Editing Malcolm X (section)

== Portrayal in film, in television, and on stage ==
[[File:Malcolm X portrait by Robert Templeton.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Portrait of Malcolm&nbsp;X by [[Robert Templeton (artist)|Robert Templeton]], from the collection ''Lest We Forget: Images of the Black Civil Rights Movement''|alt=Portrait of Malcolm X by the artist Robert Templeton]]

In 1986, composer [[Anthony Davis (composer)|Anthony Davis]]'s [[opera]] ''[[X, The Life and Times of Malcolm X]]'' premiered at the [[New York City Opera]]. It was the first work by Davis, who would go on to win the [[Pulitzer Prize for Music]] for his opera [[The Central Park Five (opera)|''The Central Park Five'']] (2019).<ref>{{cite news| last=Tsioulcas| first=Anastasia| title=Malcolm X finally arrives at New York's Metropolitan Opera| date=November 23, 2023| work=National Public Radio| url=https://www.npr.org/2023/11/03/1210208373/malcolm-x-opera}}</ref> In 2023, it was performed at the [[Metropolitan Opera]] in a production by [[Robert O'Hara]], with [[Will Liverman]] playing the title role. It received positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web| title=X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X| publisher=[[Metropolitan Opera]]| url=https://www.metopera.org/season/2023-24-season/x-the-life-and-times-of-malcolm-x/}}</ref>

[[Arnold Perl]] and [[Marvin Worth]] attempted to create a drama film based on ''[[The Autobiography of Malcolm&nbsp;X]]'', but when people close to the subject declined to talk to them they decided to make a documentary instead. The result was the 1972 documentary film ''[[Malcolm X (1972 film)|Malcolm&nbsp;X]]''.

[[Denzel Washington]] played the title role in [[Spike Lee]]'s film ''[[Malcolm X (1992 film)|Malcolm&nbsp;X]]'' (1992).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/18/movies/review-film-malcolm-x-as-complex-as-its-subject.html |title='Malcolm&nbsp;X,' as Complex as Its Subject |first=Vincent |last=Canby |author-link=Vincent Canby |date=November 18, 1992 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=June 19, 2018 |url-access=limited}}</ref>
[[Roger Ebert]] and [[Martin Scorsese]] included it on their lists of the ten best films of the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.combustiblecelluloid.com/bestof90s.shtml |title=The Best Films of the 1990s |access-date=November 11, 2017 |last=Anderson |first=Jeffrey M |publisher=Combustible Celluloid |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010124095600/http://www.combustiblecelluloid.com/bestof90s.shtml |archive-date=January 24, 2001}}</ref> Washington had previously played the part of Malcolm&nbsp;X in the 1981 [[Off-Broadway]] play ''When the Chickens Came Home to Roost''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/15/theater/the-stage-malcolm-x-and-elijah-muhammad.html |title=The Stage: Malcolm&nbsp;X and Elijah Muhammad |access-date=June 19, 2018 |last=Rich |first=Frank |author-link=Frank Rich |date=July 15, 1981 |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref>

