
Muhammad Ali
Acting
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 Summer Olympics and turned professional later that year. He became a Muslim after 1961. He won the world heavyweight championship from Sonny Liston in a major upset on February 25, 1964, at age 22. On March 6, 1964, he announced that he no longer would be known as Cassius Clay but as Muhammad Ali. In 1966, Ali refused to be drafted into the military, citing his religious beliefs and ethical opposition to the Vietnam War. He was found guilty of draft evasion so he faced 5 years in prison and was stripped of his boxing titles. He stayed out of prison as he appealed the decision to the Supreme Court, which overturned his conviction in 1971, but he had not fought for nearly four years and lost a period of peak performance as an athlete. Ali's actions as a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War made him an icon for the larger counterculture generation, and he was a very high-profile figure of racial pride for African Americans during the civil rights movement and throughout his career. As a Muslim, Ali was initially affiliated with Elijah Muhammad's Nation of Islam (NOI). He later disavowed the NOI, adhering to Sunni Islam, and supporting racial integration like his former mentor Malcolm X. Ali was a leading heavyweight boxer of the 20th century, and he remains the only three-time lineal champion of that division. His joint records of beating 21 boxers for the world heavyweight title and winning 14 unified title bouts stood for 35 years. He is the only fighter to have been ranked as the world's best heavyweight by BoxRec twelve times. He has been ranked among BoxRec's ten best heavyweights seventeen times, the third most in history. He won 8 fights that were rated by BoxRec as 5-Star, the third most in the history of the heavyweight division. Ali is the only boxer to be named The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year six times. He has been ranked the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time, and as the greatest athlete of the 20th century by Sports Illustrated, the Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC, and the third greatest athlete of the 20th century by ESPN SportsCentury. He was involved in several historic boxing matches and feuds, most notably his fights with Joe Frazier, such as the Fight of the Century and the Thrilla in Manila, and his fight with George Foreman, known as The Rumble in the Jungle, which has been called "arguably the greatest sporting event of the 20th century" and was watched by a record estimated television audience of 1 billion viewers worldwide, becoming the world's most-watched live television broadcast at the time. Ali thrived in the spotlight at a time when many fighters let their managers do the talking, and he was often provocative and outlandish. He was known for trash-talking, and often free-styled with rhyme schemes and spoken word poetry, anticipating elements of hip hop.

Beatles '64
Self (archive footage)

WWE Hall of Fame 2024
Muhammad Ali
Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70
Self (archive footage)
70 Jahre Annemarie Moser-Pröll – Ein Leben als Wintermärchen
Self (archive footage)

Cassius X: Becoming Ali
Self (archive footage)

Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child
Self (archive footage)

Tribute to Chuck Wepner: The Legacy and Retirement of the Real Rocky Balboa
Self (archive footage)

Stand
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My Father Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)

Say Hey, Willie Mays!
Self (archive footage)

Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
Self (archive footage)

McEnroe
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The King of Miami Beach

Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)

Parkinson at 50
Self (archive footage)

Untold: Deal with the Devil
Self - Professional Boxer (archive footage)

City of Ali

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)

Mister Candid Camera
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Pelé
Self (archive Footage)

Earnie Shavers

Ron Lyle
Self (archive footage)

Da 5 Bloods
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage)

Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston
Self (archive footage)

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Self (archive footage)

Africa Rising
Self - Boxer (archive footage)

Thrilla in Manila
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In Search of Greatness
Self (archive footage)

The Champ and the King
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Black Is Beltza
Self (voice) (archive footage)

Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes
Self (archive footage)

United We Stand: The Ali Summit
archival footage

Andre the Giant
Self (archive footage)

American Made
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Summer of Love

Muhammad Ali - Rumble in the Jungle
Self (archive footage)

O.J.: Made in America
Self (archive footage)

Sticky: A (Self) Love Story
Self

Les vendredis d'Apostrophes
Self (archive footage)

Best of Enemies
Self (archival)

Robbed
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I Am Ali
Self (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali: The Greatest
Self (Archival Footage)

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Himself (archive footage)

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
Himself

The Trials of Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)

Ali: The Mission
Self (archive footage)

WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
Self (archive footage)

Norman Mailer: The American
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The Real Rocky
Self (archive footage)

Muhammad and Larry
Himself

Muhammad Ali: Fighting Spirit
himself

Rumble in the Jungle
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Soul Power
Self (archive footage)

Facing Ali
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When Ali Met Cathal
Muhammad Ali

Thrilla in Manila
Himself (archive footage)

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Self (archive footage)

Black Power Salute
Self (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali: Made in Miami
Himself

Tyson
Self (archive footage)

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
Self (archive footage)

Ali's Dozen
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WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Muhammad Ali
Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World
Self (archive footage)
Ali Rap
Himself
Legends Never Die
Self (archive footage)
Out From Ali's Shadow: The Larry Holmes Story
Self (Archival Footage)

Pelé Forever
Self (archive footage)

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Self (archive footage)

Jack Paar: Smart Television
Self

The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali
Himself
The Documented Life and Times of Muhammad Ali - The Greatest

Monday Night Mayhem
Self (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
Himself

Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
When Boxing Ruled The World
Self
Muhammad Ali, the Greatest
Self (archive footage)

Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible
Self

Champions Forever - World Heavyweight Champs!
Himself

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
Himself
Muhammad Ali - The Greatest Collection

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

B.B. King: Live In Africa '74
Self

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self - Roastee (archive footage)
Boxing Crazy

When We Were Kings
Self

Muhammad Ali The Whole Story
Self

Atlanta 1996: Games of the XXVI Olympiad - Opening Ceremony
Self

The Journey of the African-American Athlete
Self (archive footage)

Boxing's Greatest Champions
Self
Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing
Himself

Kings of The Ring - History of Heavyweight Boxing 1919-1990
Himself (Archival Footage)

WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
Himself (Ringside)

Naked Sport: Welcome to the Sewer
Self

Muhammad Ali: The Greatest

Night of 100 Stars III
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The Best of ABC's Wide World of Sports: The 60's
Self

Champions Forever
Self

Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes
Self
Mike Tyson Presents: The Heavyweights

Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
Self

Doin' Time
Himself

WrestleMania
Muhammad Ali (Enforcer)

James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self

Muhammad Ali vs. Trevor Berbick
Self

Body and Soul
Himself

Diana
Self

Muhammad and Larry

Freedom Road
Gideon Jackson

Kings of the Square Ring

Leon Spinks vs Muhammad Ali II

The Greatest
Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier III
Self

Funny Girl to Funny Lady
Self

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

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier II
Self

The Fighters
Self

The Fight
Himself

Black Soul
Self

Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson II
Self

Money Talks
Self

Wake Up and Apologise
Self

Malcolm X
Self (archive footage)

Black Rodeo
Self

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I
Self

Fight of the Century
Self

a.k.a. Cassius Clay
Self

The Super Fight
Himself

Muhammad Ali, the Greatest
Self

Something's Happening

Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson I
Self

Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston II
Self

Cassius le grand

Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston I
Self

Cassius Clay vs. Doug Jones
Self

Requiem for a Heavyweight
Himself (as Cassius Clay)
Cassius Clay vs. Alonzo Johnson
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