Michael Bentt

Michael Bentt

  • Birthday: 1965-09-04
  • Place of birth: London, England, USA

Biography

Michael A. Bentt (born September 4, 1965 in London, England) is a film and television actor and retired heavyweight boxer. Of Jamaican lineage, he was born in East Dulwich, London, but raised in the Cambria Heights section of Queens in New York City. Bentt is a one-time heavyweight champion, having held the World Boxing Organization championship from October 1993 until March 1994. As an actor he's best known for co-starring as Sonny Liston in Michael Mann's Ali and as Biggis/El Plaga in Damon Dash's indie urban hip hop classic "State Property 2". Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Bentt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

State Property 2

2005

As Biggis (El Plaga)

Shadow Boxers

1999

As Himself

Ali

2001

As Sonny Liston

Million Dollar Baby

2004

As Boxer (uncredited)

The Neighbor

2007

As L.A. Sheriff

Blackhat

2015

As Cab Driver (uncredited)

Collateral

2004

As Fever Bouncer

Dark Blue

2002

As Officer Clay

Public Enemies

2009

As Herbert Youngblood

Blue: The American Dream

2016

As Mr. Parker

Tommy

2017

As Self

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