Mykelti Williamson
American actor and director · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1957 · age 69
Mykelti Williamson is an American actor and director best known for his roles in the films Forrest Gump, 12 Angry Men (1997), Con Air, and Ali, and the television shows Boomtown, 24, and Justified.
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Is God IsFilm, Chuck Hall2024
Dark MatterSeries, Grandpa Vance
UnstoppableFilm, 2024Eddie2020
EmperorFilm, Truesdale2018
FBISeries, Director
Saint JudyFilm, 2018Dikembe Mustafa2015
Chicago MedSeries, Director2014
Hollows GroveFilm, F.B.I. Agent Jones2010
Hawaii Five-0Series, Clay Maxwell
High SchoolFilm, 2010Paranoid2007
August RushFilm, Reverend James2006
PsychSeries, Sammy Winslow2005
Get Rich or Die Tryin'Film, Charlene's Stepfather (uncredited)2002
MonkSeries, Walter Cage2001
AliFilm, Don King1999
Third WatchSeries, Detective Rice1998
Primary ColorsFilm, Dewayne Smith1995
Free Willy 2: The Adventure HomeFilm, Dwight Mercer1994
Touched by an AngelSeries, Tevis Lockwood1993
Free WillyFilm, Dwight Mercer1989
Miracle MileFilm, Wilson1984
Miami ViceSeries, Leon Jefferson
Miami Vice: Brother's KeeperFilm, 1984Leon Jefferson1975
Starsky & HutchSeries1957Born4 March 1957People around Mykelti
- Brad Turner Directed Designated Survivor
Kiefer Sutherland Produced Touch- Nelson McCormick Directed Touch and Day 8: 2:00 am - 3:00 am
Michael Mann Directed Heat (1995), produced Ali (2002)
Arnon Milchan Produced Free Willy (1994)
Richard Donner Produced Free Willy (1994)
Lauren Shuler Donner Produced Free Willy (1994)
Dwight H. Little Directed Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995)
James Lassiter Produced Ali and ATL
Robert De Niro Produced Holiday Heart (2000)
Will Smith Produced ATL (2006), also in Ali (2001)
Jon Voight Also in 24, Ali and Heat
Adrien Brody Produced Clean (2022)
Don Cheadle Also in The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
Michael Madsen Also in Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995)
Dennis Haysbert Also in 24, Heat and Waiting to Exhale
Jayne Atkinson Also in 24 and Free Willy
Jon Avnet Directed The Last Rodeo (2025)
Robert Townsend Directed Holiday Heart (2000)
Menahem Golan Produced Number One with a Bullet (1987)
Jason Blum Produced Don't Let Go (2019)
Russell Hornsby Also in After the Sunset and Fences
Grand L. Bush Also in Streets of Fire and The First Power
Leon Robinson Also in Ali and Waiting to Exhale
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Forrest Gump 1994
Heat 1995
12 Angry Men 1997
Emperor 2020
The Last Rodeo 2025
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
129 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
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In 2016, he portrayed Gabriel Maxson in Denzel Washington's acclaimed film adaptation of August Wilson's play Fences, reprising his role from the 2010 Broadway revival.
