RIP LINC

[Mr Deeds]

For those of you old enough to remember Clarence Williams III passed away last Friday at the age of 81he played super cool Linc on the Mod squad back in the 60s it was one of my favorite shows when I was a kid.

Clarence Williams III Dies: ‘Linc’ On ‘The Mod Squad’, Star Was 81

Clarence Williams III, who was a Black power icon in the 1960s and 1970s as the cool detective “Linc Hayes” on television’s The Mod Squad, has died. Williams died in Los Angeles on Friday June 4 of colon cancer, according to his management Beyond The Mod Squad role, which lasted from 1968 to...

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[Robert Mugabe]

More like RIP Van Winkle. Talk about disappearing into a black hole.....

 

[bullitt]

did he play the doctor in 'Bullitt'. i should know, with this handle i know .

 

[unassuming]

RIP, he had the best afro on TV.

 

[anon1]

He was Prince's father in Purple Rain.

 

[unassuming]

did he play the doctor in 'Bullitt'. i should know, with this handle i know .

No, that was George Stanford Brown, you should be ashamed of yourself!

 

[bullitt]

No, that was George Stanford Brown, you should be ashamed of yourself!

your right!!.

 

[The Oracle]

Was in Deep Cover with Laurence Fishburne and Jeff Goldblum. A very underrated movie in it's day.

I always enjoyed his work.

 

[Ref]

I watched an episode of Mod Squad on line today and I was amazed at the number of character actors in the episode that are seen on numerous other shows throughout the 70's and 80's.

 

[spankingman]

I think he went to the same acting school as Jack Webb.Same deadpan delivery.