Muhammad Ali

ActorCrewWriter Jan 17 (died age 74) Louisville, Kentucky, USA 1948–2024 (76 year career)

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Biography

Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer, activist, entertainer and philanthropist. Nicknamed The Greatest, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated figures of the 20th century and as one of the greatest boxers of all time. Ali was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. He began training as an amateur boxer at age 12. At 18, he won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Sum…

Known For

Film

American Gangster

Thanks

Film

American Made

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Film

O.J.: Made in America

Self (archive footage)

Film

Da 5 Bloods

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Film

When We Were Kings

Self

Film

Pelé

Self (archive Footage)

Film

Andre the Giant

Self (archive footage)

Film

Best of Enemies

Self (archival)

Filmography

Acting (164)

Movies (139)

Beatles '64

2024

as Self (archive footage)

6.6

WWE Hall of Fame 2024

2024

as Muhammad Ali

6.8

My Father Muhammad Ali

2023

as Self (archive footage)

2.0

70 Jahre Annemarie Moser-Pröll – Ein Leben als Wintermärchen

2023

as Self (archive footage)

Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child

2023

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

Stand

2023

as Self (archive footage)

3.3

Cassius X: Becoming Ali

2023

as Self (archive footage)

10.0

Tribute to Chuck Wepner: The Legacy and Retirement of the Real Rocky Balboa

2023

as Self (archive footage)

10.0

Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70

2023

as Self (archive footage)

The King of Miami Beach

2022

Say Hey, Willie Mays!

2022

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

McEnroe

2022

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.0

Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL

2022

as Self (archive footage)

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

2021

as Self (archive footage)

7.5

Pelé

2021

as Self (archive Footage)

7.3

Ron Lyle

2021

as Self (archive footage)

Untold: Deal with the Devil

2021

as Self - Professional Boxer (archive footage)

6.9

City of Ali

2021

Parkinson at 50

2021

as Self (archive footage)

10.0

Mister Candid Camera

2021

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali

2021

as Self (archive footage)

7.3

Earnie Shavers

2021

Da 5 Bloods

2020

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.4

Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story

2020

as Self (archive footage)

7.2

Thrilla in Manila

2019

as Self

Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston

2019

as Self (archive footage)

8.0

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

2019

as Self (archive footage)

7.5

Africa Rising

2019

as Self - Boxer (archive footage)

7.5

United We Stand: The Ali Summit

2018

as archival footage

Andre the Giant

2018

as Self (archive footage)

7.3

Black Is Beltza

2018

as Self (voice) (archive footage)

5.5

In Search of Greatness

2018

as Self (archive footage)

6.7

The Champ and the King

2018

as Self (archive footage)

Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes

2018

as Self (archive footage)

7.2

American Made

2017

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.9

The Summer of Love

2017

7.2

O.J.: Made in America

2016

as Self (archive footage)

8.4

Sticky: A (Self) Love Story

2016

as Self

4.4

Muhammad Ali - Rumble in the Jungle

2016

as Self (archive footage)

Les vendredis d'Apostrophes

2015

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

Best of Enemies

2015

as Self (archival)

7.2

Muhammad Ali: The Greatest

2014

as Self (Archival Footage)

10.0

I Am Ali

2014

as Self (archive footage)

6.7

Robbed

2014

as Self

7.0

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

2013

as Himself (archive footage)

6.3

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

2013

as Himself

9.3

Ali: The Mission

2013

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

The Trials of Muhammad Ali

2013

as Self (archive footage)

7.1

Norman Mailer: The American

2012

as Self

7.0

WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak

2012

as Self (archive footage)

8.8

The Real Rocky

2011

as Self (archive footage)

6.1

Facing Ali

2009

as Self

7.3

Muhammad Ali: Fighting Spirit

2009

as himself

6.0

When Ali Met Cathal

2009

as Muhammad Ali

Rumble in the Jungle

2009

as Self

Soul Power

2009

as Self (archive footage)

6.4

Muhammad and Larry

2009

as Himself

6.5

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

2008

as Self (archive footage)

6.6

Tyson

2008

as Self (archive footage)

6.8

Muhammad Ali: Made in Miami

2008

as Himself

1.0

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

2008

as Self (archive footage)

6.9

Thrilla in Manila

2008

as Himself (archive footage)

7.8

Black Power Salute

2008

as Self (archive footage)

Legends Never Die

2006

as Self (archive footage)

Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World

2006

as Self (archive footage)

Ali Rap

as Himself

Ali's Dozen

as Self

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

2006

as Muhammad Ali

7.9

Out From Ali's Shadow: The Larry Holmes Story

2006

as Self (Archival Footage)

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

2004

as Self (archive footage)

4.0

Pelé Forever

2004

as Self (archive footage)

7.2

The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali

2003

as Himself

Jack Paar: Smart Television

2003

as Self

The Documented Life and Times of Muhammad Ali - The Greatest

2002

Monday Night Mayhem

2002

as Self (archive footage)

5.3

Muhammad Ali, the Greatest

2001

as Self (archive footage)

Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration

2001

as Self

8.0

Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World

2001

as Himself

7.3

When Boxing Ruled The World

2001

as Self

Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible

2000

as Self

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme

2000

as Himself

6.9

Champions Forever - World Heavyweight Champs!

