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Biography
Clifton Davis is an American stage and screen actor, songwriter, singer, and pastor.
Awards & recognition
- Theatre World Award · 1971
- Tony Award — Best Actor in a Musical · 1972 · nominated
Filmography28 titles
The First Family
as Clayton
as Clayton
New Amsterdam
2018as Pierre Pampil
2018as Pierre Pampil
Half & Half
2002as Pastor David Adams
2002as Pastor David Adams
Godfather of Harlem
2019as Honorable Elijah Muhammad
2019as Honorable Elijah Muhammad
Billions
2016as Judge Wailand
2016as Judge Wailand
The Good Fight
2017as Anthony Spiegel
2017as Anthony Spiegel
The Painting
2001as Thomas Ayers
2001as Thomas Ayers
Political Animals
2012as Reporter
2012as Reporter
Madam Secretary
2014as Ephraim Ware
2014as Ephraim Ware
Party of Five
1994as Martin Wilcox
1994as Martin Wilcox
Police Story
1973
1973
That's My Mama
as Clifton Curtis
as Clifton Curtis
Any Given Sunday
1999as Mayor Tyrone Smalls
1999as Mayor Tyrone Smalls
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996as Charles
1996as Charles
Survival of the Thickest
2023as Emmanuel
2023as Emmanuel
Halloweentown High
2004as Principal Flannigan
2004as Principal Flannigan
Iron Fist
2017as Lawrence Wilkins
2017as Lawrence Wilkins
Kingdom Come
2001as Charles Winslow
2001as Charles Winslow
Lost in the Stars
1974as Absalom
1974as Absalom
Clipped
as Elgin Baylor
as Elgin Baylor
Scott Joplin
1977as Chauvin
1977as Chauvin
The Love Boat
1977as Mr. Reeves
1977as Mr. Reeves
Max Keeble's Big Move
2001as Supt. Bobby 'Crazy Legs' Knebworth
2001as Supt. Bobby 'Crazy Legs' Knebworth
Beyond the Gates
2025as Vernon Dupree
2025as Vernon Dupree
What My Husband Doesn't Know
2012as Franklin
2012as Franklin
A Shot Through the Wall
2022as D.C. Walker
2022as D.C. Walker
Prayer Never Fails
2016as Michael Brown
2016as Michael Brown
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019as Self
2019as Self