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Michael Bentt

Born 1965-09-04 (age 60) London, England, USA
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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

Collateral
Collateral

2004

as Fever Bouncer

Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby

2004

as Boxer (uncredited)

Blackhat
Blackhat

2015

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Public Enemies
Public Enemies

2009

as Herbert Youngblood

Ali
Ali

2001

as Sonny Liston

Dark Blue
Dark Blue

2002

as Officer Clay

The Neighbor
The Neighbor

2007

as L.A. Sheriff

State Property: Blood on the Streets
State Property: Blood on the Streets

2005

as Biggis (El Plaga)

Blue: The American Dream
Blue: The American Dream

2016

as Mr. Parker

Tommy
Tommy

2017

as Self

I Am Joe Frazier
I Am Joe Frazier

2025

as Self

Shadow Boxers
Shadow Boxers

1999

as Himself