Mykelti Williamson Biography (1960-)

First name is pronounced "Michael T"; born March 4, 1960, in St. Louis, MO; father, an air force noncommissioned officer; mother's name, Elaine (a certified public accountant); married Olivia Brown (an actress), c. 1982 (divorced 1985); married Cheryl Chisholm (a real estate agent), 1989 (divorced c. 1991);married Sandra (some sources spell name as Sondra) Spriggs (an actress), April 26, 1997; children: (second marriage) Phoenix (daughter); (third marriage)Nicole Skye, Maya. Addresses: Agent: Todd Eisner, Agency for the Performing Arts, 9200 Sunset Blvd., Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90069.; Manager: Jenny Delaney, Forster-Delaney Management, 12533 Woodgreen, Los Angeles, CA 90066.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: March 4, 1960; St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(As Mykel T. Williamson) B. J., Streets of Fire, Universal, 1984
(As Mykel T. Williamson) Levander "Bird" Williams, Wildcats (alsoknown as First and Goal), Warner Bros., 1986
(As Mykel T. Williamson) Casey, Number One with a Bullet, Cannon,1987
(As Mikel T. Williamson) Thatcher Marks, You Talkin' to Me?, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1987
(As Mykel T. Williamson) Wilson, Miracle Mile, Twentieth Century-Fox/Columbia, 1989
(As Mykel T. Williamson) Detective Oliver Franklin, The First Power (also known as Pentagram, Possessed, and Transit), Orion, 1990
Dwight Mercer, Free Willy (also known as Sauvez Willy), Warner Bros., 1993
Private Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue, Forrest Gump, Paramount, 1994
Dwight Mercer, Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (also known as Sauvez Willy 2), Warner Bros., 1995
Sergeant Drucker, Heat, Warner Bros., 1995
Troy, Waiting to Exhale, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
Winston, How to Make an American Quilt (also known as An American Quilt), Universal, 1995
Marcus Weans, Truth or Consequences, NM, Triumph Releasing, 1997
Mike "Baby-O" O'Dell, Con Air, Buena Vista, 1997
Dennis Gamble, Species II (also known as Species 2: Offspring and Species 2: Origins), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1998
Dewayne Smith, Primary Colors (also known as Perfect Coupleand Mit aller macht), Universal, 1998
Colonel Horn, Three Kings (also known as Spoils of War), Warner Bros., 1999
Don King, Ali, Columbia, 2001
Agent Stafford, After the Sunset, New Line Cinema, 2004
Harold Mann, The Assassination of Richard Nixon, ThinkFilm, 2004
Aaron Carmichael, Spinning into Butter, Cinemavault Releasing International, 2006
Grady Frank, Fatwa, New Films International, 2006
Sampson, Vice, Arcview Entertainment/Stage 18 Pictures, 2006
Uncle George, ATL (also known as Jellybeans), Warner Bros.,2006
Some sources cite uncredited appearances in Enter the Dragon (alsoknown as The Deadly Three, Operation Dragon, and Long zhenghu dou), Warner Bros., 1973; Sunnyside, American International Pictures, 1979; and Penitentiary, Xenon Entertainment Group, 1979, JerryGross Organization, 1980.
Television Appearances
Series
Dancer (as a member of The Lockers), Soul Train, syndicated, beginning c. 1973
(As Mykel T. Williamson) Charles "Big Neck" McMorris, The Righteous Apples, PBS, c. 1980-82
(As Mykel T. Williamson) Dee Jay Cunningham, Bay City Blues, NBC,1983
(As Mykel T. Williamson) Rick, Cover Up, CBS, 1984-85
Officer Ron Garfield, a recurring role, Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1984, 1986
(As Mykel T. Williamson) Gus Butterfield, The Bronx Zoo, NBC, 1987-88
(As Mykel T. Williamson) Investigative reporter Deacon Bridges, Midnight Caller, NBC, 1989-91
Donovan Aderhold, The New WKRP in Cincinnati, syndicated, 1991-93
Marvin Buxton, The Hoop Life, Showtime, 1999-2000
Philip Gerard, The Fugitive, CBS, 2000-2001
Detective Bobby "Fearless" Smith, Boomtown, NBC, 2002-2003