2000

as Himself

Muhammad Ali - The Greatest Collection

1999

Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion

1998

as Himself

9.0

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1998

as Self - Roastee (archive footage)

5.0

B.B. King: Live In Africa '74

1998

as Self

7.0

Atlanta 1996: Games of the XXVI Olympiad - Opening Ceremony

1996

as Self

When We Were Kings

1996

as Self

7.6

Muhammad Ali The Whole Story

1996

as Self

8.5

The Journey of the African-American Athlete

1996

as Self (archive footage)

10.0

Boxing's Greatest Champions

1995

as Self

Kings of The Ring - History of Heavyweight Boxing 1919-1990

1995

as Himself (Archival Footage)

2.0

Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing

1995

as Himself

WCW Halloween Havoc 1994

1994

as Himself (Ringside)

Naked Sport: Welcome to the Sewer

1993

as Self

Muhammad Ali: The Greatest

1991

3.0

Night of 100 Stars III

1990

as Self

4.0

The Best of ABC's Wide World of Sports: The 60's

1990

as Self

Champions Forever

1989

as Self

8.0

Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes

1988

as Self

9.0

Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick

1986

as Self

Doin' Time

1985

as Himself

4.5

WrestleMania

1985

as Muhammad Ali (Enforcer)

6.6

James Bond: The First 21 Years

1983

as Self

5.0

Muhammad Ali vs. Trevor Berbick

1981

as Self

Body and Soul

1981

as Himself

3.7

Diana

1981

as Self

Larry Holmes vs. Muhammad Ali

1980

as Self

Kings of the Square Ring

Muhammad and Larry

Freedom Road

as Gideon Jackson

Leon Spinks vs Muhammad Ali II

1978

The Greatest

1977

as Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali

5.4

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier III

1975

as Self

10.0

Funny Girl to Funny Lady

1975

as Self

2.0

Black Soul

1974

as Self

The Fighters

1974

as Self

The Fight

1974

as Himself

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier II

1974

as Self

The Rumble in the Jungle: George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali

1974

as Self

Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson II

1972

as Self

Money Talks

1972

as Self

3.0

Black Rodeo

1972

as Self

Malcolm X

1972

as Self (archive footage)

6.6

Wake Up and Apologise

1972

as Self

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I

1971

as Self

Fight of the Century

1971

as Self

a.k.a. Cassius Clay

as Self

The Super Fight

as Himself

Muhammad Ali, the Greatest

1969

as Self

5.9

Something's Happening

1967

3.8

Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson I

1965

as Self

Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston II

1965

as Self

Cassius le grand

1964

Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston I

1964

as Self

Cassius Clay vs. Doug Jones

1963

as Self

Requiem for a Heavyweight

1962

as Himself (as Cassius Clay)

7.2

Cassius Clay vs. Alonzo Johnson

1961

as Self

When Ali Came to Britain

Television (25)

Bill Russell: Legend

2023

as Self (archive footage)

7.2

The Century of Icons

2022

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

2021

as Self (archive footage)

7.7

A Life in Ten Pictures

2021

as Self (archive footage)

8.0

Muhammad Ali

2021

as Self (archive footage)

8.1

70 Years of Youth Revolt

2020

as Self (archive footage)

7.2

What's My Name | Muhammad Ali

2019

as Self (archive footage)

7.3

Explained

2018

as Self (archive footage)

7.5

Shut Up and Dribble

2018

as Self (archive footage)

1.0

O.J.: Made in America

2016

as Self (archive footage)

8.0

The Seventies

2015

as Self (archive footage)

7.3

Ali's 65

2007

7.0

Die Muhammad Ali Story

1996

as Muhammad Ali

Touched by an Angel

as Self

Wogan

as Self

Mid-South Wrestling

as Muhammad Ali (Fan - Archive Footage)

The Captain and Tennille

as Self - Guest

Apostrophes

as Self

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Der Sport-Spiegel

as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.4

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

as Self

6.2

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

as Self

5.4

What's My Line?

1950

as Self - Mystery Guest

6.9

Bambi

1948

as Self (archive footage)

9.0

Crew (2)

Movies (2)

American Gangster

Thanks

The Greatest

Novel