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Michael T. "Mykelti" Williamson is an American actor best known for his roles in the films Forrest Gump and Con Air, and the television shows Boomtown, 24, and Justified. 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.
Birth Name
Michael T. Williamson
Born
Monday, 04 March 1957
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Fallout | Honcho | 2024 |
| The Holiday Stocking | Robert | 2022 |
| North of the 10 | Cole Pruit | 2022 |
| Clean | Travis | 2021 |
| Law & Order: Organized Crime | Preston Webb | 2021 |
| The 24th | Sgt. Hayes | 2020 |
| Emperor | Truesdale | 2020 |
| Two Degrees | T | 2020 |
| Butter | Professor Dunn | 2020 |
| Don't Let Go | Bobby Owens | 2019 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Fallout | Honcho | 2024 |
| The Holiday Stocking | Robert | 2022 |
| North of the 10 | Cole Pruit | 2022 |
| Clean | Travis | 2021 |
| Law & Order: Organized Crime | Preston Webb | 2021 |
| The 24th | Sgt. Hayes | 2020 |
| Emperor | Truesdale | 2020 |
| Two Degrees | T | 2020 |
| Butter | Professor Dunn | 2020 |
| Don't Let Go | Bobby Owens | 2019 |
| Thriller | Detective Raymond Johnson | 2019 |
| Saint Judy | Dikembe Mustafa | 2019 |
| Run the Race | Coach Hailey | 2019 |
| Canal Street | Jackie Styles | 2019 |
| Black Love | Self | 2017 |
| Rebel | Rene Knight / Mr. Rene Knight | 2017 |
| Fences | Gabriel Maxson / Gabriel | 2016 |
| Insecure | Preacher | 2016 |
| Designated Survivor | Admiral Chernow | 2016 |
| Lethal Weapon | Tom Barnes | 2016 |
| The Purge: Election Year | Joe Dixon | 2016 |
| Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders | Brigadier General Yazee Zwane | 2016 |
| Underground | Moses | 2016 |
| Convergence | Captain Miller / Captain Saul Miller | 2016 |
| You Bury Your Own | Detective Goodman | 2015 |
| Hollywood Today Live | Self | 2015 |
| Hollows Grove | F.B.I. Agent Jones | 2014 |
| Scorpion | General Ned Walker | 2014 |
| Chicago P.D. | Denny Woods | 2014 |
| Clementine | Ray | 2014 |
| Twist of Fate | Uncle Moe | 2013 |
| Nashville | Terry George | 2012 |
| Steve Harvey | Self | 2012 |
| Lauren | Prince | 2012 |
| Reel Black Love | 2012 | |
| Touch | Detective Lang | 2012 |
| Have a Little Faith | Donnie | 2011 |
| Single Ladies | Pierce | 2011 |
| Hawaii Five-0 | Clay / Clay Maxwell | 2010 |
| Rizzoli & Isles | U.S. Marshal Whitmore | 2010 |
| High School | Paranoid | 2010 |
| Justified | Ellstin Limehouse | 2010 |
| Black Dynamite | Chicago Wind | 2009 |
| The Good Wife | Matthew Wade | 2009 |
| The Final Destination | George / George Lanter | 2009 |
| Celebrity Ghost Stories | Himself | 2008 |
| Ball Don't Lie | Dallas | 2008 |
| Vice | Sampson | 2008 |
| August Rush | Reverend James | 2007 |
| Raines | Detective Bobby 'Fearless' Smith | 2007 |
| Spinning Into Butter | Aaron Carmichael | 2007 |
| Justice | Joshua Mortin | 2006 |
| Kidnapped | Virgil Hayes | 2006 |
| Psych | Coach Sammy Winslow | 2006 |
| ATL | Uncle George | 2006 |
| Fatwa | Grady Frank | 2006 |
| Lucky Number Slevin | Sloe | 2006 |
| Get Rich or Die Tryin' | Charlene's Stepfather | 2005 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Before, During and 'After the Sunset' | Self | 2005 |
| After the Sunset | Agent Stafford | 2004 |
| CSI: NY | Chief Brigham Sinclair | 2004 |
