Clarence Williams III

Actor 1964–2018 (54 year career)

6.1 avg rating

Highest Rated

Twin Peaks

1990 · as FBI Agent Roger Hardy

8.3

The Legend of 1900

1998 · as Jelly Roll Morton

8.2

Everybody Hates Chris

2005 · as Tate

8.1

Known For

Film

American Gangster

Bumpy Johnson (uncredited)

Film

The Legend of 1900

Jelly Roll Morton

Film

The Butler

Maynard

Film

Life

Winston Hancock

Film

The General's Daughter

Colonel George Fowler

Film

Half Baked

Samson Simpson

Film

Purple Rain

Father

Film

Deep Cover

Taft

Filmography

Acting (92)

Movies (63)

American Nightmares

2018

as Roscoe

4.7

Snowbird

2016

as Bob

The Butler

as Maynard

A Day in the Life

as Sam

The Way of War

as Mac

American Gangster

as Bumpy Johnson (uncredited)

7.6

Mystery Woman: In the Shadows

as Philby

Constellation

as Forest Boxer

Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery

2006

as Philby

6.2

Mystery Woman: Redemption

2006

as Philby

6.6

Mystery Woman: Oh Baby

2006

as Philby

6.8

Mystery Woman: At First Sight

2006

as Philby

6.3

Mystery Woman: Snapshot

2005

as Philby

6.6

Mystery Woman: Game Time

2005

as Philby

6.6

Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder

2005

as Philby

5.1

Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder

2005

as Philby

5.4

Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend

as Philby

The Extreme Team

as Zachary

Blue Hill Avenue

as Benny

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

2003

as Self

Happy Here and Now

2002

as Bill

4.3

Impostor

2001

as Secretary of Defense (uncredited)

Mindstorm

as Walter Golden

Reindeer Games

as Merlin

Ali: An American Hero

as Marcellus Clay

Civility

as Glitterman

Ritual

as Leron Becker

Life

as Winston Hancock

The General's Daughter

1999

as Colonel George Fowler

The Legend of 1900

as Jelly Roll Morton

Half Baked

as Samson Simpson

Starstruck

as Jerry Wallace

Frogs for Snakes

as Huck Hanley

Hoodlum

as Bub Hewlett

The Love Bug

as Chuck

The Brave

as Father Stratton

Sprung

as Grand Daddy

George Wallace

as Archie

The Road to Galveston

1996

as Christopher, the Caretaker

Encino Woman

as Javier

The Silencers

as General Greenboro

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

as Coach Pratt

The Immortals

as Benny

Tales from the Hood

as Mr. Simms (segment "Welcome to My Mortuary")

Judgement

as Bryant

Sugar Hill

as Arthur Romello "A.R." Skuggs

5.6

Against the Wall

1994

as Chaka

6.1

Father & Son: Dangerous Relations

as Raymond

Deadfall

as Dean

Deep Cover

as Taft

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

1991

as Deputy Sheriff Virgil

6.1

Maniac Cop 2

1990

as Blum

5.9

Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice

1990

5.5

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

as Kalinga

Perfect Victims

as Lt. Kevin White

Tough Guys Don't Dance

1987

as Bolo

4.7

The Last Innocent Man

as D.J. Johnson

52 Pick-Up

as Bobby Shy

Purple Rain

as Father

The House of Dies Drear

1984

as Mayhew Skinner

The Return of Mod Squad

1979

as Lincoln Hayes

5.0

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970

as Self (archive footage)

7.1

The Cool World

1964

as Blood

5.4

Television (29)

Empire

as Huey Jarvis

Justified

as Jones

Burn Notice

as Jean Pierre's Father

7.5

American Dragon: Jake Long

2005

7.7

Everybody Hates Chris

as Tate

Miracles

as Dr. Bauer

Fastlane

as Mr. Hayes

The Legend of Tarzan

as (voice)

Judging Amy

as Joe McKenzie

George Wallace

as Archie

Millennium

as Patient Zero

Profiler

as Carl Adler

New York Undercover

as Donald Brooks

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993

as Omet'iklan

7.9

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993

as Deputy Commissioner Luther Dobbs

Law & Order

as Lateef Miller

Twin Peaks

as FBI Agent Roger Hardy

Shades of L.A.

Tales from the Crypt

as Grady

Nasty Boys

as John Culver

Jake and the Fatman

as Benjamin Tatsa

Miami Vice

as Maximilian 'Legba' Ildefonse

The Cosby Show

as Mr. Thornehill

T. J. Hooker

as Phil Decker

Hill Street Blues

The Littlest Hobo

as David

The Mod Squad

The Danny Thomas Hour

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