Mykelti Williamson is an American actor who portrayed Gabriel Maxson in what film adaption of the1985 play by American playwright August Wilson?
Mykelti Williamson Michael T. "Mykelti" Williamson (born March 4, 1960) is an American actor best known for his roles in the films "Forrest Gump" and "Con Air", and the television shows "Boomtown", "24", and "Justified". In 2016, he portrayed Gabriel Maxson in Denzel Washington's acclaimed film adaptation of August Wilson's play "Fences", reprising his role from the 2010 Broadway revival.
The Green Pastures (film) The Green Pastures is a 1936 American film depicting stories from the Bible as visualized by African-American characters. It starred Rex Ingram (in several roles, including "De Lawd"), Oscar Polk, and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson. It was based on the 1928 novel "Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun" by Roark Bradford and the 1930 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name by Marc Connelly.