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Life and work
Mykelti Williamson is an American actor and director. Born: 4 March 1957. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.
Actor · 1957–
Mykelti Williamson
Mykelti Williamson is an American actor and director. Born on 4 March 1957, this profile follows Mykelti Williamson through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Forrest Gump (1994), Heat (1995) and 24 (2001). The location trail reaches Santa Monica Pier, Ambassador Hotel — former site and The Ebell of Los Angeles. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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Forrest Gump · Santa Monica Pier
Mykelti Williamson is credited as cast member on Forrest Gump. The work’s existing location story leads to Santa Monica Pier. Santa Monica Pier is documented as a location associated with Forrest Gump (1994). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
Heat · Bob’s Big Boy · Burbank
Mykelti Williamson is credited as cast member on Heat. The work’s existing location story leads to Bob’s Big Boy · Burbank. The Burbank diner appears during recruitment of Donald Breedan. This is separate from the famous meeting between the two leads.
24 · Union Station
Mykelti Williamson is credited as cast member on 24. The work’s existing location story leads to Union Station. Union Station is documented as a location associated with 24 (2001). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 6 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Union Station ↗︎
A television connection
Union Station is documented as a location associated with 24 (2001). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
800 N Alameda Street
Open street map ↗︎The Biltmore Los Angeles ↗︎
A television connection
The Biltmore Los Angeles is documented as a location associated with 24 (2001). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
506 S Grand Avenue
Open street map ↗︎Santa Monica Pier ↗︎
A screen location
Santa Monica Pier is documented as a location associated with Forrest Gump (1994). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
200 Santa Monica Pier
Open street map ↗︎Ambassador Hotel — former site ↗︎
The former location
The former Ambassador Hotel was used for Forrest Gump. The hotel has been demolished; this record marks the former site, not a surviving set or visitor attraction.
3400 Wilshire Boulevard
Open street map ↗︎Bob’s Big Boy · Burbank ↗︎
Heat
The Burbank diner appears during recruitment of Donald Breedan. This is separate from the famous meeting between the two leads.
4211 W Riverside Drive
Open street map ↗︎The Ebell of Los Angeles ↗︎
Forrest Gump
The Ebell lists Forrest Gump among productions filmed at its complex. The pin covers the venue rather than a documented camera position.
The Ebell of Los Angeles: history, location and cultural connections ↗︎Studio Ebell: productions filmed on location ↗︎
743 S Lucerne Boulevard
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1957-03-04
Born 4 March 1957
Explore a shared connection.
WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
Forrest Gump
Robert Zemeckis
Heat ↗︎
Michael Mann
24
Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.
Heat ↗︎
Booth: roll two cameras at the Kate Mantilini table, A on McCauley’s Los Angeles, B on Hanna’s, both for the places they share; turn the coffee from Chicago 1964 to Beverly Hills 1995, then bring the jets in over the LAX runway.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Natalie Portman ↗︎
Natalie Portman is an Israeli-American actress. Born on 9 June 1981, this profile follows Natalie Portman through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Heat (1995) and V for Vendetta. The location trail reaches Bob’s Big Boy · Burbank, Trafalgar Square and Pinewood Studios, with existing stories in London. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Elisha Cuthbert ↗︎
Elisha Cuthbert is a Canadian actress. Born on 30 November 1982, this profile follows Elisha Cuthbert through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include 24 (2001). The location trail reaches Union Station and The Biltmore Los Angeles. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Jon Voight ↗︎
Jon Voight is an American actor. Born on 29 December 1938, this profile follows Jon Voight through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Heat (1995), Enemy of the State (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001) and Transformers (2007). The location trail reaches Bob’s Big Boy · Burbank, Canter’s Deli and Union Station. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Sally Field ↗︎
Sally Field is an American actress. Born on 6 November 1946, this profile follows Sally Field through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Long Goodbye (1973), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994). The location trail reaches Lincoln Heights Jail, Painted Ladies and Union Square, with existing stories in San Francisco. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Robert Zemeckis ↗︎
Robert Zemeckis is an American screenwriter, film producer and director. Born on 14 May 1952, this profile follows Robert Zemeckis through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Back to the Future (1985), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Death Becomes Her (1992) and Forrest Gump (1994). The location trail reaches Puente Hills Mall, The Gamble House and El Rey Theatre. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Kurt Russell ↗︎
Kurt Russell is an American actor. Born on 17 March 1951, this profile follows Kurt Russell through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Forrest Gump (1994), Escape from L.A. (1996) and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). The location trail reaches Santa Monica Pier, Ambassador Hotel — former site and The Ebell of Los Angeles. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.