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Malcolm X

Malcolm X

Acting·1925–1965·44 films

Malcolm X (May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965), born Malcolm Little and also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz was an African-American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist. To his admirers, he was a courageous advocate for the rights of African Americans, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans. His detractors accused him of preaching racism, black supremacy, antisemitism, and violence. He has been called one of the greatest and most influential African Americans in history, and in 1998, Time named The Autobiography of M

As Actor

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009)Self (archive footage)
Da 5 Bloods
Da 5 Bloods (2020)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
13th
13th (2016)Self (archive footage)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)Self - Activist (archive footage)
Lemonade
Lemonade (2016)Self (voice) (uncredited)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024)Self (archive footage)
Orwell: 2+2=5
Orwell: 2+2=5 (2025)Self (archive footage)
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali (2021)Self (archive footage)
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
The Trials of Muhammad Ali (2013)Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
The Apollo (2019)Self (archive footage)
Muhammad Ali, the Greatest
Muhammad Ali, the Greatest (1974)Self (archive footage)
Malcolm X
Malcolm X (1972)Self (archive footage)
Mike Wallace Is Here
Mike Wallace Is Here (2019)Self (archive footage)
Stand
Stand (2023)Self (archive footage)
A Huey P. Newton Story
A Huey P. Newton Story (2001)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dynamite Chicken
Dynamite Chicken (1971)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Lewis: Good Trouble
John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020)Self (archive footage)
Burn Motherfucker, Burn!
Burn Motherfucker, Burn! (2017)Self (archive footage)
Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes
Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes (2018)Self (archive footage)
All Power to the People!
All Power to the People! (1996)Self (archive footage)
Death Scenes 2
Death Scenes 2 (1992)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
a.k.a. Cassius Clay
a.k.a. Cassius Clay (1970)Self
A Tribute to Malcolm X
A Tribute to Malcolm X (1967)Self (archive footage)
Muhammad Ali The Whole Story
Muhammad Ali The Whole Story (1996)Self (archive footage)
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War (2007)Self (archive footage)
The FBI's War on Black America
The FBI's War on Black America (1990)Self (archive footage)
The Hate That Hate Produced
The Hate That Hate Produced (1959)Himself
The Real Malcolm X
The Real Malcolm X (1992)
Motherland
Motherland (2010)Self (archive footage)
COINTELPRO 101
COINTELPRO 101 (2010)Self (archive footage)
Black Power Salute
Black Power Salute (2008)Self (archive footage)
America's Woman
America's Woman (2024)Self
Black Women, Sexual Politics and the Revolution
Black Women, Sexual Politics and the Revolution (1992)Himself (archive)
A Decade of Struggle
A Decade of Struggle (1980)Self
Robert Penn Warren: A Vision
Robert Penn Warren: A Vision (2018)
Malcolm X and the Sudanese
Malcolm X and the Sudanese (2020)Self
Four Died Trying: Prologue
Four Died Trying: Prologue (2023)Self (archive footage)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (2001)Self (archive footage)
De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade
De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade (2020)Self
Black Liberation
Black Liberation (1967)Self
The Negro and the American Promise
The Negro and the American Promise (1963)
Barney's Wall
Barney's Wall (2019)Self (archive footage)
When Tariq Ali Met Malcolm X
When Tariq Ali Met Malcolm X (2019)Self (archive footage)

As Writer