--- title: "Ali: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/ali/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/ali" cast: 60 crew: 84 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Ali (2001): cast and crew 60 cast and 84 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Will Smith](https://film.one/person/will-smith-2888.md) as Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay - [Jamie Foxx](https://film.one/person/jamie-foxx.md) as Drew 'Bundini' Brown - [Jon Voight](https://film.one/person/jon-voight.md) as Howard Cosell - [Mario Van Peebles](https://film.one/person/mario-van-peebles.md) as Malcolm X - [Ron Silver](https://film.one/person/ron-silver.md) as Angelo Dundee - [Jeffrey Wright](https://film.one/person/jeffrey-wright.md) as Howard Bingham - [Mykelti Williamson](https://film.one/person/mykelti-williamson.md) as Don King - [Jada Pinkett Smith](https://film.one/person/jada-pinkett-smith.md) as Sonji Roi - [Nona Gaye](https://film.one/person/nona-gaye.md) as Belinda Ali - [Michael Michele](https://film.one/person/michael-michele.md) as Veronica Porche - [Joe Morton](https://film.one/person/joe-morton.md) as Chauncey Eskridge - [Paul Rodriguez](https://film.one/person/paul-rodriguez.md) as Dr. Ferdie Pacheco - [Bruce McGill](https://film.one/person/bruce-mcgill.md) as Bradley - [Barry Shabaka Henley](https://film.one/person/barry-shabaka-henley.md) as Herbert Muhammad - [Giancarlo Esposito](https://film.one/person/giancarlo-esposito.md) as Cassius Clay, Sr. - Laurence Mason as Luis Sarria - [LeVar Burton](https://film.one/person/levar-burton.md) as Martin Luther King, Jr. - [Albert Hall](https://film.one/person/albert-hall.md) as Elijah Muhammad - [David Cubitt](https://film.one/person/david-cubitt.md) as Robert Lipsyte - [Ted Levine](https://film.one/person/ted-levine.md) as Joe Smiley - Candy Ann Brown as Odessa - David Elliott as Sam Cooke - Shari Watson as Woman Singer - [Malick Bowens](https://film.one/person/malick-bowens.md) as Joseph Mobutu - Michael Bentt as Sonny Liston - James Toney as 'Smokin' Joe Frazier - Alfred Cole as Ernie Terrell - Charles Shufford as George Foreman - Rufus Dorsey as Floyd Paterson - Robert Sale as Jerry Quarry - Vince Cooke as Jimmy Ellis - Damien 'Bolo' Wills as Ken Norton - David Haines as Rudy Clay / Rahaman Ali - [Victoria Dillard](https://film.one/person/victoria-dillard.md) as Betty Shabazz - Brad Greenquist as Marlin Thomas - Morgana Van Peebles as Malcolm X's Daughter - Maya Van Peebles as Malcolm X's Daughter - [Maestro Harrell](https://film.one/person/maestro-harrell.md) as Young Cassius Clay - William Utay as The Doctor - [Kim Robillard](https://film.one/person/kim-robillard.md) as Jimmy Cannon - David Purdham as Madison Square Garden Announcer - [Gailard Sartain](https://film.one/person/gailard-sartain.md) as Gordon Davidson - [Wade Williams](https://film.one/person/wade-williams.md) as Lieutenant Jerome Claridge - Guy Van Swearingen as Induction FBI Man - Doug Hale as Judge Ingraham - LaDonna Tittle as Bundini's Landlady - Marc Grapey as Bob Arum - [Herb Mitchell](https://film.one/person/herb-mitchell.md) as Boxing Commissioner - Eddie Bo Smith Jr. as Malcolm's Bodyguard - Bobby Stuart as Thomas 15X Johnson - Patrick New as Room Service Guy - Ron O.J. Parson as Death Newsman - Ellis Williams as Family Photo Man - Alexandra Bokyun Chun as Asian Cosmetologist - John Gleeson Connolly as Assistant Director - Warner Saunders as Customer - Jack Reiss as Referee Arthur Mercante - Marty Denkin as Frazier Fight II Announcer - Tamara Lynch as Flight Attendant - Chico Benymon as Hampton House Announcer ## Directing - [Michael Mann](https://film.one/person/michael-mann.md): Director - Jody Spilkoman: Second Second Assistant Director ## Writing - [Stephen J. Rivele](https://film.one/person/stephen-j-rivele.md): Screenplay - [Christopher