Steven Williams
Steven Williams | |
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| Born | January 7, 1949 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Education | Wendell Phillips High School[1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1975–present |
Steven Williams (born January 7, 1949) is an American actor in films and television. He is known for his roles as Captain Adam Fuller on 21 Jump Street, Lt. Jefferson Burnett on The Equalizer, Det. August Brooks on L.A. Heat, X on The X-Files, Russell "Linc" Lincoln in Linc's, and Rufus Turner in Supernatural.
Life and career[]
Williams was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and raised in Chicago, where he attended Wendell Phillips High School.[1][2] Williams later worked as a postal carrier, salesman, and model.[3][4]
He is known for his role as Captain Adam Fuller on the Fox Network's TV series 21 Jump Street from 1987–91. He played Lt. Burnett on the CBS drama series The Equalizer in 1985. He later played Det. August Brooks on the short lived TNT series L.A. Heat in 1996. Steven also had a recurring role as X on the Fox hit science fiction series The X-Files. He starred as Russell "Linc" Lincoln in Linc's. He later played Rufus Turner in Supernatural.
He appeared in The Blues Brothers (1980) as Trooper Mount. Other film roles include playing Nester in the 1985 sequel film Missing in Action 2: The Beginning, and in the 1993 horror film Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday as bounty hunter Creighton Duke. Steven has also made many guest starring appearances on television shows, including The Dukes of Hazzard, The A-Team, Booker, MacGyver, Stargate SG-1, Martin, Veronica Mars, The Bernie Mac Show, Criminal Minds and iZombie.
Filmography[]
Film[]
- 1975 Cooley High as Jimmy Lee
- 1976 The Monkey Hustle as Manager
- 1980 The Blues Brothers as Trooper Mount
- 1983 Doctor Detroit as Junior Sweet
- 1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie as Bar Patron (segment "Time Out")
- 1985 Missing in Action 2: The Beginning as Captain David Nester
- 1985 Better Off Dead as Tree Trimmer
- 1986 House as Cop #4
- 1987 Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story as 'Mo'
- 1988 Under the Gun as Gallagher
- 1990 The Forbidden Dance as Weed
- 1993 Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday as Creighton Duke
- 1994 Corrina, Corrina as Anthony T. Williams
- 1995 Bloodfist VII: Manhunt as Captain Doyle
- 1998 The Sender as Lockwood
- 2001 The Elite as McKay
- 2001 Firetrap as Firefighter Chief Sheehan
- 2001 Route 666 as Fred 'Rabbit' Smith
- 2001 Van Hook as Colonel Jeffries
- 2003 Dark Wolf as Hartigan
- 2004 Sexual Life as Jerry's Father
- 2004 Guarding Eddy as Jack
- 2005 Graves End as Paul Rickman
- 2005 Halfway Decent as Cervondo
- 2006 Special Ops: Delta Force as Smithers
- 2007 Forfeit as Unknown
- 2008 Richard III as Lord Stanley
- 2008 Adventures of Power as Carlos
- 2008 Kings of the Evening as Mr. Gamba
- 2009 The Fear Chamber as Captain Bradley
- 2011 Breathe as Mr. Burgin
- 2011 3 Musketeers as Planchet
- 2011 Gamers as Unknown
- 2012 Who Killed Soul Glow? as Police Captain
- 2013 Last Curtain Call as George
- 2013 Jack the Giant Slayer as Master of Secrets
- 2013 The Call as Terrence (voice)
- 2014 22 Jump Street as Commissioner Adam Fuller (uncredited)
- 2014 Cru as Max
- 2015 My Favorite Five as Robert Colburn
- 2016 The Trust as Cliff
- 2016 The Stakelander as 'Doc' Earl
- 2017 It as Leroy Hanlon
- 2019 Velvet Buzzsaw as VA Janitor
