Clarence Williams III

Clarence Williams III

1939-08-21 New York City, New York, USA 61 Credits

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...

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American Nightmares

American Nightmares

2018

as Roscoe

4.8
Acting

Two voyeuristic nerds are hacking the devices of people as they themselves are hacked by the feed from story tellers Mister Malevolent and Mystic Woma...

The Butler

The Butler

2013

as Maynard

7.3
Acting

A look at the life of Cecil Gaines, who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as...

A Day in the Life

A Day in the Life

2009

as Sam

5.5
Acting

Onyx rapper Sticky Fingaz directs and stars in this hip-hop musical about a gangster who gets caught up in a bloody war between two feuding crime fami...

The Way of War

The Way of War

2009

as Mac

3.6
Acting

Paramilitary operative David Wolfe stumbles upon an international conspiracy connecting presidential cabinet members to a Middle Eastern terrorist plo...

American Gangster

American Gangster

2007

as Bumpy Johnson (uncredited)

7.6
Acting

Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American...

Constellation

Constellation

2007

as Forest Boxer

4.8
Acting

Constellation chronicles the lives and loves of an African-American family in the deep South as they are forced to come to terms with a tumultuous pas...

Mystery Woman: In the Shadows

Mystery Woman: In the Shadows

2007

as Philby

6.1
Acting

While searching for a KGB double agent who was about to be exposed by another Russian spy-turned-successful author, mystery bookstore owner Samantha K...

Mystery Woman: Redemption

Mystery Woman: Redemption

2006

as Philby

6.6
Acting

Samantha Kinsey is the owner of the Mystery Woman bookstore and an expert in criminology. This time she will have to solve the murder of a war veteran...

Mystery Woman: Oh Baby

Mystery Woman: Oh Baby

2006

as Philby

6.8
Acting

A couple accused of a murder go on the run, leaving their baby in the care of bookshop owner & amateur sleuth Samantha Kinsey. Can Samantha look a...

Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery

Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery

2006

as Philby

6.2
Acting

When former TV star Clint Taylor brings his Wild West show into town, murder becomes the featured attraction for bookstore owner Samantha Kinsey. Sama...

Mystery Woman: At First Sight

Mystery Woman: At First Sight

2006

as Philby

6.3
Acting

After dating hot doctor Ben, cued by Cassie, mystery woman sets out to discover in a tiny town her birth mother trough Victor Short, the diner-managin...

Mystery Woman: Game Time

Mystery Woman: Game Time

2005

as Philby

6.6
Acting

Samantha (Kellie Martin) awaits the arrival of a famous writer who will sign copies in her bookstore when, coincidentally, an old acquaintance comes w...

Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder

Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder

2005

as Philby

5.1
Acting

Sam lands a job photographing a new spa in Southern California for their brochure and brings her best friend Cassie along to enjoy some pampering. Whe...

Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder

Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder

2005

as Philby

5.4
Acting

Murder is something to sing about when Mystery Woman Samantha Kinsey-an expert in pulp fiction, and increasingly proficient when it comes to real-life...

Mystery Woman: Snapshot

Mystery Woman: Snapshot

2005

as Philby

6.6
Acting

Amateur sleuth Samantha Kinsey's latest case has her trying to figure out who killed her best friend Barbara after she was left out of her family's wi...

Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend

Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend

2005

as Philby

7.2
Acting

She's an avid mystery lover and bookseller, for whom crime has been comfortably confined to the pages of her favorite novels-until a real-life murder ...

Blue Hill Avenue

Blue Hill Avenue

2003

as Benny

7.1
Acting

A child of a middle class home with solid moral values is lured into a world of crime and corruption.

The Extreme Team

The Extreme Team

2003

as Zachary

3.1
Acting

A secret Black Ops rescue team made up of Gen X extreme sport athletes go to New Zealand to save a former member that has been kidnapped.

Happy Here and Now

Happy Here and Now

2002

as Bill

4.5
Acting

When her sister suddenly vanishes, a young girl sets out to find her, desperately searching the internet for clues. Joining her is an ex-CIA agent, wh...

