--- title: "Malcolm X: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/malcolm-x/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/malcolm-x" cast: 60 crew: 100 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." --- # Malcolm X (1992): cast and crew 60 cast and 100 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Denzel Washington](https://film.one/person/denzel-washington.md) as Malcolm X - [Angela Bassett](https://film.one/person/angela-bassett.md) as Betty Shabazz - [Albert Hall](https://film.one/person/albert-hall.md) as Baines - [Al Freeman Jr.](https://film.one/person/al-freeman-jr.md) as Elijah Muhammad - [Delroy Lindo](https://film.one/person/delroy-lindo.md) as West Indian Archie - [Spike Lee](https://film.one/person/spike-lee.md) as Shorty - [Theresa Randle](https://film.one/person/theresa-randle.md) as Laura - [Kate Vernon](https://film.one/person/kate-vernon.md) as Sophia - [Lonette McKee](https://film.one/person/lonette-mckee.md) as Louise Little - [Tommy Hollis](https://film.one/person/tommy-hollis.md) as Earl Little - [James McDaniel](https://film.one/person/james-mcdaniel.md) as Brother Earl - [Ernest Lee Thomas](https://film.one/person/ernest-lee-thomas.md) as Sidney - Jean-Claude La Marre as Benjamin 2X - O.L. Duke as Pete - Larry McCoy as Sammy - Maurice Sneed as Cadillac - [Debi Mazar](https://film.one/person/debi-mazar.md) as Peg - Phyllis Yvonne Stickney as Honey - Scot Anthony Robinson as Daniel - Sonny Jim Gaines as Cholly - [Joe Seneca](https://film.one/person/joe-seneca.md) as Toomer - [LaTanya Richardson Jackson](https://film.one/person/latanya-richardson-jackson.md) as Lorraine - [Wendell Pierce](https://film.one/person/wendell-pierce.md) as Ben Thomas - Michael Guess as William X - Leland Gantt as Wilbur Kinley - [Giancarlo Esposito](https://film.one/person/giancarlo-esposito.md) as Thomas Hayer - [Leonard L. Thomas](https://film.one/person/leonard-l-thomas.md) as Leon Davis - Roger Guenveur Smith as Rudy - Craig Wasson as TV Host - Graham Brown as Dr. Payson - Gerica Cox as Eva Marie - Kristan Rai Segure as Saudi - Lauren Padick as Lisha - Danielle Fletcher as Attalah - [Frank Adu](https://film.one/person/frank-adu.md) as Chuck - Aleta Mitchell as Sister Robin - Curt Williams as Mr. Cooper - John Ottavino as Blades - John Reidy as Simmons - Frances Foster as Woman Outside Audubon Ballroom - Reggie Montgomery as Dick Jones - David Patrick Kelly as Mr. Ostrowski - Gary L. Catus as Doctor - [Sharon Washington](https://film.one/person/sharon-washington.md) as Augusta - Shirley Stoler as Mrs. Swerlin - Oran "Juice" Jones as Hustler - Ricky Gordon as Lionel Hampton - George Lee Miles as Preacher - Raye Dowell as Sister Evelyn Williams - Veronica Webb as Sister Lucille Rosary - Abdul Salaam El Razzac as Fox - Keith Randolph Smith as Brother Gene - George Guidall as Mr. Holway - James L. Swain as Conductor - Peewee Love as Speedy - Lawrence James as Tully - Steve White as Brother Johnson - K. Smith as Roderick - Christopher Rubin as Sophia's Husband - Matthew Harris as Malcolm, 5 Years Old ## Directing - [Spike Lee](https://film.one/person/spike-lee.md): Director - Shari L. Carpenter: Script Supervisor - H.H. Cooper: Second Assistant Director - [Barry Alexander Brown](https://film.one/person/barry-alexander-brown.md): Second Unit Director - Randy Fletcher: First Assistant Director - Dale Pierce-Johnson: Second Assistant Director - Samir Seif: Assistant Director - Peter Thage: Assistant Director - Ntshaveni Wa Luruli: Assistant Director ## Writing - [Arnold Perl](https://film.one/person/arnold-perl.md): Screenplay - [Spike Lee](https://film.one/person/spike-lee.md): Screenplay - Malcolm X: Book - [Alex Haley](https://film.one/person/alex-haley.md): Book - [James Baldwin](https://film.one/person/james-baldwin.md): Screenplay ## Production - Robi Reed: Casting - [Spike Lee](https://film.one/person/spike-lee.md): Producer - [Marvin Worth](https://film.one/person/marvin-worth.md): Producer - Aisha Coley: Casting Associate - Winsome Sinclair: Extras Casting - Betty Shabazz: Production Consultant - Fernando Sulichin: Associate Producer ## Camera - [Ernest R. Dickerson](https://film.one/person/ernest-r-dickerson.md): Director of Photography - Ted Churchill: Steadicam Operator - Arthur Jafa: Second Unit Director of Photography - Phil Oetiker: Camera Operator - George Pattison: Second Unit Director of Photography - [Geary McLeod](https://film.one/person/geary-mcleod.md): First Assistant Camera - Stan Keitt: First Assistant Camera - Floyd A.B. Rance III: Second Assistant Camera - George Berrios: Additional First Assistant Camera - Christopher Hall: Additional Second Assistant Camera - Christopher LaVasseur: Additional Second Assistant Camera - Leslie Saltus-Evans: Additional Second Assistant Camera - Daniel Sanabria: Assistant Camera - Robert M. Andres: Key Grip - Paul Wachter: Best Boy Grip - Chris Skutch: Grip - Lamont Crawford: Grip - Keith Bunting: Grip ## Editing - [Barry Alexander Brown](https://film.one/person/barry-alexander-brown.md): Editor - Tula Goenka: First Assistant Editor - Leander T. Sales: First Assistant Editor - Jeffrey Cooper: Assistant Editor - Anthony L. Jamison: Assistant Editor ## Sound and music - [Terence Blanchard](https://film.one/person/terence-blanchard.md): Original Music Composer - Rolf Pardula: Sound Recordist - Alex Steyermark: Music Supervisor - Frank Kern: Foley Editor - Hal Levinsohn: ADR Editor - Marissa Littlefield: ADR Editor - Eliza Paley: Foley Editor - Bruce Pross: Foley Supervisor - Gail Showalter: ADR Supervisor - Dominick Tavella: Foley Mixer - Steven Visscher: Foley Editor - Magdaline Volaitis: Dialogue Editor - Eugene Gearty: Sound Effects Editor - Skip Lievsay: Supervising Sound Editor - Tom Fleischman: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Geeta Gandbhir: Apprentice Sound Editor ## Art - Tom Warren: Art Direction - [Wynn Thomas](https://film.one/person/wynn-thomas.md): Production Design - Ted Glass: Set Decoration - Gary Aharoni: Set Dresser - [Judy Becker](https://film.one/person/judy-becker.md): Set Dresser - Shirley Belwood: Set Dresser - David A. Benninghoff: Set Dresser - Michael L. Benson: Set Dresser - Jennifer Greenberg: Set Dresser - Daniel Kenney: Set Dresser - Dan Kirshoff: Set Dresser - Michael Leather: Set Dresser - Wing Lee: Assistant Art Director - John Magoun: Assistant Art Director - Jeffrey D. McDonald: Assistant Art Director - Jeff Naparstek: Set Dresser - Eric Stepper: Set Dresser - Mitch Towse: Set Dresser - Peter von Bartheld: Set Dresser - Keith Wall: Set Dresser - Michael Wiegand: Set Dresser - Travis Wright: Set Dresser - [Scott Chambliss](https://film.one/person/scott-chambliss.md): Assistant Art Director ## Costume and make-up - [Ruth E. Carter](https://film.one/person/ruth-e-carter.md): Costume Design - Clifford Booker: Hairstylist - Larry M. Cherry: Hairstylist - John James: Key Hair Stylist - Coree Lear: Makeup Artist - Askia Won-Ling Jacob: Set Costumer ## Visual effects - Randall Balsmeyer: Visual Effects Supervisor ## Lighting - Charles Houston: Chief Lighting Technician - Michael 'Flash' McDonald: Best Boy Electric - Kevin Janicelli: Rigging Gaffer - Matt Miller: Key Rigging Grip - Joseph Finnerty: Rigging Grip - Joseph Valle: Rigging Grip ## Crew - Steve Kirshoff: Special Effects - Howard 'Stick' Baines: Stunts - Roy Farfel: Stunts - Randy Frazier: Stunts --- © 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/malcolm-x.md