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Clarence Williams III (1939-2021) was an American actor. Williams played the character of Linc Hayes in the police television series The Mod Squad from 1968 to 1973. He also appeared in films such as Purple Rain, 52 Pick-Up, Tales from the Hood, Half Baked, and Reindeer Games. His IMDb page shows 99 acting credits from 1959 to 2018. This page will rank Clarence Williams III movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition. Some of his movies that do not appear to have been in North American theaters were not included.
Clarence Williams III Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
2007
American Gangster (2007)
1984
Purple Rain (1984)
2013
Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013)
1999
The General's Daughter (1999)
1999
Life (1999)
1959
Pork Chop Hill (1959)
1992
Deep Cover (1992)
1997
Hoodlum (1997)
1993
Sugar Hill (1993)
1998
The Legend of 1900 (1998)
1995
Tales from the Hood (1995)
1988
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
1991
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991)
2001
Blue Hill Avenue (2001)
1990
Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
1986
52 Pick-Up (1986)
1995
The Immortals (1995)
2001
Impostor (2001)
2000
Reindeer Games (2000)
1997
The Brave (1997)
Film Festival Circuit Only
1987
The Last Innocent Man (1987)
HBO Movie
1997
Sprung (1997)
1998
Half Baked (1998)
2002
Happy Here and Now (2005)
2009
A Day In The Life (2009)
1987
Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
2018
American Nightmares (2018)
2005
Constellation (2007)
1993
Deadfall (1993)
Clarence Williams III Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Clarence Williams III movies by co-stars of his movies.
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- Sort Clarence Williams III movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each Clarence Williams III movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Woody Strode movie won.
- Sort Clarence Williams III movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews, and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
1 | American Gangster (2007) | Denzel Washington & Russell Crowe |
130.20 | 203.9 | 417.50 | 18 | 81 | 02 / 00 | 97.9 | |
2 | Purple Rain (1984) | Prince | 68.40 | 219.4 | 219.40 | 12 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 93.3 | |
3 | Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013) | Forest Whitaker & Oprah Winfrey |
116.60 | 154.6 | 234.20 | 29 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 90.3 | |
4 | The General's Daughter (1999) | John Travolta & Madeleine Stowe |
102.70 | 218.8 | 218.80 | 19 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 86.9 | |
5 | Life (1999) | Eddie Murphy & Martin Lawrence |
63.90 | 136.1 | 156.30 | 36 | 61 | 01 / 00 | 86.2 | |
6 | Pork Chop Hill (1959) | Gregory Peck | 5.60 | 100.1 | 100.10 | 44 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 74.6 | |
7 | Deep Cover (1992) | Laurence Fishburne & Jeff Goldblum |
16.60 | 43.2 | 43.20 | 74 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 71.4 | |
8 | Hoodlum (1997) | Laurence Fishburne & Tim Roth |
23.50 | 55.2 | 55.20 | 82 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 64.0 | |
10 | Sugar Hill (1993) | Wesley Snipes & Michael Wright |
18.20 | 47.5 | 47.50 | 79 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 57.8 | |
9 | The Legend of 1900 (1998) | Tim Roth & Pruitt Taylor Vince |
0.20 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 230 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 57.1 | |
11 | Tales from the Hood (1995) | Clarence Williams III & Corbin Bernsen |
11.80 | 29.3 | 29.30 | 105 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 53.0 | |
12 | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) | Keenen Ivory Wayans & Jim Brown |
13.00 | 34.2 | 34.20 | 73 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 52.9 | |
13 | My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991) | Scott Glenn & Kate Capshaw |
3.60 | 9.2 | 9.20 | 133 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 44.4 | |
14 | Blue Hill Avenue (2001) | Allen Payne | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 379 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 41.4 | |
15 | Maniac Cop 2 (1990) | Robert Davi | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 264 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 30.9 | |
17 | 52 Pick-Up (1986) | Roy Scheider & Ann-Margret |
5.20 | 15.1 | 15.10 | 100 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 28.6 | |
16 | The Immortals (1995) | Eric Roberts | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 270 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 28.2 | |
18 | Impostor (2001) | Gary Sinise | 6.30 | 12.0 | 12.00 | 143 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 23.7 | |
20 | Reindeer Games (2000) | Ben Affleck & Charlize Theron |
23.40 | 50.9 | 70.10 | 90 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 23.4 | |
18 | The Brave (1997) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Marlon Brando & Directed by Johnny Depp |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 288 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.2 | |
20 | The Last Innocent Man (1987) HBO Movie |
Ed Harris | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 266 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.3 | |
22 | Sprung (1997) | Tisha Campbell-Martin & Rusty Cundieff |
7.60 | 17.8 | 17.80 | 124 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 20.8 | |
21 | Half Baked (1998) | Dave Chappelle & Tracy Morgan |
17.50 | 40.1 | 40.10 | 90 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 19.5 | |
22 | Happy Here and Now (2005) | Ally Sheedy | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 371 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 13.0 | |
23 | A Day In The Life (2009) | Michael K. Williams | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 326 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.5 | |
26 | Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987) | Ryan O'Neal | 0.90 | 2.4 | 2.40 | 184 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 4.6 | |
27 | American Nightmares (2018) | Danny Trejo | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 302 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.5 | |
28 | Constellation (2007) | Zoe Saldana & Billy Dee Williams |
0.30 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 257 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 1.2 | |
29 | Deadfall (1993) | Michael Biehn & James Coburn |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 270 | 19 | 00 / 00 | 0.1 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Clarence Williams III
- Clarence Williams III was raised by his musical grandparents, the legendary jazz and boogie-woogie composer/pianist Clarence Williams, who wrote such classics as “T’Aint Nobody’s Business If I Do” and “Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home,” and blues singer Eva Taylor.
2. Clarence Williams III became interested in acting after accidentally walking onto a stage at a theater below a Harlem YMCA.
3. Clarence Williams III was nominated for Broadway’s 1965 Tony Award® as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) for “Slow Dance on the Killing Ground.”
4. Clarence Williams’ breakout television role was as undercover cop Linc Hayes on the popular ABC counterculture police television series The Mod Squad (1968).
5. Clarence Williams III, Olga Karlatos, and Apollonia Kotero were the only professional actors in the entire cast of 1984’s Purple Rain.
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