- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 21, 1939
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- June 4, 2021
Clarence Williams III
Clarence Williams III (August 21, 1939 – June 4, 2021) was an American actor. Williams was the son of a professional musician, Clarence "Clay" Williams Jr., and grandson of jazz and blues composer/pianist Clarence Williams and his singer-actress wife, Eva Taylor. Raised by his paternal grandmother, he became interested in acting after accidentally walking onto a stage at a theater below a Harlem YMCA. Williams began pursuing an acting career after spending two years as a U.S. Army paratrooper in C Company, 506th Infantry, of the 101st Airborne Division. He first appeared on Broadway in The Long Dream (1960). Continuing his work on stage, he appeared in Walk in Darkness (1963), Sarah and the Sax (1964), Doubletalk (1964), and King John. His breakout theatrical role was in William Hanley's Slow Dance on the Killing Ground, for which he received a Tony Award nomination. The New York Times …
Filmography
movieAmerican Nightmares
2018 · Roscoe
tvEmpire
2015 · Huey Jarvis
movieThe Butler
2013 · Maynard
tvJustified
2010 · Jones
movieA Day in the Life
2009 · Sam
movieThe Way of War
2009 · Mac
movieAmerican Gangster
2007 · Bumpy Johnson (uncredited)
tvBurn Notice
2007 · Jean Pierre's Father
movieConstellation
2007 · Forest Boxer
movieMystery Woman: In the Shadows
2007 · Philby
movieThe Blue Hour
2007 · Ridley
movieMystery Woman: Redemption
2006 · Philby
movieMystery Woman: Oh Baby
2006 · Philby
movieMystery Woman: Wild West Mystery
2006 · Philby
movieMystery Woman: At First Sight
2006 · Philby
tvEverybody Hates Chris
2005 · Tate
movieMystery Woman: Game Time
2005 · Philby
movieMystery Woman: Vision of a Murder
2005 · Philby
movieMystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder
2005 · Philby
movieMystery Woman: Snapshot
2005 · Philby
tvAmerican Dragon: Jake Long
2005
movieMystery Woman: Mystery Weekend
2005 · Philby
movieBlue Hill Avenue
2003 · Benny
movieABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003 · Self
tvMiracles
2003 · Dr. Bauer
movieThe Extreme Team
2003 · Zachary
tvFastlane
2002 · Mr. Hayes
movieHappy Here and Now
2002 · Bill
movieImpostor
2001 · Secretary of Defense (uncredited)
tvThe Legend of Tarzan
2001 · (voice)
movieMindstorm
2001 · Walter Golden
movieCivility
2000 · Glitterman
movieAli: An American Hero
2000 · Marcellus Clay
movieRitual
2000 · Leron Becker
movieReindeer Games
2000 · Merlin
tvJudging Amy
1999 · Joe McKenzie
movieThe General's Daughter
1999 · Colonel George Fowler
movieLife
1999 · Winston Hancock
movieThe Legend of 1900
1998 · Jelly Roll Morton
movieFrogs for Snakes
1998 · Huck Hanley
movieStarstruck
1998 · Jerry Wallace
movieHalf Baked
1998 · Samson Simpson
movieThe Love Bug
1997 · Chuck
movieHoodlum
1997 · Bub Hewlett
movieGeorge Wallace
1997 · Archie
tvGeorge Wallace
1997 · Archie
movieThe Brave
1997 · Father Stratton
movieSprung
1997 · Grand Daddy
movieRebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996 · Coach Pratt
tvMillennium
1996 · Patient Zero
tvProfiler
1996 · Carl Adler
movieThe Silencers
1996 · General Greenboro
movieEncino Woman
1996 · Javier
movieThe Road to Galveston
1996 · Christopher, the Caretaker
movieJudgement
1995 · Bryant
movieThe Immortals
1995 · Benny
movieTales from the Hood
1995 · Mr. Simms (segment "Welcome to My Mortuary")
tvNew York Undercover
1994 · Donald Brooks
movieAgainst the Wall
1994 · Chaka
movieSugar Hill
1994 · Arthur Romello "A.R." Skuggs
movieDeadfall
1993 · Dean
tvWalker, Texas Ranger
1993 · Deputy Commissioner Luther Dobbs
movieFather & Son: Dangerous Relations
1993 · Raymond
tvStar Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 · Omet'iklan
movieDeep Cover
1992 · Taft
movieMy Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1991 · Deputy Sheriff Virgil
tvShades of L.A.
1990
tvLaw & Order
1990 · Lateef Miller
movieManiac Cop 2
1990 · Blum
tvTwin Peaks
1990 · FBI Agent Roger Hardy
tvNasty Boys
1990 · John Culver
movieNasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice
1990
tvTales from the Crypt
1989 · Grady
movieI'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988 · Kalinga
moviePerfect Victims
1988 · Lt. Kevin White
tvJake and the Fatman
1987 · Benjamin Tatsa
movieTough Guys Don't Dance
1987 · Bolo
movieThe Last Innocent Man
1987 · D.J. Johnson
movie52 Pick-Up
1986 · Bobby Shy
tvThe Cosby Show
1984 · Mr. Thornehill
tvMiami Vice
1984 · Maximilian 'Legba' Ildefonse
moviePurple Rain
1984 · Father
movieThe House of Dies Drear
1984 · Mayhew Skinner
tvT. J. Hooker
1982 · Phil Decker, Martin, Walker Redding
tvHill Street Blues
1981
tvThe Littlest Hobo
1979 · David
movieThe Return of Mod Squad
1979 · Lincoln Hayes
tvOrson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973 · John Cambridge
movieKing: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970 · Self (archive footage)
tvThe Mod Squad
1968 · Linc Hayes
tvThe Danny Thomas Hour
1967
tvTarzan
1966
movieThe Cool World
1964 · Blood