Clarence Williams III

Clarence Williams III
Born	August 21, 1939 in New York City, New York, USA
Died	June 4, 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA from colon cancer
Notable Roles
Notable Episodes
Awards

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Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
The Mod Squad	Linc Hayes	1968–1973	1	2	3	4	5

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Tarzan	Sorda	2x14 - The Professional	January 5, 1968
T.J. Hooker	Billy Decker	2x17 - Sweet Sixteen and Dead	February 12, 1983
Hill Street Blues	Lester Minley	4x16 - Parting Is Such Sweep Sorrow	February 16, 1984
T.J. Hooker	Martin	3x22 - Deadlock	May 12, 1984
T.J. Hooker	Redding	4x19 - Homecoming	March 9, 1985
The Cosby Show	Mr. Thornhill	1x24 - Cliff's Birthday	May 9, 1985
Miami Vice	Legba	2x08 - Tale of the Goat	November 15, 1985
Twin Peaks	FBI Agent Roger Hardy	2x10 - Dispute Between Brothers	December 8, 1990
Twin Peaks	FBI Agent Roger Hardy	2x11 - Masked Ball	December 15, 1990
Jake and the Fatman		4x13 - I May Be Wrong	January 9, 1991
Tales from the Crypt	Grady	4x10 - Maniac at Large	August 19, 1992
New York Undercover	Donald Brooks	1x02 - Pilot	September 15, 1994
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	Omet'iklan	4x23 - To the Death	May 18, 1996
Millennium	Zero/Kramer	2x03 - Sense and Antisense	October 3, 1997
Walker, Texas Ranger	Deputy Commissioner Luther Dobbs	6x09 - Mr. Justice	November 22, 1997
Law & Order	Lateef Miller	11x06 - Burn Baby Burn	November 22, 2000
Judging Amy	Joe McKenzie	3x16 - Woman in Cacti With a Curled Up Rat	February 26, 2002
Judging Amy	Joe McKenzie	3x19 - Men Aren't Monsters	April 2, 2002
Fastlane	Mr. Hayes	1x19 - Overkill	March 28, 2003
Fastlane	Mr. Hayes	1x21 - Dosed (1)	April 18, 2003
Karen Sisco		1x10 - He Was a Friend of Mine	April 14, 2004
Burn Notice	Jean Pierre's father	2x14 - Truth & Reconciliation	February 19, 2009
Cold Case	Henry Walters	6x17 - Officer Down	March 15, 2009

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
The Return of the Mod Squad	Linc Hayes	May 18, 1979	The Mod Squad
The Hero Who Couldn't Read	Mr. Simpson	April 18, 1984	ABC Afterschool Specials
The Love Bug	Chuck (Special Appearance)	November 30, 1997	The Wonderful World of Disney

Awards and Accolades

NAACP Image Awards

(4 Nominations)

Trivia

• His father, Clay was a professional musician
• His grandparents were jazz & blues composer\pianist, Clarence Williams and singer\actress Eva Taylor
• Was raised by his paternal grandmother
• Spent two years as a paratrooper in C Company (506th Infantry) of the 101st Airborne Division
• Was married to actress Gloria Foster from 1967 to 1984