Michael T. 'Mykelti' Williamson (born March 4, 1957) is an American actor best known for his role as Benjamin Buford 'Bubba' Blue in the 1994 film Forrest Gump, as Detective Bobby 'Fearless' Smith in the critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful crime drama Boomtown, and recently for appearing as the head of CTU for season 8 of the hit TV series 24.
Known For
Con Air
(1997)
"Baby-O" O'Dell
Forrest Gump
(1994)
Benjamin Buford 'Bubba' Blue
Heat
(1995)
Drucker
After the Sunset
(2004)
Agent Stafford
The Final Destination
(2009)
George Lanter
Lucky Number Slevin
(2006)
Sloe
The Purge: Election Year
(2016)
Joe Dixon
Fences
(2016)
Gabriel Maxson
August Rush
(2007)
Reverend James
Species II
(1998)
Dennis Gamble
Double Tap
(1997)
Agent Hamilton
Three Kings
(1999)
Colonel Horn
Clean
(2022)
Travis
Free Willy
(1993)
Dwight Mercer
Ali
(2001)
Don King
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
(2005)
Charlene's Stepfather (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Sunnyside
(1979)
Hot Dog
Desperate Lives
(1982)
Jack
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
(1984)
Leon Jefferson
Streets of Fire
(1984)
The Sorels - B.J.
Wildcats
(1986)
Levander 'Bird' Williams
You Talkin' To Me?
(1987)
Thatcher Marks
Number One with a Bullet
(1987)
Casey
Miracle Mile
(1988)
Wilson
Police Story: Monster Manor
(1988)
Officer Don Luntner
The First Power
(1990)
Det. Oliver Franklin
A Killer Among Us
(1990)
Greg Hopkins
Free Willy
(1993)
Dwight Mercer
Other Women's Children
(1993)
Leonard
Forrest Gump
(1994)
Benjamin Buford 'Bubba' Blue
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
(1994)
Self
Heat
(1995)
Drucker
Waiting to Exhale
(1995)
Troy
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
(1995)
Dwight Mercer
How to Make an American Quilt
(1995)
Winston
Soul of the Game
(1996)
Josh Gibson
Con Air
(1997)
"Baby-O" O'Dell
12 Angry Men
(1997)
Juror 10
Buffalo Soldiers
(1997)
Cpl. William Christy
Double Tap
(1997)
Agent Hamilton
Truth or Consequences, N.M.
(1997)
Marcus
Species II
(1998)
Dennis Gamble
Primary Colors
(1998)
Dewayne Smith
Gideon
(1998)
Coleman Walker
Three Kings
(1999)
Colonel Horn
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
(1999)
Papa Delany
Holiday Heart
(2000)
Silas
Ali
(2001)
Don King
Our America
(2002)
Graham Ellis
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
(2004)
Harold Mann
After the Sunset
(2004)
Agent Stafford
Los Angeles Plays Itself
(2004)
Det. Oliver Franklin in First Power (archive footage)
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
(2005)
Charlene's Stepfather (uncredited)
The Making of 'Heat'
(2005)
Self
Lucky Number Slevin
(2006)
Sloe
Fatwa
(2006)
Grady Frank
ATL
(2006)
Uncle George
August Rush
(2007)
Reverend James
Spinning Into Butter
(2007)
Aaron Carmichael
Vice
(2008)
Sampson
The Final Destination
(2009)
George Lanter
Black Dynamite
(2009)
Chicago Wind
High School
(2010)
Paranoid
Have a Little Faith
(2011)
Donnie
Twist of Faith
(2013)
Uncle Moe
Hollows Grove
(2014)
F.B.I. Agent Jones
The Purge: Election Year
(2016)
Joe Dixon
Fences
(2016)
Gabriel Maxson
Convergence
(2017)
Captain Saul Miller
Thriller
(2018)
Detective Raymond Johnson
Don't Let Go
(2019)
Bobby Owens
Canal Street
(2019)
Jackie Styles
Saint Judy
(2019)
Dikembe Mustafa
Run the Race
(2019)
Coach Hailey
Emperor
(2020)
Truesdale
The 24th
(2020)
Sgt. Hayes
Butter
(2020)
Professor Dunn
Clean
(2022)
Travis
North of the 10
(2022)
Cole Pruit
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
(2022)
Self
The Holiday Stocking
(2022)
Robert
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