Deceased

How Did Clarence Williams III Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 81

Also known asClarence WilliamsGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn21/08/1939Born inNew York City, New York, USADied04/06/2021 (aged 81)Died inLos AngelesCausecolorectal cancerWikidataQ1562861 ↗TMDb#15864 ↗

Clarence Williams III was an American actor. He was best known for his starring role as Linc Hayes on the television series The Mod Squad (1968-73). He also appeared in films such as Purple Rain, 52 Pick-Up, Tales from the Hood, Hoodlum, Deep Cover, Half Baked, Life, American Gangster, and Reindeer Games, and was a Tony Award-nominated stage actor.

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Filmography77 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2015	EmpireSeries	Huey Jarvis	76
2013	The ButlerMovie	Maynard	74
2010	JustifiedSeries	Jones	71
2009	A Day in the LifeMovie	Sam	70
2009	The Way of WarMovie	Mac	70
2007	Burn NoticeSeries	Jean Pierre's Father	68
2007	American GangsterMovie	Bumpy Johnson (uncredited)	68
2007	Mystery Woman: In the ShadowsMovie	Philby	68
2007	ConstellationMovie	Forest Boxer	68
2006	Mystery Woman: RedemptionMovie	Philby	67
2006	Mystery Woman: At First SightMovie	Philby	67
2006	Mystery Woman: Oh BabyMovie	Philby	67
2005	Everybody Hates ChrisSeries	Tate	66
2005	Mystery Woman: Game TimeMovie	Philby	66
2005	American Dragon: Jake LongSeries	—	66
2005	Mystery Woman: Vision of a MurderMovie	Philby	66
2005	Mystery Woman: SnapshotMovie	Philby	66
2005	Mystery Woman: Sing Me a MurderMovie	Philby	66
2003	ABC's 50th Anniversary CelebrationMovie	Self	64
2003	MiraclesSeries	Dr. Bauer	64
2003	Blue Hill AvenueMovie	Benny	64
2002	FastlaneSeries	Mr. Hayes	63
2002	Happy Here and NowMovie	Bill	63
2001	ImpostorMovie	Secretary of Defense (uncredited)	62
2001	The Legend of TarzanSeries	(voice)	62
2000	Reindeer GamesMovie	Merlin	61
2000	CivilityMovie	Glitterman	61
2000	RitualMovie	Leron Becker	61
1999	Judging AmySeries	Joe McKenzie	60
1999	LifeMovie	Winston Hancock	60
1999	The General's DaughterMovie	Colonel George Fowler	60
1999	Last RitesMovie	Warden George Pierce	60
1998	The Legend of 1900Movie	Jelly Roll Morton	59
1997	HoodlumMovie	Bub Hewlett	58
1997	The BraveMovie	Father Stratton	58
1997	George WallaceMovie	Archie	58
1997	George WallaceSeries	Archie	58
1996	ProfilerSeries	Carl Adler	57
1996	MillenniumSeries	Patient Zero	57
1996	Encino WomanMovie	Javier	57
1996	The SilencersMovie	General Greenboro	57
1996	The Road to GalvestonMovie	Christopher, the Caretaker	57
1995	The ImmortalsMovie	Benny	56
1994	New York UndercoverSeries	Donald Brooks	55
1994	Against the WallMovie	Chaka	55
1994	Sugar HillMovie	Arthur Romello "A.R." Skuggs	55
1993	Walker, Texas RangerSeries	Deputy Commissioner Luther Dobbs	54
1993	Star Trek: Deep Space NineSeries	Omet'iklan	54
1993	Father & Son: Dangerous RelationsMovie	Raymond	54
1993	DeadfallMovie	Dean	54
1992	Deep CoverMovie	Taft	53
1991	My Heroes Have Always Been CowboysMovie	Deputy Sheriff Virgil	52
1990	Law & OrderSeries	Lateef Miller	51
1990	Twin PeaksSeries	FBI Agent Roger Hardy	51
1990	Nasty BoysSeries	John Culver	51
1990	Shades of L.A.Series	—	51
1990	Maniac Cop 2Movie	Blum	51
1990	Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone JusticeMovie	—	51
1989	Tales from the CryptSeries	Grady	50
1988	Perfect VictimsMovie	Lt. Kevin White	49
1987	Jake and the FatmanSeries	Benjamin Tatsa	48
1987	Tough Guys Don't DanceMovie	Bolo	48
1987	The Last Innocent ManMovie	D.J. Johnson	48
1986	52 Pick-UpMovie	Bobby Shy	47
1984	Miami ViceSeries	Maximilian 'Legba' Ildefonse	45
1984	The Cosby ShowSeries	Mr. Thornehill	45
1984	The House of Dies DrearMovie	Mayhew Skinner	45
1984	Purple RainMovie	Father	45
1982	T. J. HookerSeries	Phil Decker	43
1981	Hill Street BluesSeries	—	42
1979	The Littlest HoboSeries	David	40
1979	The Return of Mod SquadMovie	Lincoln Hayes	40
1970	King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisMovie	Self (archive footage)	31
1968	The Mod SquadSeries	Linc Hayes	29
1967	The Danny Thomas HourSeries	—	28
1966	TarzanSeries	—	27
1964	The Cool WorldMovie	Blood	25