Acting
Bubba Smith
- Titles
- 25movies23TV shows
- Career
Active from 1979 to 2004, busiest in 1985 with 3 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 9top three billing
- Average score
43/100
- Highest rated
Blue Thunder65/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Situational Comedy6.8average 2.7
- Physical Comedy6.0average 2.4
- Nostalgia7.1average 3.7
- Wholesome5.4average 3.3
- Pop Culture4.2average 2.2
- Absurdist Humor3.8average 2.0
- Satire & Parody3.8average 2.3
- Wit & Wordplay4.8average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Psychological2.3, average 5.6
- Melancholy1.6, average 4.7
- Pathos2.6, average 5.2
- Tension3.9, average 6.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Ensemble Cast 5
- Lighthearted 4
- Slapstick Comedy 3
- Police Farce 3
- Predictable Fun 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Police Procedural 2
- Crime Fighting 2
- 80s Comedy 2
- Slapstick Humor 2
- Nostalgic 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
David GrafActorPolice Academy, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol, Police Academy 3: Back in Training, Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment, Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach, +1 more
Robert FolkComposerPolice Academy, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol, Police Academy 3: Back in Training, Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment, Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach, +1 more
Leslie EasterbrookActorPolice Academy, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol, Police Academy 3: Back in Training, Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach, Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Marion RamseyActorPolice Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol, Police Academy 3: Back in Training, Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment, Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach, Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Michael WinslowActorPolice Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol, Police Academy 3: Back in Training, Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment, Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach, Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Steve GuttenbergActorPolice Academy, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol, Police Academy 3: Back in Training, Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Lance KinseyActorPolice Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol, Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach, Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
G.W. BaileyActorPolice Academy, Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach, Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Dick ButkusActorBlue Thunder, Half Nelson, Rodney Dangerfield: Exposed!
Art MetranoActorPolice Academy 3: Back in Training, Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Tim KazurinskyActorPolice Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol, Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Bruce MahlerActorPolice Academy 2: Their First Assignment, Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Movies and TV shows
252000s
2 titles · average score 36
32
Full Clip (2004)
as Sleepy
41
Down 'n Dirty (2001)
as Det. Jerry Cale
1990s
5 titles · average score 43
Drifting School (1995)
as Peter Jackson
48
Fist of Honor (1993)
as Detective Johnson
35
The Naked Truth (1992)
as The Cop
66
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
as Bubba Smith
1980s
15 titles · average score 41
26
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989)
as Hightower
31
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987)
as Hightower
49
The Wild Pair (1987)
as Benny Avalon
43
Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
as Moses Hightower
40
Black Moon Rising (1986)
as Johnson
46
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
as Moses Hightower
58
Police Academy (1984)
as Moses Hightower
30
Stroker Ace (1983)
as Arnold
Escape from DS-3 (1981)
as MacKenzie 'Mac' Gynn
1970s
3 titles · average score 42
A Pleasure Doing Business (1979)
as Joe Marsh
38
Superdome (1978)
as Moses Gordine