo Esposito
Thomas Hayer
Leonard L. Thomas
Leon Davis
Roger Guenveur Smith
Rudy
Craig Wasson
TV Host
Graham Brown
Dr. Payson
Gerica Cox
Eva Marie
Kristan Rai Segure
Saudi
Lauren Padick
Lisha
Danielle Fletcher
Attalah
Frank Adu
Chuck
Aleta Mitchell
Sister Robin
Curt Williams
Mr. Cooper
John Ottavino
Blades
John Reidy
Simmons
Frances Foster
Woman Outside Audubon Ballroom
Reggie Montgomery
Dick Jones
David Patrick Kelly
Mr. Ostrowski
Gary L. Catus
Doctor
Sharon Washington
Augusta
Shirley Stoler
Mrs. Swerlin
Oran 'Juice' Jones
Hustler
Ricky Gordon
Lionel Hampton
George Lee Miles
Preacher
Raye Dowell
Sister Evelyn Williams
Veronica Webb
Sister Lucille Rosary
Abdul Salaam El Razzac
Fox
Keith Randolph Smith
Brother Gene
George Guidall
Mr. Holway
James L. Swain
Conductor
Peewee Love
Speedy
Lawrence James
Tully
Steve White
Brother Johnson
K. Smith
Roderick
Christopher Rubin
Sophia's Husband
Matthew Harris
Malcolm, 5 years old
Zakee Howze
Young Malcolm
Cytia Fontenette
Hilda, 3 years old
Marlaine Bass
Hilda, 8 years old
Benjamin Atwell
Philbert, 1 Years Old
Peter Dunn
Philbert, 6 years old
Dion Smack Jr.
Reginald, 2 years old
Darnell Smith
Elijah Muhammad's Grandson
TaiNesha Scott
Elijah Muhammad's Granddaughter
Chelsea Counts
Yvonne, 6 Months Old
Chela Counts
Natalie Clanton
Yvonne, 1 year old
Jessica Givens
LaToyah Bigelow
Qubillah, 3 years old
Martaleah Jackson
Ilyasah, 2 and 3 years old
Tamaraleah Jackson
Jasmine Smith
Valentino Smith
Wilfred, 4 years old
David Thomas Jr.
Wilfred, 8 years old
Simon Do-Ley
Son of Elijah Muhammad and Secretary Evelyn Williams
Bill Goldberg
The 'John'
Jonathan Peck
Phone Voice(voice)
Leonard Parker
Jason
Lennis Washington
Mrs. Johnson
Dyan Humes
Maid at Open Air Market
Lizbeth Mackay
White Woman at Market
Terry Layman
CIA Agent
Terry Sumter
Jasper McGruder
Hotel Clerk
Mary Alice
School Teacher
Wyatt Tee Walker
Hospital Spokesperson
Hazel Medina
Cashier Person
Wendy E. Taylor
Numbers Woman
Ed Herlihy
Joe Louis Announcer
Ralph Cooper Sr.
Radio Announcer
Christian J. Dacosta
Passerby
Karen Duffy
Sophia's Friend
Walter Jones
Barber's Customer
Marc Phillips
Photographer
Showman Uneke
Hustler at Grand Central Station
Theara Ward
Moviegoer
Larry M. Cherry
Prison Barber
Clebert Ford
Barber
Grafton Trew
Rogers Simon
George T. Odom
Vincent Moscaritola
Prison Guard
Larry Attile
Guard Baines
Brendan Kelly
Guard Cone
John Griesemer
Guard Wilkins
Fia Porter
Coed
Billy J. Mitchell
Man #1
Kent C. Jackman
Man #2
Beatrice Winde
Elderly Woman
Fracaswell Hyman
Bartender
Rion Johnson
Shoeshine Boy
Charles Weldon
Follower at Temple #7
Mike Hodge
Iris Little Thomas
Ilyasah Shabazz
Bahni Turpin
Aaron Blackshear
Student in Harlem Classroom
Nilyne Fields
John David Washington
Rudi Bascomb
Muhammad Parks
Chinere Parry
Ian Quiles
Sharmeek Martinez
Chuck Cooper
Customer
Damon Chandler
Shellye Broughton
Nicholas Barnwell
Sam Dixon
Barbara Smith
Rome Neal
Prisoner
Earl Whitted
Michael C. Mahon
Addison Cook
Byron Utley
George Rafferty
Maxwell Sinovoi
