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Muhammad Ali beat more champions and top contenders than any heavyweight champion in history. He defeated heavyweight kings Sonny Liston (twice), Floyd Patterson (twice), Ernie Terrell, Jimmy Ellis, Ken Norton (twice), Joe Frazier (twice), George Foreman and Leon Spinks. He defeated light-heavyweight champs Archie Moore and Bob Foster... See full bio »

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1979 Freedom Road (TV movie)
Gideon Jackson
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1977 The Greatest (book "The Greatest: My Own Story")
 
Show ShowThanks (10 titles)
2009 30 for 30 (TV series) (very special thanks - 1 episode)
– Muhammad and Larry (2009) (very special thanks)
 
2008 Louis C.K.: Chewed Up (TV documentary) (thanks)
 
2008 Tyson (documentary) (thanks)
 
2008 The American Experience (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– Eyes on the Prize II (Parts V & VI): Ain't Gonna' Shuffle No More/A Nation of Law? (2008) (special thanks)
 
2007 American Gangster (the filmmakers wish to thank)
 
2007 Louis C.K.: Shameless (TV movie) (thanks)
 
2006 Rocky Balboa (special thanks)
 
2006 You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
2005 The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till (documentary) (special thanks)
 
1990 Eyes on the Prize (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– Ain't Gonna Shuffle No More: 1964-1972 (1990) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (120 titles)
2012 Ali 70 from Las Vegas (TV movie)
Himself
 
2010 Norman Mailer: The American (documentary)
 
2010 Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 The 40th NAACP Image Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 Beyond the Ropes (video documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
Himself
– Round 8 (2007) … Himself
 
2006 Forbes Celebrity 100: Who Made Bank? (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 Football Top 10 & Boxing Top 10 (video)
Himself
 
2006 Dateline NBC (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 April 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2005 Out of Africa: Heroes and Icons (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 August 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2003 Bambi Verleihung 2003 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2003 Morten og Peter i Dublin (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #1.8 (2003) … Himself
– Episode #1.3 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 The Last Round Chuvalo vs Ali (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 ESPY Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2002 2nd Annual BET Awards (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Muhammad Ali's All-Star 60th Birthday Celebration! (TV special)
Himself
 
2001 The Making of 'Ali' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Ali (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Nick News Presents: LifeStory: Muhammad Ali (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 America: A Tribute to Heroes (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Breaking the Silence: The Making of 'Hannibal' (video documentary)
Himself - N.Y. Premiere
 
2001 Fidel (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Headliners & Legends: Muhammad Ali (TV movie)
Himself
 
2001 Wide World of Sports 40th Anniversary Special (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Suns Boxing Top Ten (video)
Himself
 
2000 Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Legends, Icons & Superstars of the 20th Century (video documentary)
 
1999 ABC 2000: The Millennium (TV documentary)
 
1999 Sports Illustrated's 20th Century Sports Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1999 Howard Cosell: Telling It Like It Is (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Touched by an Angel (TV series)
Himself
– Fighting the Good Fight (1999) … Himself
 
1998 Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 10th Anniversary Essence Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Honoree
 
1997 The 69th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1996 Caesars Palace 30th Anniversary Celebration (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Muhammad Ali: The Whole Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Atlanta 1996: Games of the XXVI Olympiad (TV mini-series)
Himself
 
1996 When We Were Kings (documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Halloween Havoc (video)
Himself
 
1994 The 10th TV Academy Hall of Fame (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Legend to Legend Night: A Celebrity Cavalcade (TV special)
Himself
 
1992 Muhammad Ali's 50th Birthday Celebration (TV special)
Himself
 
1990 Night of 100 Stars III (TV movie)
Himself
 
1989 Wogan (TV series)
Himself
– Wogan with Joanna Lumley (1989) … Himself
 
1989 Champions Forever (documentary)
Himself
 
1989 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 August 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1989 WWF: Wrestlemania's Greatest Matches (video)
Himself - Special Guest Refree
 
1974-1988 HBO Boxing (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Guest / Himself - Special Guest
– Episode dated 27 June 1988 (1988) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 22 January 1988 (1988) … Himself - Special Guest
– Thrilla in Manila (1975) … Himself
– The Rumble in the Jungle: Ali vs. Foreman (1974) … Himself
 
1985 Doin' Time
Himself (special appearance)
 
1985 WrestleMania (video)
Himself
 
1981 Body and Soul
Himself
 
1971-1981 Parkinson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #10.32 (1981) … Himself
– Episode #3.18 (1974) … Himself
– Episode #1.13 (1971) … Himself
 
1980 The Third Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1980 The John Davidson Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 October 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1980 Lou Rawls Parade of Stars (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1980) … Himself
 
