Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 17, 1942
Died
Jun 03, 2016
Place of Birth
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Credits
176 titles
Muhammad Ali
Biography
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) 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. At 18, he won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics and turned professional later that year. He became a Muslim after 1961. He won the world heavyweight championship from Sonny Liston in a major upset on February 25, 1964, at age 22. On March 6, 1964, he announced that he no longer would be known as Cassius Clay but as Muhammad Ali. In 1966, Ali refused to be drafted into the military, citing his religious beliefs and ethical opposition to the Vietnam War. He was found guilty of draft evasion so he faced 5 years in prison and was stripped of his boxing titles. He stayed out of prison as he appealed the decision to the Supreme Court, which overturned his conviction in 1971, but he had not fought for nearly four years and lost a period of peak performance as an athlete. Ali's actions as a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War made him an icon for the larger counterculture generation, and he was a very high-profile figure of racial pride for African Americans during the civil rights movement and throughout his career. As a Muslim, Ali was initially affiliated with Elijah Muhammad's Nation of Islam (NOI). He later disavowed the NOI, adhering to Sunni Islam, and supporting racial integration like his former mentor Malcolm X. Ali was a leading heavyweight boxer of the 20th century, and he remains the only three-time lineal champion of that division. His joint records of beating 21 boxers for the world heavyweight title and winning 14 unified title bouts stood for 35 years. He is the only fighter to have been ranked as the world's best heavyweight by BoxRec twelve times. He has been ranked among BoxRec's ten best heavyweights seventeen times, the third most in history. He won 8 fights that were rated by BoxRec as 5-Star, the third most in the history of the heavyweight division. Ali is the only boxer to be named The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year six times. He has been ranked the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time, and as the greatest athlete of the 20th century by Sports Illustrated, the Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC, and the third greatest athlete of the 20th century by ESPN SportsCentury. He was involved in several historic boxing matches and feuds, most notably his fights with Joe Frazier, such as the Fight of the Century and the Thrilla in Manila, and his fight with George Foreman, known as The Rumble in the Jungle, which has been called "arguably the greatest sporting event of the 20th century" and was watched by a record estimated television audience of 1 billion viewers worldwide, becoming the world's most-watched live television broadcast at the time. Ali thrived in the spotlight at a time when many fighters let their managers do the talking, and he was often provocative and outlandish. He was known for trash-talking, and often free-styled with rhyme schemes and spoken word poetry, anticipating elements of hip hop.
Known For
Filmography
John Shearer: American Moments
Self (archive image)
David Frost Vs
self (archive footage)
Beatles '64
Self (archive footage)
WWE Hall of Fame 2024
Muhammad Ali
Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70
Self (archive footage)
70 Jahre Annemarie Moser-Pröll – Ein Leben als Wintermärchen
Self (archive footage)
Cassius X: Becoming Ali
Self (archive footage)
Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child
Self (archive footage)
Tribute to Chuck Wepner: The Legacy and Retirement of the Real Rocky Balboa
Self (archive footage)
Bill Russell: Legend
Self (archive footage)
Stand
Self (archive footage)
My Father Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)
The Century of Icons
Self (archive footage)
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
Self (archive footage)
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
Self (archive footage)
McEnroe
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The King of Miami Beach
Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)
Parkinson at 50
Self (archive footage)
Untold: Deal with the Devil
Self - Professional Boxer (archive footage)
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Self (archive footage)
City of Ali
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
Self (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
A Life in Ten Pictures
Self (archive footage)
Mister Candid Camera
Self (archive footage)
Pelé
Self (archive Footage)
Ron Lyle
Self (archive footage)
Earnie Shavers
70 Years of Youth Revolt
Self (archive footage)
Da 5 Bloods
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage)
Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston
Self (archive footage)
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Self (archive footage)
Africa Rising
Self - Boxer (archive footage)
Thrilla in Manila
Self
What's My Name | Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)
Shut Up and Dribble
Self (archive footage)
In Search of Greatness
Self (archive footage)
The Champ and the King
Self (archive footage)
Black Is Beltza
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes
Self (archive footage)
United We Stand: The Ali Summit
archival footage
Explained
Self (archive footage)
Andre the Giant
Self (archive footage)
American Made
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Europa: The Last Battle
The Summer of Love
O.J.: Made in America
Self (archive footage)