Clarence Williams III

Clarence Williams III

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...

Known For

The Legend of 1900

as Jelly Roll Morton

The Butler

as Maynard

The General's Daughter

as Colonel George Fowler

Cast Credits

The Butler

as Maynard

American Gangster

as Bumpy Johnson (uncredited)

Constellation

as Forest Boxer

Impostor

as Secretary of Defense (uncredited)

Mindstorm

as Walter Golden

Civility

as Glitterman

Ali: An American Hero

as Marcellus Clay

Ritual

as Leron Becker

The General's Daughter

as Colonel George Fowler

Life

as Winston Hancock

The Legend of 1900

as Jelly Roll Morton

Frogs for Snakes

as Huck Hanley

Starstruck

as Jerry Wallace