Impostor

Impostor

2001

as Secretary of Defense (uncredited)

6.1
Acting

A top-secret government weapons designer is arrested by a clandestine government organization on suspicion of being a clone created by the hostile ali...

Mindstorm

Mindstorm

2001

as Walter Golden

3.2
Acting

A psychic's investigation into the disappearance of a Senator's daughter leads her to a dangerous cult and the truth about her mysterious past.

Civility

Civility

2000

as Glitterman

2.0
Acting

Cade Russo must reluctantly return home to Civility, Arizona to attend his father's funeral, and more importantly to him, the reading of the will. Cad...

Ali: An American Hero

Ali: An American Hero

2000

as Marcellus Clay

4.8
Acting

Ali: An American Hero is an American television movie which aired on August 31, 2000 on FOX. It chronicles portions of the career of heavyweight boxer...

Ritual

Ritual

2000

as Leron Becker

5.5
Acting

A young man drops out of college to fix his family when he senses something is terribly wrong at home.

Reindeer Games

Reindeer Games

2000

as Merlin

5.7
Acting

After assuming his dead cellmate's identity to get with his girlfriend, an ex-con finds himself the reluctant participant in a casino heist.

The General's Daughter

The General's Daughter

1999

as Colonel George Fowler

6.4
Acting

When the body of Army Capt. Elisabeth Campbell is found on a Georgia military base, two investigators, Warrant Officers Paul Brenner and Sara Sunhill,...

Life

Life

1999

as Winston Hancock

6.7
Acting

Two men in 1930s Mississippi become friends after being sentenced to life in prison together for a crime they did not commit.

The Legend of 1900

The Legend of 1900

1998

as Jelly Roll Morton

8.3
Acting

The story of a virtuoso piano player who lives his entire life aboard an ocean liner. Born and raised on the ship, 1900 learned about the outside worl...

Frogs for Snakes

Frogs for Snakes

1998

as Huck Hanley

2.5
Acting

A group of unemployed theater actors survive by working as illegal money collectors. The loan shark they are working for owns an Off-Broadway theater....

Starstruck

Starstruck

1998

as Jerry Wallace

5.1
Acting

An aspiring screenwriter in Los Angeles befriends a washed up, former teen idol and develops an unhealthy relationship with him.

Half Baked

Half Baked

1998

as Samson Simpson

6.3
Acting

Three lovable party buds try to bail their friend out of jail. But just when the guys have mastered a plan, everything comes dangerously close to goin...

The Love Bug

The Love Bug

1997

as Chuck

5.7
Acting

The inimitable VW Beetle is losing all his races and destined for the scrap heap until mechanic Hank takes him over and gives him a new lease of life....

Hoodlum

Hoodlum

1997

as Bub Hewlett

6.4
Acting

In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harle...

George Wallace

George Wallace

1997

as Archie

6.8
Acting

George Wallace is a 1997 television film starring Gary Sinise as George Wallace, the former Governor of Alabama. It was directed by John Frankenheimer...

The Brave

The Brave

1997

as Father Stratton

6.0
Acting

A down-on-his-luck American Indian recently released from jail is offered the chance to "star" as the victim of a snuff film, the resulting pay of whi...

Sprung

Sprung

1997

as Grand Daddy

5.4
Acting

Two pairs of best friends - Montel & Clyde and Brandy & Adina meet at the party, where Clyde makes Adina think he is very rich and gets her in...

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

1996

as Coach Pratt

7.1
Acting

A dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle), with a lot of factual based occurrences. A reformed junkie returns from prison...

The Silencers

The Silencers

1996

as General Greenboro

4.4
Acting

U.S. Senator is assassinated by Men in Black, mysterious organization which suppresses all knowledge about UFOs. Agent Rafferty from the U.S. Secret ...

Encino Woman

Encino Woman

1996

as Javier

4.0
Acting

After thawing, a young prehistoric woman, Lucy, gets herself taken care of by David, a young intern at a marketing firm. Working on a campaign ad for ...

The Road to Galveston

The Road to Galveston

1996

as Christopher, the Caretaker

3.0
Acting

Jordan Roosevelt, at 65, found herself alone, destitute, and depressed. Up against the wall, she took heart from the suggestion of a friend, a blind w...

