Edit
"American Experience" Malcolm X: Make It Plain (TV Episode 1994) Poster

(TV Series)

(1994)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Orlando Bagwell

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Orlando Bagwell ... (writer)
Steve Bagwell ... (writer)
Steve Fayer ... (writer)

Cast (in credits order)  

Alfre Woodard ... Self - Narrator (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sharon 10X Sharon 10X ... Self - Nation of Islam
Benjamin 2X Benjamin 2X ... Self - Nation of Islam
Mohmaed Al-Faysal Mohmaed Al-Faysal ... Self - Prince of Saudi Arabia
Maya Angelou ... Self - Author
A. Peter Bailey ... Self - Harlem Resident (as Peter Bailey)
John Henrik Clarke John Henrik Clarke ... Self - Friend and Historian (as John Henrick Clarke)
Ella Collins Ella Collins ... Self - Half Sister
Ossie Davis ... Self - Harlem Resident
William DeFossett William DeFossett ... Self - NYC Patrolman
Peter Goldman Peter Goldman ... Self - Journalist
Alex Haley ... Self - Biographer
Malcolm 'Shorty' Jarvis Malcolm 'Shorty' Jarvis ... Self - Friend
Yvonne Jones Yvonne Jones ... Self - Youngest Sister (as Yvonne Little)
Yuri Kochiyama Yuri Kochiyama ... Self - Harlem Activist (as Mary Kochiyama)
Robert Mangum Robert Mangum ... Self - Deputy Commissioner: NYC Police
Cyril McGuire Cyril McGuire ... Self - Childhood Friend
Wallace D. Muhammad Wallace D. Muhammad ... Self - Son of Elijah Muhammad
Ahmed Osman Ahmed Osman ... Self - Dartmouth College Student
Gordon Parks ... Self - LIFE Photographer
Gloria Richardson Gloria Richardson ... Self - Southern Civil Rights Leader
Gene Roberts ... Self - Bodyguard and Undercover Policeman
Sonia Sanchez ... Self - Harlem Activist
Attallah Shabazz Attallah Shabazz ... Self - Daughter
Betty Shabazz ... Self - Wife
Yusuf Shah Yusuf Shah ... Self - Harlem Fruit of Islam (as Captain Joseph X)
Mike Wallace ... Self - NYC Anchorman
Philbert X ... Self - Brother (as Philbert Little)
Wilfred X Wilfred X ... Self - Eldest Brother (as Wilfred Little)
John Ali ... Self - National Secretary: Nation of Islam (archive footage) (uncredited)
Muhammad Ali ... Self (with Malcolm X) (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Baldwin ... Self - Author (archive footage) (uncredited)
Julian Bond ... Self (in crowd during March On Washington) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kenneth Clarke Kenneth Clarke ... Self - Interviews Malcolm X (archive footage) (uncredited)
Eugene 'Bull' Connor ... Self (directs Birmingham police) (archive footage) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Louis Farrakhan ... Self - Introduces Elijah Muhammad, Sings (uncredited)
Marcus Garvey ... Self - Passenger in Car (archive footage) (uncredited)
John F. Kennedy ... Self - Funeral (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robert F. Kennedy ... Self (with King during March On Washington) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jomo Kenyatta Jomo Kenyatta ... Self (at OAU conference) (archive footage) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Martin Luther King ... Self (with RFK during March On Washington) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sonny Liston ... Self - Fights Cassius Clay (archive footage) (uncredited)
Malcolm X ... Self - Speeches, Lies in State (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lewis H. Michaux Lewis H. Michaux ... Self - Harlem Activist (archive footage) (uncredited)
Elijah Muhammad ... Self - Remarks After Death of Malcolm X (archive footage) (uncredited)
A. Philip Randolph A. Philip Randolph ... Self - Marches with Roy Wilkins (archive footage) (uncredited)
Walter Reuther Walter Reuther ... Self (with RFK and King) (archive footage) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Esther Rolle ... Self - Harlem Street Performance 1962 (archive footage) (uncredited)
Haile Selassie ... Self - OAU Conference (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Shabazz James Shabazz ... Self - Spokesman: Muslim Mosque Inc. (archive footage) (uncredited)
U Thant U Thant ... Self - OAU Conference (archive footage) (uncredited)
Donald L. Weese Donald L. Weese ... Self - LA Patrolman at Coroner's Inquest (archive footage) (uncredited)
Roy Wilkins ... Self - Opposes Black Muslim Bigotry (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sam Yorty Sam Yorty ... Self - Mayor: Los Angeles (archive footage) (uncredited)

Produced by 

Orlando Bagwell ... producer
Denise Greene ... associate producer (as Denise A. Green)
Henry Hampton ... executive producer
Judy Richardson ... co-producer
Meredith Woods ... line producer

Music by 

Camara Kambon

Cinematography by 

Michael Chin

Editing by 

Jean Tsien

Sound Department 

Russell Williams II ... additional sound

Editorial Department 

Sandra Christie ... assistant editor

Music Department 

Taku Hirano ... musician

Additional Crew 

Bill Cosby ... special funding (as William H. Cosby Jr.)
Camille O. Cosby ... special funding
Ivanhoe Donaldson ... research consultant
Robin Espinola ... researcher
Karl Evanzz ... research consultant
Peter Goldman ... research consultant
Theophilus Jamal ... production assistant
Paul Lee ... research consultant
Manning Marable ... research consultant
Gordon Parks ... archive source
Mike Wallace ... archive source

Thanks 

Versil Babcock ... special thanks
Ella Collins ... special thanks
James Cotton ... special thanks

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

Getting Started | Contributor Zone »

Contribute to This Page


Clear your history

Recently Viewed