ACTOR

Mykelti Williamson

1960 - Today

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Mykelti Williamson (; born Michael T. Williamson; March 4, 1957) is an American actor 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mykelti Williamson has received more than 4,559,345 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Mykelti Williamson is the 3,672nd most popular actor (up from 3,747th in 2019), the 5,482nd most popular biography from United States (up from 5,704th in 2019) and the 1,655th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Mykelti Williamson ranks 3,672 out of 13,578. Before him are Christopher McDonald, Eleonora Giorgi, Terrence Howard, Tony Amendola, Sandahl Bergman, and James Farentino. After him are José Luis López Vázquez, Clarence Gilyard, Thomas Bo Larsen, Vincent Gallo, Belén Rueda, and Adam Brody.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Mykelti Williamson ranks 194. Before him are Hong Sang-soo, Daniel Silva, Slavko Štimac, Matt Sorum, Neil Flynn, and Phil Taylor. After him are Peggy Whitson, Andrés Gómez, Aleida Guevara, Doug Hutchison, Almudena Grandes, and Pedro Delgado.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mykelti Williamson ranks 5,482 out of 20,380. Before him are Tony Amendola (1951), Sandahl Bergman (1951), James Farentino (1938), Bessie Coleman (1892), J. P. Mallory (1945), and Chris Dickerson (1939). After him are Alvan Graham Clark (1832), Clarence Gilyard (1955), Jerry Unser Jr. (1932), Adrian Belew (1949), Honus Wagner (1874), and Vincent Gallo (1961).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Mykelti Williamson ranks 1,655. Before him are Richard Moll (1943), Christopher McDonald (1955), Terrence Howard (1969), Tony Amendola (1951), Sandahl Bergman (1951), and James Farentino (1938). After him are Clarence Gilyard (1955), Vincent Gallo (1961), Adam Brody (1979), Amy Brenneman (1964), John Larroquette (1947), and Diahnne Abbott (1945).

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Television and Movie Roles

Forrest Gump
Bubba Blue
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
Jun 23o 19948.471 / 10
The Purge: Election Year
Joe Dixon
Two years after choosing not to kill the man who killed his son, former police sergeant Leo Barnes has become head of security for Senator Charlene Roan, the front runner in the next Presidential election due to her vow to eliminate the Purge. On the night of what should be the final Purge, a betrayal from within the government forces Barnes and Roan out onto the street where they must fight to survive the night.
Jun 29o 20166.4 / 10
Con Air
"Baby-O" O'Dell
Newly-paroled former US Army ranger Cameron Poe is headed back to his wife, but must fly home aboard a prison transport flight dubbed "Jailbird" taking the “worst of the worst” prisoners, a group described as “pure predators”, to a new super-prison. Poe faces impossible odds when the transport plane is skyjacked mid-flight by the most vicious criminals in the country led by the mastermind — genius serial killer Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom, and backed by black militant Diamond Dog and psychopath Billy Bedlam.
Jun 5o 19976.743 / 10