Malcolm X

Q: Did Malcolm X win any awards?

Malcolm X did not receive traditional acting awards, but he is widely recognized for his contributions to civil rights and social justice, earning posthumous honors and recognition.

Q: What was Malcolm X's first major film role?

Malcolm X was not an actor in films but was the subject of the biographical film 'Malcolm X' directed by Spike Lee, released in 1992.

Q: What are some of Malcolm X's most successful speeches?

Malcolm X's most successful speeches include 'The Ballot or the Bullet' and 'Message to the Grassroots', both of which inspired many during the civil rights movement.

Q: What was Malcolm X's personal life like?

Malcolm X had a complex personal life, marked by his conversion to Islam, his marriage to Betty Shabazz, and his dedication to his six children.

Q: What is Malcolm X's estimated net worth?

Malcolm X's estimated net worth at the time of his death was approximately $500,000, considering his activism and public speaking engagements.

Q: What are some milestones in Malcolm X's filmography?

The most notable milestone in Malcolm X's filmography is the biopic 'Malcolm X' (1992), which brought his life story to a wider audience and received critical acclaim.

Q: How did Malcolm X influence modern civil rights movements?

Malcolm X influenced modern civil rights movements through his advocacy for black pride, self-defense, and social justice, inspiring generations of activists and leaders.

Known for

13TH (2016)

IMDb 8.2 / 10

2016 / Crime, Documentary / 100mins

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.

Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali poster

Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali (2021)

IMDb 6.9 / 10

2021 / Documentary, History / 96mins

From a chance meeting to a tragic fallout, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali's extraordinary bond cracks under the weight of distrust and shifting ideals.

Name

Malcolm X

Height

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Born

19 May 1925, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Spouses

Betty Shabazz (1958–1965)

