Clarence Williams III
Acting
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Acting Credits
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.S. Army paratrooper i...
Known For
Filmography
American Nightmares
2018
as Roscoe
Empire
2015
as Huey Jarvis
The Butler
2013
as Maynard
Justified
2010
as Jones
The Way of War
2009
as Mac
A Day in the Life
2009
as Sam
Mystery Woman: In the Shadows
2007
as Philby
American Gangster
2007
as Bumpy Johnson (uncredited)
Constellation
2007
as Forest Boxer
The Blue Hour
2007
as Ridley
Burn Notice
2007
as Jean Pierre's Father
Mystery Woman: Redemption
2006
as Philby
Mystery Woman: Oh Baby
2006
as Philby
Mystery Woman: At First Sight
2006
as Philby
Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery
2006
as Philby
Mystery Woman: Game Time
2005
as Philby
Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder
2005
as Philby
Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend
2005
as Philby
Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder
2005
as Philby
Mystery Woman: Snapshot
2005
as Philby
Everybody Hates Chris
2005
as Tate
American Dragon: Jake Long
2005
Blue Hill Avenue
2003
as Benny
The Extreme Team
2003
as Zachary
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003
as Self
Miracles
2003
as Dr. Bauer
Happy Here and Now
2002
as Bill
Fastlane
2002
as Mr. Hayes
Mindstorm
2001
as Walter Golden
Impostor
2001
as Secretary of Defense (uncredited)
The Legend of Tarzan
2001
as (voice)
Reindeer Games
2000
as Merlin
Ali: An American Hero
2000
as Marcellus Clay
Ritual
2000
as Leron Becker
Civility
2000
as Glitterman
The General's Daughter
1999
as Colonel George Fowler
Life
1999
as Winston Hancock
Last Rites
1999
as Warden George Pierce
Judging Amy
1999
as Joe McKenzie
Half Baked
1998
as Samson Simpson
The Legend of 1900
1998
as Jelly Roll Morton
Frogs for Snakes
1998
as Huck Hanley
Starstruck
1998
as Jerry Wallace
Hoodlum
1997
as Bub Hewlett
The Love Bug
1997
as Chuck
The Brave
1997
as Father Stratton
George Wallace
1997
as Archie
Sprung
1997
as Grand Daddy
George Wallace
1997
as Archie
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996
as Coach Pratt
The Silencers
1996
as General Greenboro
The Road to Galveston
1996
as Christopher, the Caretaker
Encino Woman
1996
as Javier
Profiler
1996
as Carl Adler
Millennium
1996
as Patient Zero
Tales from the Hood
1995
as Mr. Simms (segment "Welcome to My Mortuary")
The Immortals
1995
as Benny
Judgement
1995
as Bryant
Against the Wall
1994
as Chaka
Sugar Hill
1994
as Arthur Romello "A.R." Skuggs
New York Undercover
1994
as Donald Brooks
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
1993
as Raymond
Deadfall
1993
as Dean
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Deputy Commissioner Luther Dobbs
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Omet'iklan
Deep Cover
1992
as Taft
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1991
as Deputy Sheriff Virgil
Maniac Cop 2
1990
as Blum
Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice
1990
Twin Peaks
1990
as FBI Agent Roger Hardy
Nasty Boys
1990
as John Culver
Shades of L.A.
1990
Law & Order
1990
as Lateef Miller
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Grady
Perfect Victims
1988
as Lt. Kevin White
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988
as Kalinga
The Last Innocent Man
1987
as D.J. Johnson
Tough Guys Don't Dance
1987
as Bolo
Jake and the Fatman
1987
as Benjamin Tatsa
52 Pick-Up
1986
as Bobby Shy
Purple Rain
1984
as Father
The House of Dies Drear
1984
as Mayhew Skinner
The Hero Who Couldn't Read
1984
as Mr. Simpson
Miami Vice
1984
as Maximilian 'Legba' Ildefonse
The Cosby Show
1984
as Mr. Thornehill
T. J. Hooker
1982
as Phil Decker
T. J. Hooker
1982
as Martin
T. J. Hooker
1982
as Walker Redding
Hill Street Blues
1981
The Return of Mod Squad
1979
as Lincoln Hayes
The Littlest Hobo
1979
as David
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
as John Cambridge
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
as Self (archive footage)
The Mod Squad
1968
as Linc Hayes
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967
Tarzan
1966
The Cool World
1964
as Blood