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Michael Bentt

Born on September 4th, 1965

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

I Am Joe Frazier

2025

Self

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Tommy

2017

Self

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Blue: The American Dream

2016

Mr. Parker

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Blackhat

2015

Cab Driver (uncredited)

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Public Enemies

2009

Herbert Youngblood

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The Neighbor

2007

L.A. Sheriff

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State Property: Blood on the Streets

2005

Biggis (El Plaga)

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Million Dollar Baby

2004

Boxer (uncredited)

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Collateral

2004

Fever Bouncer

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Dark Blue

2002

Officer Clay

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Ali

2001

Sonny Liston

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Shadow Boxers

1999

Himself

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