About
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...
Known for
Law & OrderSeries • 1990
Star Trek: Deep Space NineSeries • 1993
Twin PeaksSeries • 1990
Miami ViceSeries • 1984
Hill Street BluesSeries • 1981
Burn NoticeSeries • 2007
Judging AmySeries • 1999
The Cosby ShowSeries • 1984
EmpireSeries • 2015
JustifiedSeries • 2010
T. J. HookerSeries • 1982
Walker, Texas RangerSeries • 1993
MillenniumSeries • 1996
Everybody Hates ChrisSeries • 2005
Tales from the CryptSeries • 1989
Jake and the FatmanSeries • 1987
ProfilerSeries • 1996
New York UndercoverSeries • 1994
American Dragon: Jake LongSeries • 2005
The Legend of TarzanSeries • 2001
American GangsterMovie • 2007
The Mod SquadSeries • 1968
TarzanSeries • 1966
FastlaneSeries • 2002