Eric Howell Sharp
Stewart J. Zully
TV Reporter
Colleen Cowan
Armand Schultz
Reade Kelly
Janet Zarish
Annie Corley
Stephen James
Steven Randazzo
Chris Skutch
William Swinton
Marcus Naylor
Anthony Nocerino
Gareth Williams
JFK Reporter
Stephen Hanan
Richard Schiff
David Berman
Michael Imperioli
Reporter at Fire Bombing
Steve Stapenhorst
Arthur French
Pullman Porter
Lex Monson
Judd Jones
C.E. Smith
Fountain Waiter
Erika Smith-Brown
Waitress
Raymond Anthony Thomas
Crowd Member
Delilah Picart
Michael Ralph
Monique Cintron
Hooker
Jake-Ann Jones
Sharon Ferguson
Amelia Mimi Walker
Neisha Folkes-LeMelle
Karen Michaels
Lenore Pemberton
Elise Neal
Felicia Wilson
Yvette Brooks
Teresa Yvon Farley
Young Hooker
Kiki Della Vecchia
Teenage Whore
John Sayles
FBI Agent
Martin Donovan
Jay Charbonneau
Cop at Audubon
Joe Pentangelo
Mounted Police
Mike Farley
Nick Muglia
David Reilly
Nicholas Turturro
Boston Cop
James Murtaugh
Cop at Harlem Station
William Fichtner
Cop at Harlem Station(creditOnly)
Tim Kelleher
Michael Cullen
Desk Sergeant
James MacDonald
Lieutenant
Steve Aronson
Black Legion Leader
Bill Anagnos
Black Legion Member
Don Hewitt
Jery Hewitt
Joe Fitos
KKK Member
Manny Siverio
John Patrick McLaughlin
Shaun O'Neil
Andy Duppin
Elmer Licciardello
Matthew Underwood
DJ at the Harlem 'Y' Dance
Renton Kirk
Tim Hutchinson
Fruit of Islam
Andre Blair
Abdul Hakeem Hijrah
Rony Clanton
Scott Whitehurst
Malcolm's FOI
Eric Payne
Ali A. Wahhab
Terry Hodges
Kevan Gibbs
Dana Hubbard
David Reivers
Elijah Muhammad's FOI
Robert Jason
Kevin Rock
Mansoor Najee-ullah
Dion Graham
Zaahir Muhammad
Gregory Bargeman
Lee Summers
Rich Gordon
Larry Rushing
Monty Ross
MC - Roseland
Eddie Davis
Lionel Hampton Band - Trumpet
Reggie Pittman
Patrick Rickman
Gerald Brazel
Clack Gaton
Lionel Hampton Band - Trombone
Richard Owens
Douglas Purviance
Mark Gross
Lionel Hampton Band - Alto Saxophone
Cleave Guyton Jr.
Javon Jackson
Lionel Hampton Band - Tenor Saxophone
Lance Bryant
Daniel Lemelle
Lionel Hampton Band - Baritone Saxophone
David Fludd
Lionel Hampton Band - Piano
Marcus Lauper
Lionel Hampton Band - Bass
Dwayne Cook Broadnax
Lionel Hampton Band - Drums
Preston Vismale
Lionel Hampton Band - Music Assistant
Miki Howard
Billie Holiday Quartet - Billie Holiday
Terence Blanchard
Billie Holiday Quartet - Trumpet
Bruce David Barth
Billie Holiday Quartet - Piano
Rodney Whitaker
Billie Holiday Quartet - Bass
William E. Kilson
Billie Holiday Quartet - Drums
Sonny Allen
Roseland Dancer
Vanessa Benton
Cheryl Burr
Leslie Dockery
Cisco Drayton
Byron Easley
John Elejaide
Debra Elkins
Gina Ellis
John Festa
Robert H. Fowler III
Ryan Francois
Phillip Gilmore
Jauquette Green
Wendy King
Jerome Jamal Hardeman
Dawn Hampton
Monique Harcum
Raymond Harris
Delphine T. Mantz
Bernard Marsh
Greta Martin
Norma Miller
Frances Morgan
John Parks
Greg Poland
Judine Hawkins Richard
Eartha Robinson
Michelle Robinson
Traci Robinson
Ken Leigh Rogers
Eddie Sanabria
Eddie Shellman
Lynn Sterling
Keith Thomas
Debbie Williams
