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Clarence Williams III

1939 - 2021

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Clarence Williams III (August 21, 1939 – June 4, 2021) was an American actor. He was best known for his starring role as Linc Hayes on the television series The Mod Squad (1968-73). He also appeared in films such as Purple Rain, 52 Pick-Up, Tales from the Hood, Hoodlum, Deep Cover, Half Baked, Life, American Gangster, and Reindeer Games, and was a Tony Award-nominated stage actor. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Clarence Williams III is the 4,838th most popular actor (down from 4,534th in 2024), the 7,622nd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,646th in 2019) and the 2,208th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Clarence Williams III ranks 4,838 out of 13,578. Before her are Cecil Kellaway, Maurizio Arena, Kader Khan, Leighton Meester, Carol Ann Susi, and Roxanne Hart. After her are Peter Hermann, Agnes Ayres, Anna Lee, Martin Klebba, N. T. Rama Rao, and László Szabó.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Clarence Williams III ranks 413. Before her are Michael Learned, Jalal Dabagh, Greetje Kauffeld, Antoninho, Ian Hunter, and Heinrich Messner. After her are Jens Jørgen Hansen, Zhanna Yorkina, Jovan Miladinović, Dieter Quester, William Eggleston, and Eduard Kukan. Among people deceased in 2021, Clarence Williams III ranks 431. Before her are Orlando Martínez, Antoninho, Darlene Hard, Vladimir Korenev, Giovanni Zucchi, and Giacomo Capuzzi. After her are Michael Somare, Jan Sokol, Bashkim Fino, Jean Kalala N'Tumba, Michael Constantine, and Cyril Mango.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Clarence Williams III ranks 7,624 out of 20,380. Before her are George Kennan (1845), Gary Hall Jr. (1974), Margaret Avery (1944), Leighton Meester (1986), Carol Ann Susi (1952), and Roxanne Hart (1952). After her are Peter Hermann (1967), Agnes Ayres (1898), Louella Parsons (1881), Frank Norris (1870), Charles Francis Hall (1821), and Stith Thompson (1885).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Clarence Williams III ranks 2,209. Before her are Courtney Thorne-Smith (1967), Janis Paige (1922), Margaret Avery (1944), Leighton Meester (1986), Carol Ann Susi (1952), and Roxanne Hart (1952). After her are Peter Hermann (1967), Agnes Ayres (1898), Martin Klebba (1969), Margaret O'Brien (1937), Tracey Walter (1947), and Jon Gries (1957).

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