On screen
Cast
48 credited performers
Muhammad Ali
Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali
Ernest Borgnine
Angelo Dundee
John Marley
Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
Lloyd Haynes
Herbert Muhammad
Malachi Throne
Payton Jory
Lucille Benson
Mrs. Fairlie
Teddy Wilson
Joe The Gardener
Annazette Chase
Belinda Ali
Artwork unavailable
Mira Waters
Ruby Sanderson
Artwork unavailable
Chip McAllister
Cassius Clay aged 18
Drew Bundini Brown
Himself
Robert Duvall
Bill McDonald
David Huddleston
Cruikshank
Ben Johnson
Hollis
James Earl Jones
Malcolm X
Dina Merrill
Velvet Green
Roger E. Mosley
Sonny Liston
Paul Winfield
Draft Lawyer
Artwork unavailable
Sally Bondi
Bess
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Richard Gullage
Commission Doctor
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Arthur Adams
Cassius Clay Sr.
Artwork unavailable
Dorothy Meyer
Odessa Clay
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Rahman Ali
Rahman Ali
Howard Bingham
Howard Bingham
Richard Venture
Colonel
Stack Pierce
Rahaman
Artwork unavailable
W. Youngblood Muhammad
W. Youngblood Muhammad
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Ven Medina
Ronnie
Paul Mantee
Carrara
Skip Homeier
Major
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Lloyd Wells
Lloyd Wells
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George Garro
Mr.Curtis
David Clennon
Captain
Artwork unavailable
Ernie Wheelwright
Bossman Jones
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Pat Patterson
Pat Patterson
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George Cooper
Lawyer
James Gammon
Mr. Harry
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Gene Kilroy
Gene Kilroy
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Toni Crabtree
Hooker
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Sally Gries
Sponsor's Wife
Artwork unavailable
Elizabeth Marshall
Sponsor's Wife
Don Dunphy
Commentator
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Fernand A. Larrieu Jr.
Grocer
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Nai Bonet
Suzie Gomez
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Harold Conrad
Harold Conrad
Alberto Martín
Doctor
Walter Olkewicz
Reporter
Roy Firestone
TV Reporter (uncredited)