Portrayals in Film
Elijah Muhammad was notably portrayed by Al Freeman, Jr. in Spike Lee's 1992 motion picture, Malcolm X. Co-star Albert Hall, who played the composite character "Baines" in the film, later played Muhammad in Michael Mann's 2001 film, Ali.
Muhammad was also thanked in the 1996 documentary, When We Were Kings; the film is also dedicated to him.
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