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Sonny Liston

Actor · 12 credits · 4 in highly-rated films

Best known for Tyson (2008)

Frequent collaborators: Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Malcolm X, Jerry Izenberg, Floyd Patterson

Movies (12 total, ranked by score)

  1. Tyson

    2008 · ★ 6.8 (125 votes)

    Documentary, Drama

    1

  2. The Trials of Muhammad Ali

    2013 · ★ 7.1 (20 votes)

    Documentary

    2

  3. The Real Rocky

    2011 · ★ 6.1 (21 votes)

    Documentary

    3

  4. Muhammad Ali, the Greatest

    1974 · ★ 5.9 (17 votes)

    Documentary

    4

  5. a.k.a. Cassius Clay

    1970 · ★ 7.3 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    5

  6. Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston

    2019 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    6

  7. Sonny Liston: The Mysterious Life and Death of a Champion

    1995

    Documentary, TV Movie

    7

  8. The Documented Life and Times of Muhammad Ali - The Greatest

    2002

    8

  9. Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston I

    1964

    9

  10. Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston II

    1965

    10

  11. VM-fighten Patterson-Liston

    1962

    Documentary

    11

  12. Boxing Barmy

    1996

    Documentary

    12

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.