The Greatest

Muhammad Ali

Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali

Ernest Borgnine

Angelo Dundee

John Marley

Dr. Ferdie Pacheco

Lloyd Haynes

Herbert Muhammad

Lucille Benson

Mrs. Fairlie

Sally Bondi

Bess

Malachi Throne

Payton Jory

Teddy Wilson

Joe The Gardener

Annazette Chase

Belinda Ali

Mira Waters

Ruby Sanderson

Chip McAllister

Cassius Clay aged 18

Drew Bundini Brown

Himself

Robert Duvall

Bill McDonald

David Huddleston

Cruikshank

Ben Johnson

Hollis

James Earl Jones

Malcolm X

Dina Merrill

Velvet Green

Roger E. Mosley

Sonny Liston

Paul Winfield

Draft Lawyer

Richard Gullage

Commission Doctor

Ring Lardner, Jr.

Writer

Robert S. Smith

Production Design

Byron 'Buzz' Brandt

Editor

Harry Stradling Jr.

Director of Photography

Tom Gries

Director

William Tuttle

Makeup Artist

Michael Masser

Original Music Composer

Muhammad Ali

Novel

George C. Villaseñor

Assistant Editor

Thomas Tuttle

Makeup Artist

Tom Shaw

Production Manager, Assistant Director

Beverly McDermott

Casting

Richard A. Wells

Second Assistant Director

Herbert Muhammad

Novel

Richard Durham

Novel

John Marshall

Producer

Solomon Brewer

Set Decoration

Eddie M. Barron

Hairstylist

Chuck Blecka

Assistant Editor