Biography
A steadily working television actor beginning in the 1980s, Mykelti Williamson gained widespread recognition with his role as sweet, simple, shrimp enthusiast Bubba Blue in the Academy Award-winning movie "Forrest Gump" (1994). Williamson went on to become a reliable supporting player on film, often coming across as a warm, gentle giant, even in his many appearances as officers of the law or sympathetic outlaws in over their head. The affable …
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Career Milestones
1973 | At age 13, was the youngest member of the dance troupe, The Lockers; performed on "Soul Train" |
1975 | At age 15, moved with family to Los Angeles |
1979 | First feature, unbilled bit part in "Sunnyside" |
1979 | Won guest starring role on ABC's "Starsky & Hutch" |
1980 | Appeared regularly on the PBS series, "The Righteous Apples" |
1983 | Played a recurring role on "Hill Street Blues" (NBC) as Officer Ron Garfield |
1983 | Was a regular on the short-lived NBC series, "Bay City Blues" |
1984 | Made feature film debut in "Streets of Fire" |
1984 | Played Jennifer O'Neill's photographic assistant on the CBS series, "Cover-Up" |
1986 | Had a supporting role, opposite Goldie Hawn, in the comedy "Wildcats" |
1987 | Played Gus, the basketball coach and science teacher, on "The Bronx Zoo" (NBC) |
1988 | Had a recurring role on the series "Midnight Caller" (NBC) as a reporter |
1991 | Played Donovan Aderhold, the stations program director, on the revamped series, ""The New WKRP in Cincinnati" (syndicated) |
1994 | Best known for his role, opposite Tom Hanks, as the shrimp-loving Bubba Blue in the Oscar-winning film, "Forrest Gump" |
1995 | Had a small role as one of Lela Rochon's suitors in "Waiting to Exhale"; directed by Forest Whitaker |
1995 | Had a supporting role in Michael Mann's "Heat" |
1996 | Played Negro League baseball player Josh Gibson in the HBO film "Soul of the Game" |
1999 | Cast as Marvin Buxton in the Showtime series, "The Hoop Life" |
1999 | Co-starred with George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg in David O. Russell's "Three Kings" |
2000 | Cast as Lt. Girard in CBS' update of the classic 1960's action series, "The Fugitive" |
2001 | Portrayed promoter Don King in the Muhammad Ali biopic, "Ali"; starred Will Smith in the title role and directed by Michael Mann |
2002 | Played Det. Bobby 'Fearless' Smith in NBC's drama, "Boomtown" |
2004 | Starred opposite Pierce Brosnan and Salma Hayek in the thriller, "After the Sunset" |
2005 | Had a small role in Jim Sheridan's "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" |
2006 | Cast on the short-lived NBC series, "Kidnapped" |
2007 | Appeared in several episodes of "CSI: NY" (CBS) as Chief Sinclair |
2007 | Had a small role in the film, "August Rush" |
2009 | Co-starred in the thriller, "The Final Destination" |
2010 | Joined the cast of "24" (Fox) as special agent in charge of the New York CTU Brian Hastings |
Awards
1995 | MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance in Forrest Gump |