Muhammad Ali

Personal Info

Birthday

January 17, 1942

Day of Death

2016-06-03

(74 years old)

Place of Birth

Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Also Known As

Cassius Clay

Cassius Marcellus Clay

Mohamed Ali

محمد علي

Muhammad Ali

Biography

Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) 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.

Known For

Die Muhammad Ali Story

United We Stand: The Ali Summit

The Greatest

Freedom Road

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

WrestleMania

When Ali Met Cathal

WWE Hall of Fame 2024

Filmography

2024
Beatles '64
as Self (archive footage)
WWE Hall of Fame 2024
as Muhammad Ali
2023
Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70
as Self (archive footage)
70 Jahre Annemarie Moser-Pröll – Ein Leben als Wintermärchen
as Self (archive footage)
Cassius X: Becoming Ali
as Self (archive footage)
Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child
as Self (archive footage)
Tribute to Chuck Wepner: The Legacy and Retirement of the Real Rocky Balboa
as Self (archive footage)
Stand
as Self (archive footage)
My Father Muhammad Ali
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
as Self (archive footage)
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
as Self (archive footage)
McEnroe
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
as Self
Parkinson at 50
as Self (archive footage)
Untold: Deal with the Devil
as Self - Professional Boxer (archive footage)
Biography: 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
as (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
Mister Candid Camera
as Self (archive footage)
Pelé
as Self (archive Footage)
Ron Lyle
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Da 5 Bloods
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Be Water
as Self (archive footage)
Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston
as Self (archive footage)
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
as Self (archive footage)
Africa Rising
as Self - Boxer (archive footage)
2018
In Search of Greatness
as Self (archive footage)
The Champ and the King
as Self (archive footage)
Black Is Beltza
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes
as Self (archive footage)
United We Stand: The Ali Summit
as archival footage
Andre the Giant
as Self (archive footage)
2017
American Made
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
Muhammad Ali - Rumble in the Jungle
as Self (archive footage)
Sticky: A (Self) Love Story
as Self
2015
Les vendredis d'Apostrophes
as Self (archive footage)
2014
I Am Ali
as Self (archive footage)
Muhammad Ali: The Greatest
as Self (Archival Footage)
2013
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
as Himself (archive footage)
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
as Himself
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
as Himself
2012
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
as Self (archive footage)
Norman Mailer: The American
as Self
2011
The Real Rocky
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Muhammad and Larry
as Himself
Muhammad Ali: Fighting Spirit
as himself
Rumble in the Jungle
as Self
Soul Power
as Self (archive footage)
Facing Ali
as Self
When Ali Met Cathal
as Muhammad Ali
2008
Thrilla in Manila
as Himself (archive footage)
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
as Self (archive footage)
Black Power Salute
as Self (archive footage)
Muhammad Ali: Made in Miami
as Himself
Tyson
as Self (archive footage)
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
as Self (archive footage)
2006
Ali's Dozen
as Self
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
as Muhammad Ali
Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World
as Self (archive footage)
Ali Rap
as Himself
Legends Never Die
as Self (archive footage)
Out From Ali's Shadow: The Larry Holmes Story
as Self (Archival Footage)
2004
Pelé Forever
as Self (archive footage)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Jack Paar: Smart Television
as Self
The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali
as Himself
2002
Monday Night Mayhem
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
as Himself
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
2000
Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible
as Self
Champions Forever - World Heavyweight Champs!
as Himself
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
as Himself
1998
Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion
as Himself
B.B. King: Live In Africa '74
as Self
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
1996
When We Were Kings
as Self
Muhammad Ali The Whole Story
as Self
Atlanta 1996: Games of the XXVI Olympiad - Opening Ceremony
as Self
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
as Self (archive footage)
1995
Boxing's Greatest Champions
as Self
Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing
as Himself
Kings of The Ring - History of Heavyweight Boxing 1919-1990
as Himself (Archival Footage)
1994
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
as Himself (Ringside)
1993
Naked Sport: Welcome to the Sewer
as Self
1990
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
The Best of ABC's Wide World of Sports: The 60's
as Self
1989
Champions Forever
as Self
1988
Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes
as Self
1986
Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
as Self
1985
Doin' Time
as Himself
WrestleMania
as Muhammad Ali (Enforcer)
Larry Holmes vs. David Bey
as (Archive Footage)
1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Self
1981
Muhammad Ali vs. Trevor Berbick
as Self
Body and Soul
as Himself
Diana
as Self
1980
Larry Holmes vs. Muhammad Ali
as Self
1979
Freedom Road
as Gideon Jackson
1977
The Greatest
as Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali
1975
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier III
as Self
Ali the Man: Ali the Fighter
as Self
Funny Girl to Funny Lady
as Self
1974
The Rumble in the Jungle: George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali
as Self
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier II
as Self
The Fighters
as Self
The Fight
as Himself
Black Soul
as Self
1972
Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson II
as Self
Money Talks
as Self
Wake Up and Apologise
as Self
Malcolm X
as Self (archive footage)
Black Rodeo
as Self
1971
Fight of the Century
as Self
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I
as Self
1970
a.k.a. Cassius Clay
as Self
The Super Fight
as Himself
1969
Muhammad Ali, the Greatest
as Self
1965
Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson I
as Self
Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston II
as Self
1964
Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston I
as Self
1963
Cassius Clay vs. Doug Jones
as Self
1962
Requiem for a Heavyweight
as Himself (as Cassius Clay)
1961
Cassius Clay vs. Alonzo Johnson
as Self