Black actors who have portrayed iconic sports figures in TV or Film
Top black iconic figures in boxing, basketball, golf, tennis and baseball portrayed by talented Black actors. Will Smith, Michael Jace, Kalil Kain, Joe James and Chadwick Boseman transformed themselves into these internationally known sport figures.
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- DirectorMichael MannStarsWill SmithJamie FoxxJon VoightA biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974.Will Smith as Muhammad Ali in "Ali"
- DirectorAlan MetzgerStarsDebbie AllenErnie HudsonRobin GivensIt starts as a little kid and shows the man behind the legend grow up to the nbaMichael Jace as Michael Jordan in "Michael Jordan: An American Hero"
- DirectorLeVar BurtonStarsKeith DavidKhalil KainFreda Foh ShenBiography of Tiger Woods from his birth to him winning his first golf major at the Augusta Masters in 1997.Khalil Kain as Tiger Woods in "The Tiger Woods Story"
- DirectorJoe JamesStarsJoe JamesMarlene McCoyElain R. GrahamJoe James as Arthur Ashe in "Arthur! A Celebration of Life"
- DirectorBrian HelgelandStarsChadwick BosemanT.R. KnightHarrison FordIn 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and faces considerable racism in the process.Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson in "42"
