Clarence Williams III, who played Linc Hayes in “The Mod Squad,” died at his home in Los Angeles after battling colon cancer, his director Peg Donegan told CNN in a proclamation Sunday.
Williams was 81.
Williams was brought into the world in New York City on August 21, 1939, as indicated by the assertion.
He started his career in a production of “Dark of the Moon,” and showed up on Broadway in “The Great Outdoors.”
His performance in “Slow Dance on the Killing Ground” won him a Theater World Award and a Tony nomination, the assertion said.
Alongside his theater performances, Williams likewise featured in a few shows and movies, including: “52 Pick-Up,” “Against the Wall,” “Reindeer Games,” “Purple Rain,” “The General’s Daughter,” “American Gangster,” “Half Baked” and “Lee Daniels’ The Butler.”
Williams is made due by his sister Sondra Pugh, daughter Jamey Phillips, niece Suyin Shaw, grandnephews Elliot Shaw and Ese Shaw and grandniece Azaria Verdin, the statement said.