RIP: TALES FROM THE HOOD Star Clarence Williams III Dies at 81
Mike Sprague
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Tales From the Hood actor Clarence Williams III has died. He was 81. Williams died Friday in Los Angeles of colon cancer.
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His other films include Purple Rain, Sugar Hill, The Legend of 1900, 52 Pick-Up, The General’s Daughter, Reindeer Games, Against the Wall, George Wallace, I’m Gonna Git You Sucka, Deep Cover, Hoodlum, Life, Impostor, American Gangster, Lee Daniels’ The Butler, Twin Peaks, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Half-Baked with Dave Chappelle.
Williams was born on Aug. 21, 1939. Williams was married to actress Gloria Foster (Oracle in the first two Matrix movies) from 1967-84. He is survived by his sister Sondra Pugh, daughter Jamey Phillips, niece Suyin Shaw, grandnephews Elliot Shaw and Ese Shaw and grandniece Azaria Verdin.
Tales from the Hood synopsis:
A creepy mortician, Mr. Simms (Clarence Williams III), attempts to scare teenage drug dealer Stack (Joe Torry) and his friends straight by telling them four horrifying stories. One is about a guilt-riddled cop (Anthony Griffith) who goes crazy after ignoring his corrupt partner (Michael Massee). He also tells of a meek schoolboy (Brandon Hammond) with terrifying supernatural powers. Although the young thugs want to take their drugs and escape Mr. Simms, he still has two more tales to tell.
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