Judgement

Judgement

1995

as Bryant

7.0
Acting

In Judgement County, Texas, a rookie cop gets the ultimate test when an APB for a child killer fits the general description of a man he stops for spee...

The Immortals

The Immortals

1995

as Benny

5.7
Acting

An elaborate heist unites 8 strangers in a simultaneous assault on targets all over the city- and explodes in a hailstorm of gunfire and high-speed ch...

Tales from the Hood

Tales from the Hood

1995

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

6.3
Acting

A strange mortician tells four horrific tales to three drug dealers that he traps in their local funeral parlor.

Against the Wall

Against the Wall

1994

as Chaka

6.1
Acting

In 1971, a warden at Attica Penitentiary is caught up in a hostage crisis when inmates take over the prison to demand better living conditions.

Sugar Hill

Sugar Hill

1994

as Arthur Romello "A.R." Skuggs

5.6
Acting

In the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, the Mafia steps in when a drug dealer quits his partner and brother to lead a straight life with his girl...

Deadfall

Deadfall

1993

as Dean

4.0
Acting

After he accidentally kills his father, Mike, during a sting, Joe tries to carry out Mike's dying wish by recovering valuables that Mike's twin brothe...

Father & Son: Dangerous Relations

Father & Son: Dangerous Relations

1993

as Raymond

6.0
Acting

An estranged father and son are paroled from the same maximum-security prison with one unusual condition, they must become roommates. Their severed bo...

Deep Cover

Deep Cover

1992

as Taft

6.8
Acting

Black police officer Russell Stevens applies for a special anti-drug squad which targets the highest boss of cocaine delivery to LA—the Colombian fore...

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

1991

as Deputy Sheriff Virgil

6.1
Acting

H.D. Dalton is a champion rodeo rider whose career is ruined after being gored by a bull. He returns home to discover things have drastically changed ...

Maniac Cop 2

Maniac Cop 2

1990

as Blum

5.9
Acting

After being framed by corrupt superiors and brutally assaulted in prison, Officer Matt Cordell teams up with a vicious serial killer to track down tho...

Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice

Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice

1990

5.5
Acting
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

1988

as Kalinga

6.4
Acting

Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war on Mr. Big, powerful local crimel...

Perfect Victims

Perfect Victims

1988

as Lt. Kevin White

4.4
Acting

A psycho who has contracted AIDS blames women for his disease, and begins to stalk and kill beautiful girls.

Tough Guys Don't Dance

Tough Guys Don't Dance

1987

as Bolo

4.8
Acting

Tim Madden awakens one morning to discover a fresh tattoo on his arm, his car covered in blood, his girlfriend in bed with the town sheriff, and a wom...

The Last Innocent Man

The Last Innocent Man

1987

as D.J. Johnson

5.2
Acting

A retired criminal lawyer is persuaded to take on one more case and becomes involved with his client's wife.

52 Pick-Up

52 Pick-Up

1986

as Bobby Shy

6.0
Acting

Harry Mitchell is a successful Los Angeles manufacturer whose wife is running for city council. His life is turned upside down when three blackmailers...

Purple Rain

Purple Rain

1984

as Father

6.7
Acting

A victim of his own anger, the Kid is a Minneapolis musician on the rise with his band, the Revolution, escaping a tumultuous home life through music....

The House of Dies Drear

The House of Dies Drear

1984

as Mayhew Skinner

Acting

A young black man and his family move into a home in rural Ohio and discover that during the Civil War it was used by a Dutch immigrant to smuggle run...

The Return of Mod Squad

The Return of Mod Squad

1979

as Lincoln Hayes

5.0
Acting

Pete, Linc and Julie are called back to the force when a series of sniper attacks are made on their old boss. But the three soon discover that they th...

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970

as Self (archive footage)

7.1
Acting

Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional activi...

The Cool World

The Cool World

1963

as Blood

5.3
Acting

A fifteen-year-old boy wants to buy a gun from an adult racketeer named Priest, in order to become president of the gang to which he belongs, and to r...