Malcolm X 1992 (LA) premiere
by magicmikepeaches | created - 18 Jan 2022 | updated - 6 months ago | PublicTuesday November 17th, Samuel Goldwyn Theater 8949 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
1. Denzel Washington
Actor | Fences
Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. was born on December 28, 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York. He is the middle of three children of a beautician mother, Lennis, from Georgia, and a Pentecostal minister father, Denzel Washington, Sr., from Virginia. After graduating from high school, Denzel enrolled at ...
2. Dan Rather
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4. Ray Barron
Self | The Real Malcolm X
5. Chuck D
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10. David Dubois
Self | The Real Malcolm X
11. James Farmer
Self | Adam Clayton Powell
James Farmer was born on January 12, 1920 in Marshall, Texas, USA. He was married to Lula Peterson and Winnie Christie. He died on July 9, 1999 in Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA.
12. Peter Goldman
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Peter Goldman is known for Seven Songs for Malcolm X (1993), Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali (2021) and Soul of a Nation (2021).
13. Pidie Lucus Green
Self | The Real Malcolm X
14. Dick Gregory
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15. Lionel Hampton
Soundtrack | Allied
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16. Brother James
Self | The Real Malcolm X
17. Malcolm 'Shorty' Jarvis
Self | Seven Songs for Malcolm X
Malcolm 'Shorty' Jarvis was born on September 11, 1923 in Massachusetts, USA. He died on September 15, 1998 in Plainfield, Connecticut, USA.
18. Clarence B. Jones
Self | '51 Dons
Clarence B. Jones was born on January 8, 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
19. Quincy Jones
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20. Yvonne Jones
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22. Wallace D. Muhammad
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23. Gilson Pearsall
Self | The Real Malcolm X
24. Gene Roberts
Self | Brother Minister: The Assassination of Malcolm X
Was present when Malcolm X was assassinated.
25. Betty Shabazz
Betty Shabazz was born on May 28, 1936 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She was an actress, known for Malcolm X (1992), Unfaithfully Yours (1984) and Nationtime (1972). She was married to Malcolm X. She died on June 23, 1997 in New York City, New York, USA.
26. Yusuf Shah
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27. Percy Sutton
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30. Andrew Young
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32. Kim Basinger
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37. Debbie Allen
Producer | Fame
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40. Cookie Johnson
Self | E! News Daily
Cookie Johnson was born on January 20, 1959 in the USA. She has been married to Magic Johnson since September 14, 1991. They have two children.
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Actress | Malcolm X
Miki Howard was born in 1962 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Malcolm X (1992), Poetic Justice (1993) and Fatal Beauty (1987).
43. John Singleton
Writer | Boyz n the Hood
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45. Sandy Gallin
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46. Lorraine Gary
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57. Debi Mazar
Actress | Empire Records
Deborah Anne Mazar Corcos (born August 13, 1964) is an American actress and television personality, known for playing sharp-tongued women. She began her career with supporting roles in Goodfellas (1990), Little Man Tate (1991) and Singles (1992), followed by lead roles on the legal drama series ...
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One of the hottest stars of the mid-1980s, Virginia Madsen has since played a variety of roles that have cemented her reputation as a fantastic actress who can adapt to any part.
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O.L. Duke's acting career breakthrough occurred when he replaced Denzel Washington in Charles Fuller 's Pulitzer Prize-winning original production of "A Soldier's Play" (later made into the film A Soldier's Story (1984). He was a member of both the renowned Actors Studio and the Negro Ensemble ...
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67. Albert Hall
Actor | Malcolm X
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68. Al Freeman Jr.
Actor | Malcolm X
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74. Tommy Hollis
Actor | Malcolm X
Tommy Hollis was born on March 22, 1954 in Jacksonville, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Malcolm X (1992), Ghostbusters (1984) and Léon: The Professional (1994). He died on September 9, 2001 in New York City, New York, USA.
75. Giancarlo Esposito
Actor | Breaking Bad
Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to an Italian carpenter/stagehand father from Naples, Italy, and an African-American opera singer mother from Alabama. His parents, working in Europe at the time of his birth, settled in Manhattan by the time he was 6, and ...
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It was the casting of Spike Lee's "School Daze" when Leonard answered the call of duty in the role of
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Actor | Dope
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81. Steve White
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82. Veronica Webb
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The youngest of three daughters born to Doug, an electrician who died in 1993, and Marion, a nurse, Webb graduated in 1983 from Detroit's Waldorf School. Moving to New York City to study design the same year, Webb got her modeling start after a makeup artist saw her in a housewares boutique.
83. Jean-Claude La Marre
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84. Karen Allen
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87. Bobby Seale
Actor | Malcolm X
Bobby Seale was born on October 22, 1936 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Malcolm X (1992), Rude Awakening (1989) and The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011). He is married to Artie. They have two children.
88. Al Sharpton
Actor | Mr. Deeds
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89. William Kunstler
Actor | The Doors
William Kunstler was born on July 7, 1919 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Doors (1991), Malcolm X (1992) and The Paper (1994). He was married to Margaret Ratner Kunstler and Lotte Rosenberger. He died on September 5, 1995 in New York City, New York, USA.
90. Nelson Mandela
Writer | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
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Actor | NYPD Blue
The whole Turturro clan and their extended family seem to have gotten into the show biz act at one time or another. The youngest of three boys, including famous older brother (by five years) John Turturro, Nicholas Turturro was born on January 29, 1962, in Queens, New York, and grew up in its ...
92. Michael Imperioli
Actor | The Sopranos
Imperioli was born Michael Imperioli in Mt. Vernon, New York on March 26, 1966. His film work began in the late 1980s. An early part that brought him recognition was in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas (1990), as Spider, a local kid who works for the gangsters and has a run-in with a psychopathic mob ...
93. Vincent D'Onofrio
Actor | Men in Black
Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio was born on June 30, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York, to Phyllis, a restaurant manager and server, and Gene D'Onofrio, a theatre production assistant and interior designer. He is of Italian descent and has two older sisters. He studied at the Actors Studio and the American ...
94. John Sayles
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95. John David Washington
Actor | Tenet
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96. Ossie Davis
Actor | Do the Right Thing
Ossie Davis was born on December 18, 1917 in Cogdell, Georgia, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Do the Right Thing (1989), Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) and Grumpy Old Men (1993). He was married to Ruby Dee. He died on February 4, 2005 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
97. Arnold Perl
Writer | Malcolm X
Arnold Perl was born on April 14, 1914. He was a writer and producer, known for Malcolm X (1992), East Side/West Side (1963) and Fiddler on the Roof (1971). He was married to Nancy Perl. He died on December 11, 1971 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
98. Marvin Worth
Producer | Malcolm X
Marvin Worth was born on June 6, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Malcolm X (1992), See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) and Lenny (1974). He was married to Joan Worth. He died on April 22, 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
99. Ernest R. Dickerson
Director | Juice
Ernest Roscoe Dickerson A.S.C., aka. Ernest R. Dickerson, is an American film director and cinematographer. As a cinematographer, he is known for his frequent collaborations with Spike Lee. As a director, he is known for films such as Juice (1992), Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995), Bones (...
100. Barry Alexander Brown
Editor | Do the Right Thing
Barry Alexander Brown was born on November 28, 1960 in Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. He is an editor and director, known for Do the Right Thing (1989), BlacKkKlansman (2018) and Inside Man (2006).
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