RIP Bubba Smith (hightower from police academy)

[Shady]

1945-2011

Bubba Smith, known to a generation as Hightower from the Police Academy movies, has died at the age of 66.


I grew up watching police academy movies, when we played them at school, i always wanted to be the bloke who does the noises or hightower. not mahoney, never mahoney,mahoney was a dick, but hightower rocked

[DogdySnigwirter]

He was a good American Footballer too. RIP

Michael Winslow, the guy who did the 'noises', is currently touring the Uk and is at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.

Tour Dates

[Lainie]

awe shame. i loved the police academy movies.
R.I.P.

[torchy]

RIP Bubba (hightower) Smith

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F57JSA7ZKs]‪Hightower throws a football (Police Academy 2: 1985)‬‏ - YouTube[/ame]

[johnboy1974]

r.i.p big man i remember the movies well and he made the high tower part his own.

[Canker_Canison]

He's now joined David Graff (Tackleberry) who died of a heart attack in 2001.

Both will be missed.

[gopher7]

R.I.P Hightower.

[bowie]

Sad news. RIP bubba

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[patkins]

Great stress relief movies and a well put together cast. Miss the big guy. R.I.P.



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