Children

6 children: Attallah, Qubilah, Ilyasah, Gamilah, Malik, and Mustafa

Parents

Earl Little, Louise Little

Estimated Net Worth

500000

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2025	Movie Orwell: 2+2=5 George Orwell was one of the most visionary authors of the 20th century, whose novels 1984 and Animal Farm foretold...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2024	Movie Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat Jazz and decolonization are intertwined in a powerful narrative that recounts one of the tensest episodes of the Cold War.	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2024	Movie America's Woman A journey into the heart of America's past and future. The story revolving around the mysterious woman, overlooked by historians,...	Self	Not rated
2023	Movie Four Died Trying: Prologue	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2023	TV La Californie ! From the 1950s to the present day, from Los Angeles to San Francisco via Berkeley University or Silicon Valley, this...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2023	Movie Stand Raw and unflinching examination of the courageous life of basketball star and social justice activist Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. Born Chris Jackson,...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 3.3 / 10
2021	TV Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali brings to life the iconic heavyweight boxing champion who became an inspiration to people everywhere.	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2021	Movie Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali From a chance meeting to a tragic fallout, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali's extraordinary bond cracks under the weight of...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2021	Movie Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture,...	Self - Activist (archive footage)	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2020	Movie Malcolm X and the Sudanese A poignant documentary exploring the unexpected bond between Malcolm X and Ahmed Osman, a young Sudanese student. Through personal reflections...	Self	Not rated
2020	Movie De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade Through clippings, the film draws a narrative line between the construction of racism in Brazil and the United States, having...	Self	Not rated
2020	Movie John Lewis: Good Trouble The timely biopic focuses on John Lewis’ longstanding prominence as a civil rights champion and his continuing crusade for racial...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 4.1 / 10
2020	Movie Da 5 Bloods Four African-American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam. They are in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader and...	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2019	TV Who Killed Malcolm X? Decades after the assassination of African American leader Malcolm X, an activist embarks on a complex mission seeking truth in...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2019	Movie Mike Wallace Is Here For over half a century, 60 Minutes' fearsome newsman Mike Wallace went head-to-head with the world's most influential figures. Relying...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2019	TV What's My Name \| Muhammad Ali Explore Ali’s challenges, confrontations, comebacks and triumphs through recordings of his own voice. The two-part documentary paints an intimate portrait...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2019	Movie Barney's Wall What makes a rebel? This 78 minute documentary probes the psyche of bad-boy publisher and free speech warrior Barney Rosset,...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2019	Movie The Apollo The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2019	Movie When Tariq Ali Met Malcolm X One was a Black human rights leader who had achieved global notoriety. The other was a young Marxist Oxford student...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2018	Movie Robert Penn Warren: A Vision A documentary profile of 3-time Pulitzer winning author Robert Penn Warren, featuring Harold Bloom, David Blight, Natasha Trethewey, David Milch,...	Unknown character	Not rated
2018	Movie Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes The life and times of Muhammed Ali shown through the lens of his numerous appearances on The Dick Cavett Show....	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2018	TV Explained This documentary series, made in partnership with Vox, explain some of the world's current trends, from politics, to science to...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2017	Movie Burn Motherfucker, Burn! An in-depth and provocative look at the 1992 Los Angeles riots exploring the roots of civil unrest in California and...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2016	Movie 13th An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2016	Movie Lemonade The second "visual album" (a collection of short films) by Beyoncé, this time around she takes a piercing look at...	Self (voice) (uncredited)	TMDB 8.4 / 10
2013	Movie The Trials of Muhammad Ali Brash boxer Cassius Clay burst into the American consciousness in the early 1960s, just ahead of the Civil Rights movement....	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2010	Movie COINTELPRO 101 COINTELPRO 101 exposes illegal surveillance, disruption, and outright murder committed by the US government in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s....	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2010	Movie Motherland Fusing history, culture, politics, and contemporary issues, Motherland sweeps across Africa to tell a new story of a dynamic continent....	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2009	Movie Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire In Harlem in 1987, Claireece "Precious" Jones is a 16-year-old African American girl born into a life no one would...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2008	Movie Black Power Salute A film about one of the most iconic images of the 20th century, the moment when the radical spirit of...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2007	Movie King: Man of Peace in a Time of War King: Man of Peace in a Time of War documents the work Martin Luther King did in attempting to bring...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 8.5 / 10
2002	Movie Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film illustrates how directors pushed boundaries and altered the art of filmmaking during the turbulent, swinging 1960s. Narrated by Woody Harrelson,...	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2001	Movie A Huey P. Newton Story The story of how the radical Huey P. Newton developed the Black Panther Party based on his 10-point program for...	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2001	Movie The Autobiography of Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X is an account of the life of Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little in 1925, who...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
1996	TV Muhammad Ali: The Whole Story The remarkable story of how Muhammad Ali became one of the most loved, hated, intriguing, and controversial figures in American...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
1996	Movie Muhammad Ali The Whole Story Muhammad Ali. He is known as the most thrilling athlete of all time... he is known as The Greatest. The...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1996	Movie All Power to the People! Using government documents, archive footage and direct interviews with activists and former FBI/CIA officers, All Power to the People documents...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1992	Movie The Real Malcolm X CBS News looks at Malcolm X, focusing on his public life from 1959 to his assassination in 1965, suggesting that...	Unknown character	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1992	Movie Death Scenes 2 DEATH SCENES II continues the exploration into the dark recesses of violence and rage that ended in such heinous crimes...	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1992	Movie Black Women, Sexual Politics and the Revolution Focuses on sexual equality in the Black community.	Himself (archive)	Not rated
1992	Movie Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 2: Assassination in the 20th Century Reveals through graphic historical and exclusive footage the tragic murders of political and social leaders. These heinous crimes help make...	Unknown character	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1990	Movie The FBI's War on Black America Through a secret program called the Counter Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO), there was a concerted effort to subvert the will of...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1988	TV American Experience TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1983	TV Frontline Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1980	Movie A Decade of Struggle This special three-part presentation of "Like It Is" examines the history of the black civil rights movement in the United...	Self	Not rated
1975	Movie Born of the People: Ho Chi Minh and Malcolm X A brief introduction to two revolutionary leaders, both born on May 19th.	Unknown character	Not rated
1974	Movie Muhammad Ali, the Greatest Universally accepted as a true icon of the 20th century, Muhammad Ali’s phenomenal achievements spanned sport, politics and religion. One...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1972	Movie Malcolm X James Earl Jones narrates this fascinating and moving documentary about the life of the assassinated black leader through various sources.	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1971	Movie Dynamite Chicken A collection of subversive comedy sketches and routines relating to the peace movement.	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1970	Movie a.k.a. Cassius Clay The study of crazy brilliance and flamboyant sincerity. a.k.a. Cassius Clay presents a fascinating look at the incredible life and...	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1967	Movie A Tribute to Malcolm X A short film made for William Greaves' "Black Journal" that discusses the influence of Malcolm X, and includes an interview...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 8.7 / 10
1967	Movie Black Liberation Produced in collaboration with Malcolm X and narrated by Ossie Davis, this call to arms layers revolutionary text from multiple...	Self	Not rated
1963	TV World in Action World in Action was Granada Television’s flagship ITV current affairs series, running from 7 Jan 1963 to 7 Dec 1998,...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1963	Movie The Negro and the American Promise Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and James Baldwin -- three of the most highly regarded civil rights leaders of...	Unknown character	Not rated
1961	Movie Walk in My Shoes Nominated for Emmy for "Program of the Year." First look at the lives of Negros on American television - in...	Self	Not rated
1959	Movie The Hate That Hate Produced A television documentary about Black Nationalism in America, focusing on the Nation of Islam and, to a lesser extent, the...	Himself	TMDB 5.5 / 10
TBA	Movie King vs. the United States of America A deep delve into King’s search for the truth on what really happened on that terrible Memphis day in the...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1992	Movie Malcolm X A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his...	Book Writing	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1972	Movie Malcolm X James Earl Jones narrates this fascinating and moving documentary about the life of the assassinated black leader through various sources.	Book Writing	TMDB 6.7 / 10

Orwell: 2+2=5

2025 / TMDB 7.1

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

2024 / TMDB 7.8

America's Woman

2024

Four Died Trying: Prologue

2023

Stand

2023 / TMDB 3.3

Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali

2021 / TMDB 7.3

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Got a question about Malcolm X?

What are some of Malcolm X's career highlights?

Malcolm X's career highlights include his role as a prominent civil rights leader and spokesperson for the Nation of Islam. He was known for his powerful oratory skills and his advocacy for black empowerment.

Did Malcolm X win any awards?

What was Malcolm X's first major film role?

What are some of Malcolm X's most successful speeches?

What was Malcolm X's personal life like?

What is Malcolm X's estimated net worth?

What are some milestones in Malcolm X's filmography?

How did Malcolm X influence modern civil rights movements?