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born: "16 June 1962"
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# Michael Williams

Actor. Born 16 June 1962 in Lafayette, Louisiana, USA.

## Details

- **Born:** 16 June 1962, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
- **Also known as:** Michael Anthony Williams
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Williams_(boxer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6835367, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0931304/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1347338

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*Rocky V*](https://film.one/film/rocky-v.md) (54)

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## Biography

Michael Anthony Williams, also credited as Michael Williams, is an American actor and former professional boxer. Born on 16 June 1962 in Lafayette, Louisiana, he turned professional as a heavyweight boxer in 1984 and competed until 2000.

Williams portrayed the fictional heavyweight champion Union Cane in the 1990 film *Rocky V*. His other screen credits include roles in *Full Metal Jacket* (1987), *A Soldier's Story* (1984), *Another 48 Hrs.* (1990), *Flirting* (1991), *Soldier Boyz* (1995), *The Brave One* (2007) and an episode of the television series *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1997).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Rocky V* (1990), Fi1m 54, as Union Cane — [page](https://film.one/film/rocky-v.md)

## Complete filmography (13)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Brave One* (2007), as Subway Dad
- *The Size of Watermelons* (1997), as Patrick's Band - Nancy Boy
- *The Boys Club* (1996), as Bill
- *Soldier Boyz* (1995), as Du Lich
- *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1993), series, as Sayles — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/tv/homicide-life-on-the-street.md)
- *Emma and Elvis* (1992), as Jared
- *Flirting* (1991), as Sonny Liston
- *Rocky V* (1990), as Union Cane — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/rocky-v.md)
- *Another 48 Hrs.* (1990), as Bar Band
- *Midnight Warrior* (1989), as Mr. Steiner
- *Full Metal Jacket* (1987), as Parris Island Recruit and Vietnam Platoon — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/full-metal-jacket.md)
- *Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling* (1986), as Raymond
- *A Soldier's Story* (1984), as Barracks Soldier

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- The Ring magazine Prospect of the Year 1986: The Ring magazine Prospect of the Year (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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