Bubba Smith (born Charles Aaron Smith; February 28, 1945 - August 3, 2011) was an American football defensive end and actor best known for the Police Academy movies.
He died in 2011 at the age of 66 from complications of phentermine overdose and was posthumously diagnosed with CTE.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1978: Superdome as Moses Gordine
- 1979: The Last Ride Of The Dalton Gang as Luther
- 1979: A Pleasure Doing Business as Joe Marsh
- 1980: Fighting Back The Story Of Rocky Bleier as Jacobs
- 1981: The Big Black Pill as Big Foot
- 1981: Escape From DS 3 as Mackenzie 'Mac' Glynn
- 1983: Stroker Ace as Arnold
- 1984: Police Academy as Moses Hightower
- 1985: Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment as Hightower
- 1986: Police Academy 3: Back in Training as Hightower
- 1987: Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol as Hightower
- 1988: Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach as Hightower
- 1989: Police Academy 6: City Under Siege as Hightower
- 1986: Black Moon Rising as Johnson
- 1987: The Wild Pair as Benny Avalon
- 1989: Stuck With Each Other as Augie
- 1990: Gremlins 2: The New Batch as Bubba Smith
- 1992: My Samurai as Rev. George
- 1992: The Naked Truth as The Cop
- 1993: Fist Of Honor as Det. Johnson
- 1994: The Silence of the Hams as Olaf
- 1995: Drifting School as Peter Jackson
- 2000: The Flunky as Bubba Smith
- 2000: Down N Dirty as Det. Jerry Cale
- 2004: Full Clip as Sleepy
- 2007: Blood River as Harold
- 2016: Da Ze Vol Too Sic Non Se Nse as Bubba
Television Roles
- 1973: The Odd Couple as Bubba Smith
- 1978: Wonder Woman as Rojak
- 1978: Good Times as Claude
- 1979: Charlie's Angels as Toby
- 1979: The Misadventures Of Sheriff Lobo as Rhino
- 1980: B.J. and the Bear as Danny's Henchman
- 1980: The White Shadow as Strong Man
- 1980: Semi Tough as Puddin
- 1980: Eight is Enough as Ned Naughton
- 1980: Vegas as Peter Bridges
- 1981-1982: Open All Night as Robin
- 1982: Taxi as Lucius Franklin
- 1983: Hart to Hart as Jimmy Joe Newton
- 1984: Blue Thunder as Lyman 'Bubba' Kelsey
- 1984: The New Mike Hammer as Buddy Lofton
- 1985: Half Nelson as Kurt
- 1987: Mr. Belvedere as Bubba Smith
- 1991: Who's the Boss? as Bubba Smith
- 1991: MacGyver as Bailey
- 1991-1994: Married... with Children as Bubba Smith/Spare Tire Dixon (2 episodes)
- 1992: Coach as Bubba Smith
- 1993: Family Matters as Bones
- 1993: Daddy Dearest as Cop #1
- 1995: Burke's Law as Dick Ramsey
- 1997: Sabrina the Teenage Witch as Security Guard
- 1998: Police Academy: The Series as Capt. Moses Hightower
Shorts
- 2004: The Coach as Hulk Referee
