Personal Info
Known Credits
61
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1939-08-21 (86 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known For
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.S. Army paratrooper i ...
Acting
2018 --
American Nightmares
| Roscoe
2013 --
The Butler
| Maynard
2009 --
A Day in the Life
| Sam
2009 --
The Way of War
| Mac
2007 --
American Gangster
| Bumpy Johnson (uncredited)
2007 --
Constellation
| Forest Boxer
2007 --
Mystery Woman: In the Shadows
| Philby
2006 --
Mystery Woman: Redemption
| Philby
2006 --
Mystery Woman: Oh Baby
| Philby
2006 --
Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery
| Philby
2006 --
Mystery Woman: At First Sight
| Philby
2005 --
Mystery Woman: Game Time
| Philby
2005 --
Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder
| Philby
2005 --
Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder
| Philby
2005 --
Mystery Woman: Snapshot
| Philby
2005 --
Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend
| Philby
2003 --
The X Team
| Zachary
2002 --
Happy Here and Now
| Bill
2001 --
Impostor
| Secretary of Defense (uncredited)
2001 --
Blue Hill Avenue
| Benny
2001 --
Mindstorm
| Walter Golden
2000 --
Ali: An American Hero
| Marcellus Clay
2000 --
Ritual
| Leron Becker
2000 --
Civility
| Glitterman
2000 --
Reindeer Games
| Merlin
1999 --
The General's Daughter
| Colonel George Fowler
1999 --
Life
| Winston Hancock
1998 --
The Legend of 1900
| Jelly Roll Morton
1998 --
Frogs for Snakes
| Huck Hanley
1998 --
Starstruck
| Jerry Wallace
1998 --
Half Baked
| Samson Simpson
1997 --
The Love Bug
| Chuck
1997 --
Hoodlum
| Bub Hewlett
1997 --
George Wallace
| Archie
1997 --
The Brave
| Father Stratton
1997 --
Sprung
| Grand Daddy
1996 --
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
| Coach Pratt
1996 --
The Silencers
| General Greenboro
1996 --
Encino Woman
| Javier
1996 --
The Road to Galveston
| Christopher, the Caretaker
1995 --
Judgement
| Bryant
1995 --
The Immortals
| Benny
1995 --
Tales from the Hood
| Mr. Simms (segment "Welcome to My Mortuary")
1994 --
Against the Wall
| Chaka
1994 --
Sugar Hill
| Arthur Romello "A.R." Skuggs
1993 --
Deadfall
| Dean
1993 --
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
| Raymond
1992 --
Deep Cover
| Taft
1991 --
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
| Deputy Sheriff Virgil
1990 --
Maniac Cop 2
| Blum
1990 --
Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice
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1988 --
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
| Kalinga
1988 --
Perfect Victims
| Lt. Kevin White
1987 --
Tough Guys Don't Dance
| Bolo
1987 --
The Last Innocent Man
| D.J. Johnson
1986 --
52 Pick-Up
| Bobby Shy
1984 --
Purple Rain
| Father
1984 --
The House of Dies Drear
| Mayhew Skinner
1979 --
The Return of Mod Squad
| Lincoln Hayes
1970 --
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
| Self (archive footage)
1963 --
The Cool World
| Blood