| The Assassination of Richard Nixon | Harold Mann | 2004 |
| Los Angeles Plays Itself | Detective Oliver Franklin in First Power | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself | 2003 |
| Boomtown | Detective Bobby 'Fearless' Smith / Police Department Detective II Bobby 'Fearless' Smith | 2002 |
| Our America | Graham Ellis | 2002 |
| Monk | Captain Walter Cage | 2002 |
| Ali | Don King | 2001 |
| 24 | Brian Hastings | 2001 |
| Holiday Heart | Silas | 2000 |
| The Fugitive | Lt. Philip Gerard | 2000 |
| Three Kings | Colonel Horn | 1999 |
| Third Watch | Detective Dante Rice / Detective Rice | 1999 |
| The Hoop Life | Marvin Buxton | 1999 |
| Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years | Papa Delany | 1999 |
| Gideon | Coleman Walker | 1998 |
| Species II | Dennis Gamble / Gamble | 1998 |
| Primary Colors | Dewayne Smith | 1998 |
| Buffalo Soldiers | Cpl. William Christy | 1997 |
| Double Tap | Agent Hamilton | 1997 |
| 12 Angry Men | Juror #10 / Juror 10 | 1997 |
| Con Air | 'Baby-O' O'Dell / "Baby-O" O'Dell | 1997 |
| Truth or Consequences, N.M. | Marcus Weans / Marcus | 1997 |
| Soul of the Game | Josh Gibson | 1996 |
| Waiting to Exhale | Troy | 1995 |
| Heat | Sergeant Drucker / Drucker | 1995 |
| How to Make an American Quilt | Winston | 1995 |
| Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home | Dwight / Dwight Mercer | 1995 |
| The Outer Limits | Dr. Michael Alders | 1995 |
| Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump | Himself / Self | 1994 |
| Touched by an Angel | Tevis Lockwood | 1994 |
| Forrest Gump | Bubba Blue / Benjamin Buford 'Bubba' Blue | 1994 |
| Other Women's Children | Leonard | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | 1993 |
| Free Willy | Dwight Mercer | 1993 |
| Time Trax | Luther Bell | 1993 |
| The New WKRP in Cincinnati | Donovan Aderhold / J.J. Jay | 1991 |
| The First Power | Detective Oliver Franklin / Det. Oliver Franklin | 1990 |
| Midnight Caller | Deacon Bridges | 1988 |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | Self - Guest | 1988 |
| Miracle Mile | Wilson | 1988 |
| China Beach | Jean Jacques Rousseau / Rousseau | 1988 |
| J.J. Starbuck | Calvin | 1987 |
| You Talkin' to Me? | Thatcher Marks (as Mikel T. Williamson) / Thatcher Marks | 1987 |
| The Bronx Zoo | Gus Butterfield | 1987 |
| Number One with a Bullet | Casey | 1987 |
| Wildcats | Bird / Levander 'Bird' Williams | 1986 |
| The Delta Force | Delta Force Member | 1986 |
| Cover Up | Rick | 1984 |
| Miami Vice | Leon Jefferson / Sylvio Romulus | 1984 |
| Streets of Fire | The Sorels - B.J. / B.J. - The Sorels | 1984 |
| Bay City Blues | Deejay Cunningham | 1983 |
| Desperate Lives | Jack | 1982 |
| Father Murphy | Lijah | 1981 |
| Gimme a Break! | Waiter | 1981 |
| Hill Street Blues | Off. Ron Garfield / Raymond Hawkins Jr. | 1981 |
| Freebie and the Bean | Lemar Washington | 1980 |
| Sunnyside | Hot Dog | 1979 |
| Salvage 1 | Eddie | 1979 |
| The White Shadow | Fred / Malcolm Gruner | 1978 |
| The Love Boat | James Rusell / James Russell | 1977 |
| Alice | Player #1 | 1976 |
| Starsky and Hutch | Bruce | 1975 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Spring Breakthrough | 2023 |
| Sweet Magnolias | 2020 |
| FBI | 2018 |
| Chicago Med | 2015 |
| Chicago P.D. | 2014 |
| Jennifer | 2012 |
| The New WKRP in Cincinnati | 1991 |