1980 Muhammad and Larry (documentary short)
Himself
 
1979 Diff'rent Strokes (TV series)
Himself
– Arnold's Hero (1979) … Himself
 
1979 The 21st Annual TV Week Logie Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1979 Vega$ (TV series)
Himself
– The Eleventh Event (1979) … Himself
 
1978 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Muhammad Ali (1978) … Himself
 
1978 The Barbara Walters Summer Special (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.3 (1978) … Himself
 
1964-1977 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 October 1977 (1977) … Himself
– Episode dated 17 July 1974 (1974) … Himself
– Episode dated 23 February 1973 (1973) … Himself
– Episode dated 22 June 1970 (1970) … Himself
– Episode dated 23 April 1964 (1964) … Himself (as Cassius Clay)
 
1977 The Greatest
Himself
 
1977 The 49th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
1977 The Sonny and Cher Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.19 (1977) … Himself
 
1977 The Jacksons (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.6 (1977) … Himself
 
1977 The Captain and Tennille (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.13 (1977) … Himself
 
1977 Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Spectacular from Lake Tahoe (TV movie)
Himself - Cameo
 
1977 Jimmy Carter's Inaugural Gala (TV movie)
Himself
 
1977 I Am the Greatest!: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali (TV series)
Himself
 
1976 Cos (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 September 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1974-1976 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 September 1976 (1976) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 December 1974 (1974) … Himself
 
1976 Am laufenden Band (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.3 (1976) … Himself
 
1965-1976 ABC's Wide World of Sports (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 14 February 1976 (1976) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 January 1974 (1974) … Himself - Guest (also archive footage)
– Episode dated 11 March 1967 (1967) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 September 1966 (1966) … Himself
– Episode dated 6 August 1966 (1966) … Himself
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1976 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Muhammad Ali (TV movie)
Himself
 
1975 The Big Fight: Muhammad Ali - Joe Frazier
Himself
 
1975 Lola! (TV series)
Himself
 
1975 Donahue (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 November 1975 (1975) … Himself
 
1975 Muhammad Ali vs. Ron Lyle (TV movie)
Himself
 
1975 World Heavyweight Championship: Muhammad Ali vs. Chuck Wepner
Himself
 
1975 Funny Girl to Funny Lady (TV special documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
1974 World of Sport (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– The Muhammad Ali Talk-In International Sports Special (1974) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1974 Personenbeschreibung (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Muhammad Ali- Der lange Weg zurück (1974) … Himself
 
1974 The Fighters (documentary)
Himself
 
1970-1973 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 September 1973 (1973) … Himself
– Episode dated 8 February 1973 (1973) … Himself
– Episode dated 13 November 1972 (1972) … Himself
– Episode dated 20 June 1972 (1972) … Himself
– Episode dated 24 November 1971 (1971) … Himself
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1972 Money Talks (documentary)
Himself
 
1969-1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.183 (1972) … Himself
– Episode #2.76 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #2.41 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #1.8 (1969) … Himself
 
1972 Black Rodeo (documentary)
Himself
 
1971 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Joe Frazier (1971) … Himself
 
1971 Fight of the Century (TV movie)
Himself
 
1971 Flip (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.17 (1971) … Himself
 
1970 World Heavyweight Championship Fight: Muhammad Ali vs. Oscar Bonavena (TV movie)
Himself
 
1970 A.k.a. Cassius Clay (documentary)
Himself - Cassius Clay
 
1970 Muhammad Ali vs. Jerry Quarry (TV movie)
Himself
 
1970 The Super Fight
Himself
 
1970 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself - Dramatic Speaker / Singer
– Episode #23.17 (1970) … Himself - Dramatic Speaker/Singer
 
1969 Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee (documentary)
Himself
 
1969 The Joe Namath Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 Della (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.25 (1969) … Himself
 
1968 Frost on Saturday (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 December 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 The Skitch Henderson Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 July 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
– Episode #1.2 (1968)
 
1966-1968 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.13 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #2.34 (1966) … Himself
 
1967 Something's Happening (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1967 World Heavyweight Championship: Muhammad Ali vs. Zora Folley (TV movie)
Himself
 
1967 World's Heavyweight Championship Bout: Muhammad Ali vs. Ernie Terrell
Himself
 
1966 World Heavyweight Championship: Muhammad Ali vs. George Chuvalo (TV movie)
Himself
 
1965 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 19 September 1965 (1965) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1965 World Heavyweight Championship Bout: Charles 'Sonny' Liston vs. Cassius Clay
Himself (as Cassisus Clay)
 
