Steven Williams was born on January 7,1949 and is an American actor in films and television.
19 Facts About Steven Williams
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Steven Williams is known for his roles as Captain Adam Fuller on 21 Jump Street, Lt.
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Steven Williams has been nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award and one NAACP Image Award.
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Steven Williams was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and was predominantly reared in Chicago.
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Steven Williams's parents were divorced, and he was raised at separate times by his father in Michigan, his mother in Chicago and by his maternal grandparents in Millington, Tennessee.
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Steven Williams later worked as a postal carrier, salesman, and model.
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Steven Williams was drafted into the United States Army, serving in the 2nd Armored Division, stationed in Gelnhausen, Germany and became Divisional Champion with the United States Army Boxing Team, Middleweight Division.
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Steven Williams made his acting debut in the 1975 film Cooley High.
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Steven Williams appeared in musical comedy The Blues Brothers as Trooper Mount, and played Lt.
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Steven Williams landed the role of Captain Adam Fuller, a senior police officer supervising younger cops, on Fox Network's TV series 21 Jump Street in 1987.
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Steven Williams replaced Frederic Forrest, who played a similar character, early in the series.
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Steven Williams continued playing the character until the series ended in 1991.
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Steven Williams recurred as X on the Fox hit science fiction series The X-Files.
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Steven Williams appeared as main character Russell "Linc" Lincoln, a bartender, in comedy Linc's.
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Steven Williams portrayed Rufus Turner in fantasy series Supernatural, and was Quentin in drama The Chi.
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Steven Williams portrayed an Army friend of the protagonist in MacGyver, and was Robin Dumars' father on Hangin' with Mr Cooper.
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In TV movies, Steven Williams was a Panamanian boat captain named Mo in Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story and portrayed pitcher Satchel Paige in The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson.
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Steven Williams was previously married to talent agent Ann Geddes.
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Steven Williams's eldest granddaughter is an artist based in Chicago and Los Angeles.