Biography
Clarence Williams III
Acting
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…
Career works
93
Movies
63
Series
30
Career average
6.4/10
Birth date
08/21/1939
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Date of death
06/04/2021
Filmography highlights
Movies
American Nightmares
2018 · 4.7
The Butler
2013 · 7.3
A Day in the Life
2009 · 5.8
The Way of War
2009 · 3.6
American Gangster
2007 · 7.6
Constellation
2007 · 5.8
Mystery Woman: In the Shadows
2007 · 6.3
The Blue Hour
2007 · 7.0
Mystery Woman: Redemption
2006 · 6.7
Mystery Woman: Oh Baby
2006 · 6.8
Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery
2006 · 6.5
Mystery Woman: At First Sight
2006 · 6.3
Mystery Woman: Game Time
2005 · 6.6
Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder
2005 · 5.2
Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder
2005 · 5.8
Series
Empire
2015 · 7.1
Justified
2010 · 8.0
Burn Notice
2007 · 7.5
Everybody Hates Chris
2005 · 8.1
American Dragon: Jake Long
2005 · 7.7
Miracles
2003 · 8.1
Fastlane
2002 · 6.5
The Legend of Tarzan
2001 · 7.0
Judging Amy
1999 · 7.5
George Wallace
1997 · 8.0
Millennium
1996 · 7.7
Profiler
1996 · 7.0
New York Undercover
1994 · 7.3
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993 · 7.0
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 · 7.9