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Mykelti Williamson

1960 - Today

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Mykelti Williamson (; born Michael T. Williamson; March 4, 1957) 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. 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. Williamson's other notable roles include Free Willy, Heat, Lucky Number Slevin, Three Kings, Black Dynamite, The Final Destination, ATL, Species II, and The Purge: Election Year. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mykelti Williamson is the 4,050th most popular actor (down from 3,673rd in 2019), the 6,528th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,481st in 2019) and the 1,876th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Mykelti Williamson ranks 4,050 out of 13,578. Before him are Ichirō Nagai, Nicol Williamson, Mark Moses, Mena Massoud, Peter Haber, and Tommy Cooper. After him are John Thaw, Omero Antonutti, Anya Taylor-Joy, Roy Thinnes, Lizabeth Scott, and Alan Cumming.

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Among people born in 1960, Mykelti Williamson ranks 232. Before him are Bogaletch Gebre, Djamel Menad, RuPaul, Alfred Gusenbauer, Annabella Sciorra, and Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani. After him are Igor Larionov, Mick Hucknall, Shinya Tsukamoto, Carol Alt, Kazuo Ozaki, and Barbara Broccoli.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mykelti Williamson ranks 6,529 out of 20,380. Before him are Mark Moses (1958), Bobby Bland (1930), Marie Colvin (1956), Glenn Hardin (1910), Danny Hillis (1956), and Ted DiBiase (1954). After him are Anya Taylor-Joy (1996), Roy Thinnes (1938), William Jordan (1898), Lizabeth Scott (1922), Jane Pierce (1806), and Freddy Rodriguez (1975).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Mykelti Williamson ranks 1,876. Before him are Susan Anspach (1942), Kristin Bauer van Straten (1966), Ian Keith (1899), Christopher McDonald (1955), Marlon Wayans (1972), and Mark Moses (1958). After him are Anya Taylor-Joy (1996), Roy Thinnes (1938), Lizabeth Scott (1922), Freddy Rodriguez (1975), Thom Barry (1950), and Richard Quine (1920).

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