Clarence Williams III -- best known for roles in 'The Mod Squad' and 'Purple Rain' -- has died at age 81.
on Sunday, sharing he died on Friday in Los Angeles due to colon cancer.
The Harlem native began his career in theater and went on to earn a Tony nomination in 1965 for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his work in From 1968 to 1973, he starred as undercover cop Lincoln Hayes on the ABC drama, Wesley Snipes and Michael Wright’s dad in 1993's
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