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Clarence Williams III Never Heard of Prince Before ‘Purple Rain’

Clarence Williams III, a veteran actor who starred as Lincoln Hayes on the classic TV series 'The Mod Squad', has died after a battle with colon cancer. He was 81. Though Williams was best known for playing the brooding undercover cop in the 1968-73 ABC drama, he had quite a few acting credits under his belt. One of those included playing the troubled father in the 1984 musical film 'Purple Rain' opposite legendary singer Prince, who Williams had never heard of before the movie.