Wilkinson](https://film.one/person/christopher-wilkinson.md): Screenplay - [Eric Roth](https://film.one/person/eric-roth.md): Screenplay - [Michael Mann](https://film.one/person/michael-mann.md): Screenplay - Gregory Allen Howard: Story ## Production - [Paul Ardaji](https://film.one/person/paul-ardaji.md): Producer - [James Lassiter](https://film.one/person/james-lassiter.md): Producer - [Jon Peters](https://film.one/person/jon-peters.md): Producer - [Michael Mann](https://film.one/person/michael-mann.md): Producer - Lee Caplin: Executive Producer - [Graham King](https://film.one/person/graham-king.md): Executive Producer - Victoria Thomas: Casting - [Thomas Hayslip](https://film.one/person/thomas-hayslip.md): Production Supervisor - Elayne Schneiderman Schmidt: Production Supervisor - [Kevin De La Noy](https://film.one/person/kevin-de-la-noy.md): Unit Production Manager - [A. Kitman Ho](https://film.one/person/a-kitman-ho.md): Producer - Lydia Cedrone: Production Consultant ## Camera - [Emmanuel Lubezki](https://film.one/person/emmanuel-lubezki.md): Director of Photography ## Editing - [William Goldenberg](https://film.one/person/william-goldenberg.md): Editor - [Lynzee Klingman](https://film.one/person/lynzee-klingman.md): Editor - [Stephen E. Rivkin](https://film.one/person/stephen-e-rivkin.md): Editor - [Stuart Waks](https://film.one/person/stuart-waks-57978.md): Editor ## Sound and music - [Pieter Bourke](https://film.one/person/pieter-bourke.md): Original Music Composer - [Lisa Gerrard](https://film.one/person/lisa-gerrard.md): Original Music Composer - Anna Behlmer: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Craig Heath: Sound Recordist - Christopher Emerson: Assistant Sound Editor - Shaughnessy Hare: Assistant Sound Editor - Craig Henighan: Sound Effects Editor - Gregory King: Supervising Sound Editor - Sean Landeros: Sound Recordist - James P. Lay: Sound Effects Editor - Andy Nelson: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Robert Renga: Sound Recordist - Brian Risner: Sound Effects Editor - Vicki Hiatt: Music Editor - Lisa Jaime: Music Editor - Stephanie Lowry: Music Editor ## Art - [Jonathan Lee](https://film.one/person/jonathan-lee-10753.md): Art Direction - Bill Rea: Art Direction - Tomas Voth: Art Direction - Marcos Alvarez: Set Designer - Karen E. Burnett: Set Dresser - Lynn Christopher: Set Designer - Chuck Coffman: Set Dresser - Nicklas Farrantello: Assistant Art Director - Richard Fojo: Assistant Art Director - Jane B. Johnson: Set Decoration - James V. Kent: Set Decoration - David W. Krummel: Assistant Art Director - Steve Park: Set Dresser - Jeremy Alan Read: Set Dresser - Shane Reed: Set Dresser - Rando Schmook: Assistant Art Director - Fred Schwendel: Set Dresser - Nicholas Scott: Set Designer - Michael Thurman: Set Dresser - Sloane U'Ren: Set Designer - Cary Whittaker: Set Dresser - Jim Erickson: Set Decoration - [John Myhre](https://film.one/person/john-myhre.md): Production Design - Ray Conchado: Set Dresser ## Costume and make-up - Carol Brown: Makeup Artist - Keith Hall: Makeup Artist - Lydia Milars: Makeup Supervisor - Judy Murdock: Makeup Artist - Suzi Ostos: Makeup Artist - John Casey: Costume Supervisor - [Dianna Cilliers](https://film.one/person/diana-cilliers.md): Costume Supervisor - Sukari McGill: Set Costumer - Gina Marie Ome: Set Costumer - [Marlene Stewart](https://film.one/person/marlene-stewart.md): Costume Design - Vera Mitchell: Hair Department Head - Beverly Jo Pryor: Makeup Department Head ## Visual effects - Kevin Elam: Visual Effects Producer - Michael J. McAlister: Visual Effects Supervisor - Robert Stadd: Visual Effects Producer ## Lighting - John Buckley: Gaffer ## Crew - Joel Kramer: Stunt Coordinator - Michael Tinger: Post Production Supervisor - Randolph LeRoi: Stunt Double - Rolando Diaz: Telecine Colorist --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/film/ali.md