Portrait of Bubba Smith

Acting

Bubba Smith

Career

Active from 1979 to 2004, busiest in 1985 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score43/100
Highest rated
Poster for Blue Thunder
Blue Thunder
GoodWatch score65/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 3.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bubba Smith Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    2.1, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    1.5, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    2.6, average 5.3
  • Tension
    3.7, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Ensemble Cast 5
  • Slapstick Comedy 4
  • Lighthearted 3
  • Physical Gags 3
  • 80s Comedy 2
  • Slapstick Humor 2
  • Predictable Fun 2
  • Police Procedural 2
  • Crime Fighting 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • 80s Nostalgia 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

47
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

2 titles ยท average score 36
Full Clip
Full Clip (2004)
GoodWatch score 32

as Sleepy

Down 'n Dirty
Down 'n Dirty (2001)
GoodWatch score 41

as Det. Jerry Cale

1990s

8 titles ยท average score 49
Police Academy: The Series
Police Academy: The Series (1997)
GoodWatch score 35

TV show ยท as Capt. Moses Hightower

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Security Guard

Drifting School
Drifting School (1995)

as Peter Jackson

Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1994)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show ยท as Dick Ramsey

The Silence of the Hams
The Silence of the Hams (1994)
GoodWatch score 23

as Olaf

Fist of Honor
Fist of Honor (1993)
GoodWatch score 48

as Detective Johnson

The Naked Truth
The Naked Truth (1992)
GoodWatch score 49

as The Cop

Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
GoodWatch score 67

as Bubba Smith

1980s

23 titles ยท average score 49
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989)
GoodWatch score 26

as Hightower

Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach (1988)
GoodWatch score 28

as Hightower

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987)
GoodWatch score 31

as Hightower

The Wild Pair
The Wild Pair (1987)
GoodWatch score 49

as Benny Avalon

Married... with Children
Married... with Children (1987)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Bubba Smith / Spare Tire Dixon

Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
GoodWatch score 43

as Moses Hightower

Black Moon Rising
Black Moon Rising (1986)
GoodWatch score 40

as Johnson

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
GoodWatch score 46

as Moses Hightower

MacGyver
MacGyver (1985)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Bailey

Police Academy
Police Academy (1984)
GoodWatch score 58

as Moses Hightower

Blue Thunder
Blue Thunder (1984)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Lyman Kelsey

Escape from DS-3
Escape from DS-3 (1981)

as MacKenzie 'Mac' Gynn

1970s

14 titles ยท average score 56
Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart (1979)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show

B. J. and the Bear
B. J. and the Bear (1979)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show

A Pleasure Doing Business
A Pleasure Doing Business (1979)

as Joe Marsh

Taxi
Taxi (1978)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Lucius Franklin

Vega$
Vega$ (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough (1977)
GoodWatch score 42

TV show

Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels (1976)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Toby

Battle of the Network Stars
Battle of the Network Stars (1976)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman (1975)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Rojak

Good Times
Good Times (1974)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show

The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple (1970)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show ยท as Bubba Smith

Monday Night Football
Monday Night Football (1970)

TV show ยท as Defensive End / Defensive end