Other portrayals include:
* [[James Earl Jones]], in the 1977 film ''[[The Greatest (1977 film)|The Greatest]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/05/21/archives/alis-latest-victory-is-the-greatest.html |title=Ali's Latest Victory Is 'The Greatest' |first=Vincent |last=Canby |date=May 21, 1977 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=June 19, 2018 |url-access=limited}}</ref>
* [[Dick Anthony Williams]], in the 1978 television [[miniseries]] ''[[King (miniseries)|King]]''<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/02/09/archives/tv-6hour-king-drama-of-civil-rights-drive.html |title=TV: 6-Hour 'King,' Drama of Civil Rights Drive |first=John J. |last=O'Connor |author-link=John J. O'Connor (journalist) |date=February 9, 1978 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=June 19, 2018 |url-access=limited}}</ref> and the 1989 ''[[American Playhouse]]'' production of the [[Jeff Stetson]] play ''[[The Meeting (play)|The Meeting]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/03/arts/review-television-an-imaginary-meeting-of-dr-king-and-malcolm-x.html |title=An Imaginary Meeting of Dr.&nbsp;King and Malcolm&nbsp;X |access-date=June 19, 2018 |last=Goodman |first=Walter |date=May 3, 1989 |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref>
* [[Al Freeman Jr.]], in the 1979 television miniseries ''[[Roots: The Next Generations]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/02/25/archives/tv-end-of-roots-ii-delineates-60s.html |title=TV: End of 'Roots II' Delineates 60's |first=Janet |last=Maslin |author-link=Janet Maslin |date=February 25, 1979 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=June 19, 2018 |url-access=limited}}</ref>
* [[Morgan Freeman]], in the 1981 television movie ''[[Death of a Prophet]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage-9807EFD81638F93BA1575BC0A9679D8B63.html |title=The Deification of Morgan Freeman: An Incomplete Filmography |date=August 28, 2011 |work=The New York Times |access-date=June 19, 2018}}</ref>
* Ben Holt, in the 1986 opera ''[[X, The Life and Times of Malcolm&nbsp;X]]'' at the [[New York City Opera]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/29/arts/opera-anthony-davis-s-x-the-life-and-times-of-malcolm-x.html |title=Opera: Anthony Davis's 'X (The Life and Times of Malcolm&nbsp;X)' |access-date=June 19, 2018 |last=Henahan |first=Donal |date=September 29, 1986 |newspaper=The New York Times |url-access=limited}}</ref>
* [[Gary Dourdan]], in the 2000 television movie ''[[King of the World (TV film)|King of the World]]''.<ref>{{cite book |first=Frederick V. |last=Romano |title=The Boxing Filmography: American Features, 1920–2003 |year=2004 |publisher=McFarland & Company |location=Jefferson, North Carolina|isbn=978-0-7864-1793-3 |pages=138–139}}</ref>
* [[Joe Morton]], in the 2000 television movie ''[[Ali: An American Hero]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2000/tv/reviews/ali-an-american-hero-1200463597/ |title=Review: 'Ali: An American Hero' |first=Phil |last=Gallo |date=August 30, 2000 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=June 9, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Mario Van Peebles]], in the 2001 film ''[[Ali (film)|Ali]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/25/movies/film-review-master-of-the-boast-king-of-the-ring-vision-of-the-future.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424032830/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/25/movies/film-review-master-of-the-boast-king-of-the-ring-vision-of-the-future.html |archive-date=April 24, 2009 |url-status=live |title=Master of the Boast, King of the Ring, Vision of the Future |first=Elvis |last=Mitchell |author-link=Elvis Mitchell |date=December 25, 2001 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=June 19, 2018 |url-access=limited}}</ref>
* Lindsay Owen Pierre, in the 2013 television movie ''[[Betty & Coretta]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/reviews/betty-coretta-1117949126/ |title=Review: 'Betty & Coretta' |first=Brian |last=Lowry |date=January 30, 2013 |work=Variety |access-date=June 9, 2016}}</ref>
* [[François Battiste]], in the stage play ''[[One Night in Miami (play)|One Night in Miami]]'', first performed in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2013/legit/reviews/l-a-legit-review-one-night-in-miami-1200574099/|title=L.A. Legit Review: 'One Night in Miami…'|first=Bob|last=Verini|date=August 5, 2013|access-date=March 18, 2012|archive-date=June 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628121147/http://variety.com/2013/legit/reviews/l-a-legit-review-one-night-in-miami-1200574099/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Nigél Thatch]], in the 2014 film ''[[Selma (film)|Selma]]''<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/25/arts/in-selma-king-is-just-one-of-the-heroes.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224193944/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/25/arts/in-selma-king-is-just-one-of-the-heroes.html |archive-date=December 24, 2014 |url-status=live |title=A 50-Mile March, Nearly 50 Years Later |first=A. O. |last=Scott |author-link=A. O. Scott |date=December 24, 2014 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=June 19, 2018 |url-access=limited}}</ref> and the 2019 television series ''[[Godfather of Harlem]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/godfather-of-harlem-nigel-thatch-to-star-as-malcolm-x-in-epix-drama-series-1202468834/ |title='Godfather Of Harlem': Nigél Thatch To Star As Malcolm&nbsp;X In Epix Drama Series |last=Petski |first=Denise |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |date=September 21, 2018 |access-date=December 18, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Kingsley Ben-Adir]], in the 2020 film ''[[One Night in Miami (film)|One Night in Miami]]'', based on the [[One Night in Miami (play)|play of the same name]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/regina-king-directing-debut-one-night-in-miami-kingsley-ben-adir-malcolm-x-eli-goree-cassius-clay-aldis-hodge-jim-brown-leslie-odom-jr-sam-cooke-1202823324/ |title=Regina King Directing Debut 'One Night In Miami' Underway With Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge & Leslie Odom Jr As '60s Icons |first=Mike Jr. |last=Fleming. |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=January 7, 2020 |access-date=January 7, 2020}}</ref>
* Jason Alan Carvell, in the 2023 season of the television series ''[[Godfather of Harlem]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Simons |first=Roxy |date=January 15, 2023 |title=Why does Nigél Thatch not play Malcolm&nbsp;X in "Godfather of Harlem" Season 3? |url=https://www.newsweek.com/nigel-thatch-malcolm-x-godfather-harlem-season-3-recast-jason-alan-carvell-1773564 |access-date=April 30, 2023 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Aaron Pierre (actor)|Aaron Pierre]], in the 2024 season of the television series ''[[Genius (American TV series)|Genius]]'', which has been branded as ''MLK/X''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=''Genius: MLK/X'' Sets 4 Leads, Including Kelvin Harrison Jr. As Martin Luther King Jr., Aaron Pierre As Malcolm X |url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/genius-mlk-x-lead-cast-kelvin-harrison-jr-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-aaron-pierre-malcolm-x-nat-geo-disney-series-1235128485/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=September 28, 2022 |date=September 28, 2022}}</ref>