1965 Floyd Patterson vs. George Chuvalo (TV movie)
Himself - Ringside Commentator
 
1964 The Heavyweight Championship of the World: Cassius Clay versus Sonny Liston
Himself (as Cassius Clay)
 
1964 Cassius le grand (documentary short)
Himself
 
1963 The Jerry Lewis Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.11 (1963) … Himself (as Cassius Clay)
 
1963 The Jack Paar Program (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 November 1963 (1963) … Himself
 
1962 Requiem for a Heavyweight
Himself (as Cassius Clay)
 
1961 Fight of the Week (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 October 1961 (1961) … Himself
– Episode dated 22 July 1961 (1961) … Himself
 
1960 Rome 1960: Games of the XVII Olympiad (TV mini-series)
Himself (as Cassius Clay)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (89 titles)
2012 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2012 Frost on Interviews (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2012 ESPN Friday Night Fights (TV series)
 
2012 Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Himself
 
2009-2011 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2011 The Real Rocky (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011 Six O'Clock News (TV series)
 
2011 The Corrie Years (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2011 Unsung (TV series documentary)
 
2010-2011 HBO Boxing After Dark (TV series)
 
2010 WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time (video)
Himself
 
2009-2010 WWF Raw (TV series)
 
2009 30 for 30 (TV series)
 
2009 50 años de (TV series)
 
2009 Facing Ali (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 The Damned United
Himself
 
2008 Thriller in Manila (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Soul Power (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Superpower (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Muhammad Ali: Made in Miami (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 Nature Boy Ric Flair: The Definitive Collection (video)
Himself
 
2008 Mobsters (TV series)
 
2008 Tyson (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Cornered: A Life Caught in the Ring (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2008 Mike Douglas: Moments & Memories (video)
Himself
 
2008 Joe Louis: America's Hero... Betrayed (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Hillary! Uncensored: Banned by the Media (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 1968 with Tom Brokaw (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 What a Year (TV series documentary)
 
2007 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
 
2007 Let the Music Play: The Barry White Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Michael Parkinson's Greatest Entertainers (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Ali Rap (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith (TV series)
 
2006 The Worlds Greatest Wrestling Managers (video)
Himself
 
2006 The 78th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2006 20 Years Too Soon: Superstar Billy Graham (video)
Himself
 
2006 Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology (video)
Himself
 
2005 The Super Fight: Marciano vs. Ali (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Sixties: The Years That Shaped a Generation (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Candid Camera: 5 Decades of Smiles (video)
Himself
 
2005 The World's Most Photographed (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
Himself (as Cassius Clay)
 
2004 Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Beyond the Glory (TV series documentary)
 
2004 TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (video documentary)
Himself
 
1994-2004 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
 
2003 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
 
2003 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Jack Paar: Smart Television (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 New Japan Pro-Wrestling 30th Anniversary 1997-1999 (video)
Himself
 
2002 Solino
Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 The Best of Bert Newton (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 New City Classics (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Greater Than the Greatest (TV movie)
Himself
 
2002 Legenden (TV series documentary)
 
2002 Seasons of Change: The African American Athlete (TV movie)
Himself
 
2001 MTV News (TV series)
 
2001 Piñero
Himself (uncredited)
 
2000 ESPN SportsCentury (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Hendrix (TV movie)
Himself (with reporters) (uncredited)
 
2000 Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Reputations (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme (documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The Hurricane
Himself (uncredited)
 
1999 The Sweet Science (TV series documentary)
 
1999 Life
Himself
 
1998 The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (TV documentary)
Himself - Roastee (as Muhammed Ali)
 
1998 Cold War (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1996 The Real Las Vegas (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Wide World of Sports 35th Anniversary Special (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 The Journey of the African-American Athlete (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Idols of the Game (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself (segment "Inventing the All-American")
 
1995 Sonny Liston: The Mysterious Life and Death of a Champion (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The Best of the Don Lane Show (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 Fame in the Twentieth Century (TV series documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1992 In This Corner... Boxing's Legendary Heavyweights (TV movie)
Himself
 
1992 Malcolm X
Himself - Handshake with Malcolm (uncredited)
 
1991 ABC's Wide World of Sports 30th Anniversary Special (TV movie)
Himself
 
1991 Desert Storm: The War Begins (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1988 The 1960's: Music, Memories & Milestones (video documentary)
Himself (trains for fight)
 
1984 Beat This!: A Hip Hop History (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1980 Diff'rent Strokes (TV series)
 
1980 The Ten Thousand Day War (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1974 The Rumble in the Jungle (documentary)
Himself - Challenger
 
1972 Malcolm X (documentary)
Himself
 
1971 The Benny Hill Show (TV series)
 
1971 Film Night (TV series)
 

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Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

Muhammed Ali | Cassisus Clay | Cassius Clay

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)
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I don't admire nobody but Elvis Presley. He was the sweetest, most humble and nicest man you'd ever meet. See more »

Trivia:

Inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, 1983 (charter member). See more »

Trademark:

Trademark phrase: "Floats Like A Butterfly and Stings Like a Bee" See more »

Nickname:

The Greatest See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn