Bubba Smith
Biography
The athletically gifted 6' 7" Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith played defensive end / defensive tackle for the National Football League's Baltimore Colts (1967-1971), Oakland Raiders (1973-1974), and Houston Oilers (1975-1976). After the conclusion of his football career, Smith moved into a TV & film career, with initial guest appearances on prime time TV shows including Wonder Woman (1975), Charlie's Angels (1976) and Eight Is Enough (1977). Smith is best known to international film audiences as the softly spoken police officer "Moses Hightower" from the Police Academy (1984) series of comedies, in which he has appeared in all but one of the numerous sequels.
66years old at death
- Born Beaumont
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Charles Aaron Smith (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 11 years1983 to 1994
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A first
In the 1967 NFL draft, Smith went first overall, chosen by the Baltimore Colts. As of 2022, he was the only Michigan State player ever taken with the top pick.
A change of course
After retiring from football, Smith spent about a decade appearing in Miller Lite commercials alongside Chicago Bears linebacker Dick Butkus.
Bubba Smith movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment1985 Comedy, Crimeas Moses Hightower
IMDb rating 5.864K votes
Most often with
Jerry Paris directed two of these films. Four actors appear in six of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Leslie Easterbrook's page
George R. Robertson's page
All films by Jerry Paris
Box office
What Bubba Smith's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$392 million
8 of the 9 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 9 films: 8 worldwide figure; 1 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 1Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$108M27.5% of the total
- 2$81M20.7% of the total
- 3$77M19.6% of the total
- 4$56M14.2% of the total
- 5$33M8.5% of the total
- 6$20M5.0% of the total
- 7$11M2.9% of the total
- 8$6.6M1.7% of the total
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