Charles Young
Anthony Dewitt
Cynthia Thomas
Shorty's Dance Partner
Sharon Brooks
Skeleton Crew Dancer
Laurieann Gibson
El Tahara Ibrahim
Keith Lewis
Dereque Whithurs
Steve Reed
John F. Kennedy(archiveFootage)
Jodie Farber
Jackie Kennedy(archiveFootage)
Randy Means
Governor Connally(archiveFootage)
Columbia Dubose
Nellie Connally(archiveFootage)
Vincent D'Onofrio
Bill Newman(archiveFootage)
Cliff Cudney
Limo Driver(archiveFootage)
George Marshall Ruge
Secret Service Man(archiveFootage)
Bobby Seale
Speaker #1
Al Sharpton
Speaker #2
Christopher Plummer
Chaplain Gill
Karen Allen
Miss Dunne
Peter Boyle
Captain Green
William Kunstler
The Judge
Nelson Mandela
Soweto Teacher
Ossie Davis
Eulogy Performer(voice)
Ralph Abernathy
Self - Behind King and Malcolm(uncredited)(archiveFootage)
Michael Albanese
Harvard Law Student(uncredited)
Muhammad Ali
Self - Handshake with Malcolm(uncredited)(archiveFootage)
Denise S. Anderson
Crowd Member(uncredited)
Mark Quat Mathis
F.O.I(uncredited)
Ashanti
Student in Harlem Classroom(uncredited)
John D. Bair
Bartender(uncredited)
Theodore Briseno
Self - LAPD Officer at Arrest of Rodney King(uncredited)(archiveFootage)
John Carlos
Self - Giving Black Power Salute at Olympics(uncredited)(archiveFootage)
Tracy Chapman
Self - End Credits(uncredited)
Eugene 'Bull' Connor
Self - with Dark Hat(uncredited)(archiveFootage)
Bill Cosby
Angela Davis
Matthew M. Dillon
DJ(uncredited)
Dave Droge
James Farmer
Self - Behind King and Young(uncredited)(archiveFootage)
Dan Gifford
Prison Guard(uncredited)
Mark Gorham
Police Chief's Driver(uncredited)
Ralph Hughes
FOI Member(uncredited)
Janet Jackson
Jesse Jackson
Self(uncredited)(archiveFootage)
Joe James
Shooter(uncredited)(voice)
Tracie Jade Jenkins
Attendee at Malcolm's Speech on Cops(uncredited)
Magic Johnson
Michael Jordan
Eddie Kehler
Harlem Cop(uncredited)
John F. Kennedy
Self - Funeral Procession(uncredited)(archiveFootage)
Fares Abdel Kerim
Muslim Pilgrim(uncredited)
Martin Luther King
Rodney King
Self - Impaired Driver Beaten by LAPD Officers(uncredited)(archiveFootage)
Stacey Koon
Joe Louis
Self - After Fight with Billy Conn(uncredited)(archiveFootage)
Marva Trotter Louis
Self - with her Husband(uncredited)(archiveFootage)
Frankie Manning
Roseland Dancer(uncredited)
Willie Mays
Charles Mitchell
Prison Inmate(uncredited)
Jim Monaco
Prisoner 'Marino'(uncredited)
Peter Norman
Self - Silver Medallist with Smith and Carlos(uncredited)(archiveFootage)
Laurence Powell
Self - LAPD Officer Bashing Rodney King(uncredited)(archiveFootage)
Jackie Robinson
Self - at Graveside(uncredited)(archiveFootage)
Tommie Smith
Billy Marshall Thompson
Man in Temple(uncredited)
Irapaul Turner
Malcolm's FOI(uncredited)
Zan Turner
Crowd Extra(uncredited)
George Wallace
Self - Opposing Integration of University of Alabama(uncredited)(archiveFootage)
Sonya Wallace
Roy Wilkins
Self - 'Isn't It a Great Day' Speech(uncredited)(archiveFootage)
Timothy Wind
Andrew Young
Self - with King(uncredited)(archiveFootage)