Miniseries
Himself, I Love the '90s, VH1, 2004
Movies
Jack, Desperate Lives, ABC, 1982
(As Mykel T. Williamson) Greg Hopkins, A Killer among Us, NBC, 1990
Leonard, Other Women's Children, Lifetime, 1993
Josh Gibson, Soul of the Game (also known as Baseball in Blackand White and Field of Honour), HBO, 1996
Corporal William Christy, Buffalo Soldiers, TNT, 1997
Hamilton, Double Tap, HBO, 1997
Tenth juror, 12 Angry Men, Showtime, 1997
Coleman Walker, Gideon, Starz!, 1999
Papa Delany, Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (also known as Having Our Say), CBS, 1999
Silas, Holiday Heart, Showtime, 2000
Graham Ellis, Our America, Showtime, 2002
Specials
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump, HBO, 1994
Awards Presentations
Presenter, The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1995
The 27th Annual NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 1996
The 34th NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2003
Himself, 2004 Trumpet Awards, TBS, 2004
Episodic
Bruce, "Black and Blue," Starsky and Hutch, ABC, 1978
Fred, "Burnout," The White Shadow, CBS, 1981
(As Mykel T. Williamson) Ray M. Hawkins, Jr., "Moon over Uranus: The Final Legacy," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1983
(As Mykel T. Williamson) "Carrie on the Rebound," Alice, CBS, 1983
(As Mykel T. Williamson) Sylvio Romulus, "A Tale of a Goat," Miami Vice, NBC, 1984
(As Mykel T. Williamson) Waiter, "Nell's Birthday," Gimme a Break!, NBC, 1984
Calvin, "First You've Got to Go to the Picnic," J. J. Starbuck, NBC, 1987
(As Mykel T. Williamson) Officer Don Luntner, "Monster Manor," PoliceStory (also known as Police Story: Monster Manor), ABC, 1988
(As Mykel T. Williamson) Rosseau, "Promised Land," China Beach, ABC, 1989
(As Mykel T. Williamson) Rosseau, "Psywars," China Beach, ABC, 1989
Luther Bell, "Cool Hand Darien," Time Trax, syndicated, 1994
Dr. Michael Alders, "The Second Soul," The Outer Limits (also known as The New Outer Limits), Showtime, Sci-Fi Channel, and syndicated,1995
Tevis Lockwood, "Ship-in-a-Bottle," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 2002
Guest, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2002
Walter Cage, "Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan," Monk, USA Network, 2004
Detective Dante Rice, "The `L' Word," Third Watch, NBC, 2005
Detective Dante Rice, "The Other `L' Word," Third Watch, NBC, 2005
Appeared in episodes of other series, including Baretta, ABC; andKojak.
Pilots
(As Mykel T. Williamson) Dee Jay Cunningham, Bay City Blues, NBC,1983
(As Mykel T. Williamson) Leon Jefferson, "Brother's Keeper: Parts 1 &2," Miami Vice, NBC, 1984
(As Mykel T. Williamson) Rick, Cover Up, CBS, 1984
Detective Bobby "Fearless" Smith, Boomtown, NBC, 2002
Stafford, The Secret Service, ABC, 2004
Virgil, Kidnapped, NBC, c. 2006
Stage Appearances
Distant Fires, Los Angeles, 1995
Appeared in Vigil, Pasadena Community Arts Theatre.
RECORDINGS
Videos
Before, During, and "After the Sunset," New Line Home Video, 2005
The Making of "Heat," Warner Home Video, 2005
WRITINGS
Teleplays
Series
(Story) Boomtown, NBC, 2002-2003

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 22, Gale, 1999

Periodicals

People Weekly, January 26, 1998, p. 63; April 7, 2003, p. 183
TV Guide, July 17, 1999, pp. 32-36
USA Weekend, October 13, 2000, p. 12
Xsess, Volume 3, issue 1, 1996, pp. 64-65, 138

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