Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 4, 1965
Place of Birth:
London, England, USA
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Michael Bentt
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".
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | I Am Joe Frazier | Self |
| 2017 | Tommy | Self |
| 2016 | Blue: The American Dream | Mr. Parker |
| 2015 | Blackhat | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| 2009 | Public Enemies | Herbert Youngblood |
| 2007 | The Neighbor | L.A. Sheriff |
| 2005 | State Property: Blood on the Streets | Biggis (El Plaga) |
| 2004 | Million Dollar Baby | Boxer (uncredited) |
| 2004 | Collateral | Fever Bouncer |
| 2002 | Dark Blue | Officer Clay |
| 2001 | Ali | Sonny Liston |
| 1999 | Shadow Boxers | Himself |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Losers | Self |
| 2008 | Sons of Anarchy | Dion |
| 2005 | Medium | Guard |
| 2002 | Firefly | Viktor |
| 2001 | The Guardian | Charles Lambert |