Portrait of Clarence Williams III

Acting

Clarence Williams III

Career

Active from 1964 to 2018, with a break from 1969 to 1978, busiest in 2005 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
22
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for The House of Dies Drear
The House of Dies Drear
GoodWatch score72/100

Characters

1

The characters Clarence Williams III played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 69 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Clarence Williams III Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wonder
    2.5, average 3.4
  • Coming of Age
    2.2, average 3.0
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.3, average 2.0
  • Cringe Humor
    1.5, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Amateur Sleuth 6
  • Cozy Mystery 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Small Town 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Hallmark Mystery 2
  • Light Suspense 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • 90s Nostalgia 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Wholesome Crime 2
  • Violent 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

92
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

4 titles ยท average score 67
American Nightmares
American Nightmares (2018)
GoodWatch score 43

as Roscoe

Empire
Empire (2015)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Huey Jarvis

The Butler
The Butler (2013)
GoodWatch score 70

as Maynard

Justified
Justified (2010)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Jones

2000s

30 titles ยท average score 57
Mystery Woman: In the Shadows
Mystery Woman: In the Shadows (2007)
GoodWatch score 67

as Philby

Mystery Woman: Oh Baby
Mystery Woman: Oh Baby (2006)
GoodWatch score 58

as Philby

Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery
Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery (2006)
GoodWatch score 64

as Philby

Mystery Woman: At First Sight
Mystery Woman: At First Sight (2006)
GoodWatch score 65

as Philby

Mystery Woman: Redemption
Mystery Woman: Redemption (2006)
GoodWatch score 57

as Philby

Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder
Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder (2005)
GoodWatch score 56

as Philby

Mystery Woman: Game Time
Mystery Woman: Game Time (2005)
GoodWatch score 66

as Philby

Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder
Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder (2005)
GoodWatch score 59

as Philby

Mystery Woman: Snapshot
Mystery Woman: Snapshot (2005)
GoodWatch score 58

as Philby

Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend
Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend (2005)
GoodWatch score 68

as Philby

Happy Here and Now
Happy Here and Now (2002)
GoodWatch score 48

as Bill

Reindeer Games
Reindeer Games (2000)
GoodWatch score 41

as Merlin

1990s

37 titles ยท average score 58
The General's Daughter
The General's Daughter (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

as Colonel George Fowler

The Legend of 1900
The Legend of 1900 (1998)
GoodWatch score 70

as Jelly Roll Morton

Half Baked
Half Baked (1998)
GoodWatch score 45

as Samson Simpson

Hoodlum
Hoodlum (1997)
GoodWatch score 56

as Bub Hewlett

The Brave
The Brave (1997)
GoodWatch score 38

as Father Stratton

Tales from the Hood
Tales from the Hood (1995)
GoodWatch score 64

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

Against the Wall
Against the Wall (1994)
GoodWatch score 65

as Chaka

Sugar Hill
Sugar Hill (1994)
GoodWatch score 41

as Arthur Romello "A.R." Skuggs

Deep Cover
Deep Cover (1992)
GoodWatch score 70

as Taft

Maniac Cop 2
Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
GoodWatch score 59

as Blum

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Lateef Miller

Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks (1990)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as FBI Agent Roger Hardy

1980s

14 titles ยท average score 62
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Grady

Perfect Victims
Perfect Victims (1988)
GoodWatch score 42

as Lt. Kevin White

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
GoodWatch score 61

as Kalinga

Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman (1987)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Benjamin Tatsa

The Last Innocent Man
The Last Innocent Man (1987)
GoodWatch score 54

as D.J. Johnson

52 Pick-Up
52 Pick-Up (1986)
GoodWatch score 58

as Bobby Shy

Purple Rain
Purple Rain (1984)
GoodWatch score 67

as Father

The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Mr. Thornehill

Miami Vice
Miami Vice (1984)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Maximilian 'Legba' Ildefonse

The House of Dies Drear
The House of Dies Drear (1984)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mayhew Skinner

T. J. Hooker
T. J. Hooker (1982)
GoodWatch score 42

TV show ยท as Phil Decker / Walker Redding

Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues (1981)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Lester Menley

1970s

3 titles ยท average score 74
The Return of Mod Squad
The Return of Mod Squad (1979)

as Lincoln Hayes

The Littlest Hobo
The Littlest Hobo (1979)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as David

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as John Cambridge

1960s

4 titles ยท average score 60
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad (1968)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Linc Hayes

The Danny Thomas Hour
The Danny Thomas Hour (1967)

TV show

Tarzan
Tarzan (1966)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

The Cool World
The Cool World (1964)
GoodWatch score 68

as Blood