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Clarence Williams III
Clarence Williams III, Michael Cole, Peggy Lipton, Tige Andrews. Publicity photo for the The Mod Squad, a television series.
Born	August 21, 1939 (1939-08-21) (age 70) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1959–present
Spouse(s)	Gloria Foster (deceased)

Clarence Williams III (born August 21, 1939) is an American actor.

His first major acting role was as Lincoln Hayes on Aaron Spelling's TV series The Mod Squad. He has guest-starred in television shows such as Hill Street Blues, Miami Vice, The Highwayman, Twin Peaks, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Burn Notice, Everybody Hates Chris, and in a recurring role as Philby Cross in the Mystery Woman movie series on the Hallmark Channel. He has appeared in feature films such as Life, The Cool World, Deep Cover, Tales from the Hood, Half-Baked, Hoodlum, I'm Gonna Get You Sucka, The Legend of 1900, and Purple Rain. He also played a supportive role as George Wallace's fictional African-American butler and caretaker in the 1997 TNT TV Movie George Wallace

Williams was born in New York City. His grandfather was Clarence Williams, the jazz pianist and composer. He was raised by his grandmother. Williams was married to African-American actress Gloria Foster until her death on September 29, 2001. One of Williams's closest friends is actor Eric Braeden.^[1]

Williams' portrays Ellsworth Raymond "Bumpy" Johnson (1906–1968) in American Gangster, which was released on November 2, 2007. Johnson was an American gangster in Harlem in the early 20th century. Williams is not listed in the movie credits for the film.

References

External links

• Biography at Allmovie
• Clarence Williams III at the Internet Movie Database
• Clarence Williams III at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)