Muhammad Ali's life story up to the late 1970s, which includes his Olympic boxing triumphs as Cassius Clay, his conversion to Islam, his refusal of the Army draft and the legal battle after being stripped of his World Title.
Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
Angelo Dundee
Ernest Borgnine
Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
John Marley
Herbert Muhammad
Lloyd Haynes
Mrs. Fairlie
Lucille Benson
Bess
Sally Bondi
Payton Jory
Malachi Throne
Joe The Gardener
Teddy Wilson
Belinda Ali
Annazette Chase
Ruby Sanderson
Mira Waters
Cassius Clay aged 18
Chip McAllister
Himself
Drew Bundini Brown
Bill McDonald
Robert Duvall
Cruikshank
David Huddleston
Hollis
Ben Johnson
Malcolm X
James Earl Jones
Velvet Green
Dina Merrill
Sonny Liston
Roger E. Mosley
Draft Lawyer
Paul Winfield
Commission Doctor
Richard Gullage
Cassius Clay Sr.
Arthur Adams
Odessa Clay
Dorothy Meyer
Rahman Ali
Rahman Ali
Howard Bingham
Howard Bingham
Colonel
Richard Venture
Rahaman
Stack Pierce
W. Youngblood Muhammad
W. Youngblood Muhammad
Ronnie
Ven Medina
Carrara
Paul Mantee
Major
Skip Homeier
Lloyd Wells
Lloyd Wells
Mr.Curtis
George Garro
Captain
David Clennon
Bossman Jones
Ernie Wheelwright
Pat Patterson
Pat Patterson
Lawyer
George Cooper
Mr. Harry
James Gammon
Gene Kilroy
Gene Kilroy
Hooker
Toni Crabtree
Sponsor's Wife
Sally Gries
Sponsor's Wife
Elizabeth Marshall
Commentator
Don Dunphy
Grocer
Fernand A. Larrieu Jr.
Suzie Gomez
Nai Bonet
Harold Conrad
Harold Conrad
Doctor
Alberto Martín
Reporter
Walter Olkewicz
TV Reporter (uncredited)
Roy Firestone