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Clarence Williams III, actor in The Mod Squad and countless TV shows, has died at 81 June 6, 2021 / 8:43 PM / AP Clarence Williams III, who played the cool undercover cop Linc Hayes on the counterculture series The Mod Squad and Prince s father in Purple Rain, has died. He was 81. Williams died Friday at his home in Los Angeles after a battle with colon cancer, his manager Allan Mindel said Sunday. Tributes came quickly on social media from both those who worked with Williams and those who admired him for his trailblazing roles and impactful performances. Tales from the Hood director Rusty Cundieff tweeted that his sadness over Williams passing, cannot be overstated. His artistry and sheer coolness was extraordinary. I will forever be in his debt for his brilliant performance in Tales From the Hood. Loved working with him! Blessed travels good sir! ....
Clarence Williams III, a star of Mod Squad, is dead at 81 The Mod Squad, which ran from 1968 to 1973, was one of the first of its kind a prime-time network series that focused on members of the hippie generation at the same time that it exploited them. by Anita Gates (NYT NEWS SERVICE) .- Clarence Williams III, the reflectively intense actor who starred as Linc Hayes, the young, hip undercover police officer with the perfect Afro and a way with the word solid on ABCs The Mod Squad, died Friday in Los Angeles. He was 81. The cause was colon cancer, his manager, Allan Mindel, said. ....
His breakout role would come with “The Mod Squad,” which he led with Peggy Lipton and Michael Cole. Bill Cosby had seen Williams perform and told Aaron Spelling he should consider him for the role of Linc. The show ran on ABC from 1968 through 1973. A trailblazing show for attempting to portray the hippie generation of the time, “The Mod Squad” was a star-maker for all three. But roles were not quick to follow for Williams. He appeared on Broadway opposite Maggie Smith in Tom Stoppard’s “Night and Day” in 1979 before getting cast as the troubled father in “Purple Rain,” which came out in 1984. ....