Ali - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Ali"
Ali (2001)
Timing:
2:37 (157 min)
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Actors and characters
David Cubitt
Character Robert Lipsyte
Candy Ann Brown
Character Odessa
David Elliott
Character Sam Cooke
Shari Watson
Character Woman Singer
Malick Bowens
Character Joseph Mobutu
James Toney
Character 'Smokin' Joe Frazier
Alfred Cole
Character Ernie Terrell
Charles Shufford
Character George Foreman
Rufus Dorsey
Character Floyd Paterson
Robert Sale
Character Jerry Quarry
Vince Cooke
Character Jimmy Ellis
Damien 'Bolo' Wills
Character Ken Norton
Victoria Dillard
Character Betty Shabazz
Brad Greenquist
Character Marlin Thomas
Morgana Van Peebles
Character Malcolm X's Daughter
Maya Van Peebles
Character Malcolm X's Daughter
David Purdham
Character Madison Square Garden Announcer
Guy Van Swearingen
Character Induction FBI Man
Doug Hale
Character Judge Ingraham
LaDonna Tittle
Character Bundini's Landlady
Herb Mitchell
Character Boxing Commissioner
Eddie Bo Smith Jr.
Character Malcolm's Bodyguard
Bobby Stuart
Character Thomas 15X Johnson
Patrick New
Character Room Service Guy
Ron O.J. Parson
Character Death Newsman
Ellis E. Williams
Character Family Photo Man
Alexandra Bokyun Chun
Character Asian Cosmetologist
John Gleeson Connolly
Character Assistant Director
Warner Saunders
Character Customer
Marty Denkin
Character Frazier Fight II Announcer
Tamara Lynch
Character Flight Attendant
Lionel D. Carson
Character Dr. King's Driver (uncredited)
Bill Plaschke
Character Miami Weigh-In Reporter
Steve Springer
Character Miami Weigh-In Reporter
Patrick M. Connolly
Character Announcer
Patrick C. Russell
Character Referee
Robert Byrd
Character Willie Reddick
Cedric Wills
Character Jersey Joe Walcott, Referee
Michael Keyes
Character Dumbfounded Spectator (uncredited)
Moses Hollins
Character Man on Train
Daniel E. Gurevitz
Character Boxing Commission Reporter
Jermaine Montell
Character Dancer (uncredited)
John O. Nelson
Character Louis Rodriguez (uncredited)
Hunter F. Roberts
Character Angry Fight Fan (uncredited)
Sheldon Robins
Character Heckler (uncredited)
Mark Salem
Character New York Reporter
Sheldon Fogel
Character New York Reporter
Melvin Thomas
Character Harlem Neighbor
Reginald Footman
Character Harlem Neighbor
Poe Poe
Character Harlem Reporter
Mel Dick
Character Louisville Sponsoring Group
Kim Taylor-Coleman
Character Lana Shabazz
Will Gill Jr.
Character Dick Sadler
Sylvaine Strike
Character ORTF Interviewer
Denis Luposo
Character Kinshasa Reporter
Sharon Wilkinson
Character Rose Jennings
Carol Hatchett
Character Pointer Sister
Judith Mwale
Character Pointer Sister
Keabetswe Motsilanyane
Character Pointer Sister
Richard Katanga
Character Mobutu Aide / Military Aide
Thomas Kariuki Matheri
Character Lieutenant Nsakala
Larry Hazzard Sr.
Character Zack Clayton
Derrick Brown
Character Larry Holmes
Rommel Hyacinth
Character The Pilot
Graham Hopkins
Character London Banker
Daniel Janks
Character CIA Man
Bradford E. Lang
Character Black Pilot
Dan Robbertse
Character Reporter in Zaire
Dimitri Cassar
Character Reporter in Zaire
Frank Notaro
Character Reporter in Zaire
Mark Mulder
Character Reporter in Zaire
David W. Hess
Character Reporter in Zaire
Henrikennyo Mukenyi
Character Bula
Nathaniel Malekane
Character Archie Moore
Millard Arnold
Character Doc Broadus
Edda Collier
Character Blonde French Reporter
Lu Wei
Character Chinese Delegate
Lee Cummings
Character Hunter Thompson
Zaa Nkweta
Character Foreman Fight Announcer
Themba Gasa
Character Idi Amin
Andrew P. Jones
Character Don King's Aide
Marc Kulazite Mboli
Character Additional Aide to Mobutu
Cimanga Kalambay
Character Additional Aide to Mobutu
Jean Bikoi
Character Additional Aide to Mobutu
James Gilbert
Character Sparring Partner in Africa
Carolina Lancaster
Character Dancer (uncredited)
Ron Madoff
Character Cameraman
What's left behind the scenes
- Initially, Barry Sonnenfeld was supposed to direct the film, but he had to leave the project. Spike Lee was then slated to take the director's chair, but ultimately the job went to Michael Mann.
- Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Smith's actual wife, plays Ali's first wife, Sonji Roi.
- Will Smith initially refused the offer to play Ali. He only agreed after receiving a call from Muhammad Ali himself (1942-2016).
- On June 10, 2016, Will Smith was among those who carried Muhammad Ali's coffin.
- Will Smith and director Michael Mann agreed to work without a fee if the film's production were to exceed the budget.
- Will Smith gained weight for the role of Muhammad Ali, who weighed 95.5 kilograms. To get in shape, he even moved to Aspen, Colorado, where the air is thinner. He would wake up at 6:30 AM, run 8 kilometers, work for three hours in the ring, and then 'pump iron' after lunch. In less than four months, the actor gained 15 kilograms of muscle mass.
- Charles Shafford, a real heavyweight boxer (weighing 106 kilograms) who played George Foreman, was allowed to land genuine punches on the actor to make everything look as realistic as possible.
- Jon Voight spent 6 hours in the makeup chair.
- During the filming of the weigh-in scenes, which took place closer to dawn, Jon Voight collected everyone's cell phones and called all their homes. Some subscribers woke up to the following voicemail message: 'This is Jon Voight calling. Don't worry, your husband is still on set, working, he's not at a bar and he's not flirting with girls.'
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