What's My Name: Muhammad Ali's primary photo
  • What's My Name: Muhammad Ali (2019)
  • TV-14
    165 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
What's My Name: Muhammad Ali (2019)
TV-14
165 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport

One of the most iconic figures in athletic history, Muhammad Ali's incredible story from world champion boxer to inspiring social activist is explored through his own voice and never-before-seen archival material.
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Apr 28, 2019 (United States)

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Bill Cosby
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Ossie Davis
Self (voice) (archive footage) Self (voice) (archive footage)   See fewer
Diana Ross
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Stephen Stanton
Announcer (voice) Announcer (voice)   See fewer
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Self (archive footage) (as Lew Alcindor) Self (archive footage) (as Lew Alcindor)   See fewer
Dick Cavett
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Jim Brown
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Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Steve Allen
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Aretha Franklin
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George Foreman
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Berry Gordy
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Jimmy Carter
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Ken Norton
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Rocky Marciano
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Howard Cosell
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Joe Frazier
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Jack Paar
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Larry Holmes
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Joe Bugner
Self - Ali Opponent (archive footage) Self - Ali Opponent (archive footage)   See fewer
Sonny Liston
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Jackie Robinson
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Drew Bundini Brown
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Jerry Quarry
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Ed Bradley
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Gorgeous George
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Floyd Patterson
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Tip O'Neill
Self (archive footage) (as Thomas P. 'Tip' O'Neill) Self (archive footage) (as Thomas P. 'Tip' O'Neill)   See fewer
Angelo Dundee
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Chuck Wepner
Self - Ali Opponent (archive footage) Self - Ali Opponent (archive footage)   See fewer
Earnie Shavers
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Ernie Terrell
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Trevor Berbick
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Leon Spinks
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Nikki Giovanni
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Oscar Bonavena
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Richard Dunn
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Jürgen Blin
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Yank Durham
Self - Frazier Manager (archive footage) (as Yancey Durham) Self - Frazier Manager (archive footage) (as Yancey Durham)   See fewer
Jimmy Ellis
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Phuc Cao
Young Ali Young Ali   See fewer
Wayne Bethea
Self - Liston Opponent (archive footage) Self - Liston Opponent (archive footage)   See fewer
Bob Foster
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Bill Haverman
Self - Louisville backer (archive footage) Self - Louisville backer (archive footage)   See fewer
Joe E. Martin
Self - Louisville Boxing Coach (archive footage) Self - Louisville Boxing Coach (archive footage)   See fewer
Tunney Hunsaker
Self - Ali Opponent (archive footage) Self - Ali Opponent (archive footage)   See fewer
Alfredo Evangelista
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Alan Hudson
Self - Amateur Opponent (archive footage) Self - Amateur Opponent (archive footage)   See fewer
Buster Mathis
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Jimmy Jones
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Mac Foster
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Zbigniew Pietrzykowski
Self - Olympic Opponent (archive footage) (as Ziggy Pietrezykowski) Self - Olympic Opponent (archive footage) (as Ziggy Pietrezykowski)   See fewer
Count Basie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Fidel Castro
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Odessa Clay
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Bill Clinton
Self - At Olympics (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - At Olympics (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Cooke
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Henry Cooper
Self - Ali Opponent (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Ali Opponent (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Jean-Pierre Coopman
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Sammy Davis Jr.
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Jackie Gleason
Maish Rennick in Requiem for a Heavyweight (archive footage) (uncredited) Maish Rennick in Requiem for a Heavyweight (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Merv Griffin
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Arsenio Hall
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Dustin Hoffman
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Saddam Hussein
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Robert F. Kennedy
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Don King
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Martin Luther King
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Sugar Ray Leonard
Self - On Arsenio Hall Show (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - On Arsenio Hall Show (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Louis
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Malcolm X
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Nelson Mandela
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Arthur Mercante
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Elijah Muhammad
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Richard Nixon
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Tony Perez
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Pope John Paul II
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Ronald Reagan
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Sugar Ray Robinson
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Bill Russell
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Frank Rustich
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Dinah Shore
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Mike Tyson
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Jersey Joe Walcott
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Dick Young
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