Clarence Williams III

Personal Info

Birthday

August 21, 1939

Day of Death

2021-06-04

(81 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Clarence Williams

Clarence Williams III

Biography

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.

Known For

Law & Order

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Miami Vice

Twin Peaks

The Cosby Show

Justified

Walker, Texas Ranger

Everybody Hates Chris

Filmography

2018
American Nightmares
as Roscoe
2013
The Butler
as Maynard
2009
A Day in the Life
as Sam
The Way of War
as Mac
2007
American Gangster
as Bumpy Johnson (uncredited)
Constellation
as Forest Boxer
Mystery Woman: In the Shadows
as Philby
2006
Mystery Woman: Redemption
as Philby
Mystery Woman: Oh Baby
as Philby
Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery
as Philby
Mystery Woman: At First Sight
as Philby
2005
Mystery Woman: Game Time
as Philby
Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder
as Philby
Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder
as Philby
Mystery Woman: Snapshot
as Philby
Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend
as Philby
2003
Blue Hill Avenue
as Benny
The Extreme Team
as Zachary
2002
Happy Here and Now
as Bill
2001
Impostor
as Secretary of Defense (uncredited)
Mindstorm
as Walter Golden
2000
Civility
as Glitterman
Ali: An American Hero
as Marcellus Clay
Ritual
as Leron Becker
Reindeer Games
as Merlin
1999
The General's Daughter
as Colonel George Fowler
Life
as Winston Hancock
1998
The Legend of 1900
as Jelly Roll Morton
Frogs for Snakes
as Huck Hanley
Starstruck
as Jerry Wallace
Half Baked
as Samson Simpson
1997
The Love Bug
as Chuck
Hoodlum
as Bub Hewlett
George Wallace
as Archie
The Brave
as Father Stratton
Sprung
as Grand Daddy
1996
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
as Coach Pratt
The Silencers
as General Greenboro
Encino Woman
as Javier
The Road to Galveston
as Christopher, the Caretaker
1995
Judgement
as Bryant
The Immortals
as Benny
Tales from the Hood
as Mr. Simms (segment "Welcome to My Mortuary")
1994
Against the Wall
as Chaka
Sugar Hill
as Arthur Romello "A.R." Skuggs
1993
Deadfall
as Dean
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
as Raymond
1992
Deep Cover
as Taft
1991
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
as Deputy Sheriff Virgil
1990
Maniac Cop 2
as Blum
1988
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
as Kalinga
Perfect Victims
as Lt. Kevin White
1987
Tough Guys Don't Dance
as Bolo
The Last Innocent Man
as D.J. Johnson
1986
52 Pick-Up
as Bobby Shy
1984
Purple Rain
as Father
The House of Dies Drear
as Mayhew Skinner
1979
The Return of Mod Squad
as Lincoln Hayes
1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
1963
The Cool World
as Blood