- 2020 Birds of Prey as Captain Patrick Erickson
Television[]
- 1979 Dummy as Julius Lang
- 1981 The Marva Collins Story as McCloud
- 1982-1983 The Dukes of Hazzard as Leeman / Percy
- 1983 Wizards and Warriors as Unknown
- 1984 Remington Steele as Les Averback
- 1984 The A-Team as Eddie Devane
- 1984-1987 Hill Street Blues as Johnson / Sonny Freeman
- 1984-1985 Hunter as Parker LeMay / King Hayes
- 1985 The Equalizer as Lieutenant Jefferson Burnett
- 1985 International Airport as Frazier
- 1985 Silent Witness as Ted Gunning
- 1986 MacGyver as Charlie Robinson
- 1987 227 as Billy Bob
- 1987 Stingray as Unknown
- 1987-1991 21 Jump Street as Captain Adam Fuller
- 1989 Wiseguy as Jail Inmate
- 1989-1990 Booker as Captain Adam Fuller
- 1990 The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson as Satchel Paige
- 1991 The Whereabouts of Jenny as Mick
- 1991 The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage as Jack 'Black Jack' Savage
- 1991 The Heroes of Desert Storm as Sp4 Jonathan Alston
- 1992 In Living Color as Unknown
- 1992 Revolver as Ken Seymour
- 1993 Street Justice as Tyson
- 1994 seaQuest DSV as The President of The USA
- 1994 Deep Red as Sergeant Eldon James
- 1994 Martin as Simon
- 1994 Models Inc. as Marcus Ballard
- 1994 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as Captain
- 1994 Diagnosis: Murder as Butch Reilly
- 1995 University Hospital as John Jenkins
- 1995 Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story as Detective Sexton
- 1995 Sister, Sister as Gregg
- 1995 NYPD Blue as Lieutenant Nathan Stackhouse
- 1994-1996 Renegade as Major Peter Flood / Danny
- 1998 Suddenly Susan as Carl
- 1999 Total Recall 2070 as Jonas Brack
- 1994-2002 The X-Files as Mr. X
- 1996-1998 L.A. Heat as Detective August Brooks / Jake Rheams
- 1998-1999 Legacy as Isaac
- 1998-2000 Linc's as Russell 'Linc' Lincoln
- 1999 Any Day Now as Percy Tucker
- 2000 City of Angels as Emerill Jordan
- 2000-2003 Stargate SG-1 as General Maurice Vidrine
- 2001 Resurrection Blvd. as Jesse
- 2001 The Hughleys as Mr. Walker
- 2002 L.A. Law: The Movie as Albert Hutchinson
- 2003 Jake 2.0 as General Freewald
- 2003-2004 The Bernie Mac Show as Loyd
- 2005 Veronica Mars as Tom Daniels
- 2005 Monk as Sergeant Parnell
- 2005 Crimson Force as Williams
- 2005 Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire as Detective Mike Burton
- 2007 Criminal Minds S2:E22 "Legacy" as Captain Wright
- 2008 Desperate Housewives as Frank
- 2008-2016 Supernatural as Rufus Turner
- 2012 NTSF:SD:SUV:: as Alonzo Bearwalker
- 2012 Christmas Twister as Terry
- 2013 Belle's as Judge Crawford
- 2014 Bones as Pastor Desmond Simmons
- 2015 Fifty and Over Club as Lawson
- 2015 iZombie as Barber
- 2015 The Leftovers as Virgil
- 2015 Minority Report as Bridege Kane
- 2017 Training Day as 'Cannonball'
- 2018 The Chi as Quentin Dickinson
- 2019 True Detective as Junius Watts
- 2019 Ambitions as Stephen Carlisle
- 2019 Yellowstone as 'Cowboy'
- 2020 Locke & Key as Joe Ridgeway
- 2020 Stumptown as Lionel Hoffman
- 2021 Snowfall as Paul Davis
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b The Great Black Music Project, Steven Williams, actor
- ^ Chicago Tribune, Phillips High School is cradle of history , December 15, 2002.Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ Steven Williams Film Reference biography
- ^ "Steven Williams". www.thegreatblackmusicproject.org. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
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