Steven Williams
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.[2]
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| Born | January 7, 1949 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Education | Wendell Phillips High School[1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1975–present |
Life and career
Williams was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and raised in Chicago, where he attended Wendell Phillips High School.[1][3] Williams later worked as a postal carrier, salesman, and model.[4][5]
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 a bounty hunter named 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
- Cooley High (1975) as Jimmy Lee
- The Monkey Hustle (1976) as The Manager
- The Blues Brothers (1980) as Trooper Mount
- Doctor Detroit (1983) as Junior Sweet
- Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) as Bar Patron (segment "Time Out")
- Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985) as Captain David Nester
- Better Off Dead (1985) as Tree Trimmer
- House (1986) as Cop #4
- Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story (1987) as Mo
- Under the Gun (1988) as Gallagher
- The Forbidden Dance (1990) as Weed
- Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993) as Creighton Duke
- Corrina, Corrina (1994) as Anthony T. Williams
- Bloodfist VII: Manhunt (1995) as Captain Doyle
- The Sender (1998) as Lockwood
- The Elite (2001) as McKay
- Firetrap (2001) as Firefighter Chief Sheehan
- Route 666 (2001) as Rabbit aka Fred
- Van Hook (2001) as Colonel Jeffries
- Dark Wolf (2003) as Hartigan
- Sexual Life (2004) as Jerry's Father
- Guarding Eddy (2004) as Jack
- Graves End (2005) as Paul Rickman
- Halfway Decent (2005) as Cervondo
- Special Ops: Delta Force (2006) as Smithers
- Forfeit (2007)
- Richard III (2008) as Lord Stanley
- Adventures of Power (2008) as Carlos
- Kings of the Evening (2008) as Mr. Gamba
- The Fear Chamber (2009) as Captain Bradley
- Breathe (2011) as Mr. Burgin
- 3 Musketeers (2011) as Planchet
- Gamers (2011)
- Who Killed Soul Glow? (2012) as Police Captain
- Last Curtain Call (2013) as George
- Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) as Master of Secrets
- The Call (2013) as Terrence (voice)
- 22 Jump Street (2014) as Commissioner Adam Fuller (uncredited)
- Cru (2014) as Max
- My Favorite Five (2015) as Robert Colburn
- The Trust (2016) as Cliff
- The Stakelander (2016) as Doc Earl
- It (2017) as Leroy Hanlon
- Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) as VA Janitor
- Birds of Prey (2020) as Captain Patrick Erickson
Television
- Dummy (1979) as Julius Lang
- The Marva Collins Story (1981) as McCloud
- The Dukes of Hazzard (1982, 1983) as Leeman / Percy
- Wizards and Warriors (1983)
- Remington Steele (1984) as Les Averback
- The A-Team (1984) as Eddie Devane
- Hill Street Blues (1984–1987) as Johnson / Sonny Freeman
- Hunter (1984–1985) as Parker LeMay / King Hayes
- The Equalizer (1985) as Lt. Jefferson Burnett
- International Airport (1985) as Frazier
- Silent Witness (1985) as Ted Gunning
- MacGyver (1986) as Charlie Robinson
- 227 (1987) as Billy Bob
- 21 Jump Street (1987–1991) as Captain Adam Fuller
- Wiseguy (1989) as Jail Inmate
- Booker (1989-1990) as Captain Adam Fuller
- The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990) as Satchel Paige
- The Whereabouts of Jenny (1991) as Mick
- The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage (1991) as Black Jack Savage
- The Heroes of Desert Storm (1991) as Sp4 Jonathan Alston
- In Living Color (1992)
- Revolver (1992) as Ken Seymour
- Street Justice (1993) as Tyson
- seaQuest DSV (1994) as The President of the USA
- Deep Red (1994) as Det. Sgt. Eldon James
- Martin (1994) as Simon
- Models Inc. (1994) as Marcus Ballard
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1994) as Captain
- Diagnosis: Murder (1994) as Butch Reilly
- University Hospital (1995) as John Jenkins
- Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story (1995) as Det. Sexton
- Sister, Sister (1995) as Gregg
- NYPD Blue (1995) as Lt. Nathan Stackhouse
- Renegade (1994-1996) as Major Peter Flood / Danny
- Suddenly Susan (1998) as Carl
- Total Recall 2070 (1999) as Jonas Brack
- The X-Files (1994-2002) as Mr. X
- L.A. Heat (1996–1998) as Det. August Brooks / Jake Rheams
- Legacy (1998-1999) as Isaac
- Linc's (1998-2000) as Russell 'Linc' Lincoln
- Any Day Now (1999) as Percy Tucker
- City of Angels (2000) as Emerill Jordan
- Stargate SG-1 (2000-2003) as General Maurice Vidrine
- Resurrection Blvd. (2001) as Jesse
- The Hughleys (2001) as Mr. Walker
- L.A. Law: The Movie (2002) as Albert Hutchinson
- Jake 2.0 (2003) as General Freewald
- The Bernie Mac Show (2003–2004) as Loyd
- Veronica Mars (2005) as Tom Daniels
- Monk (2005) as Sgt. Parnell
- Crimson Force (2005) as Williams
- Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire (2005) as Detective Mike Burton
- Desperate Housewives (2008) as Frank
- Criminal Minds (2008) as Mr. Wright
- Supernatural (2008–2016) as Rufus Turner
- NTSF:SD:SUV:: (2012) as Alonzo Bearwalker
- Christmas Twister (2012) as Terry
- Belle's (2013) as Judge Crawford
- Fifty and Over Club (2015) as Lawson
- iZombie (2015) as Barber
- The Leftovers (2015) as Virgil
- Minority Report (2015) as Bridege Kane
- Training Day (2017) as Cannonball
- The Chi (2018) as Quentin Dickinson
- True Detective (2019) as Junius Watts
- Ambitions (2019) as Stephen Carlisle
- Yellowstone (2019) as Cowboy
- Locke & Key (2020) as Joe Ridgeway
- Stumptown (2020) as Lionel Hoffman
References
- The Great Black Music Project, Steven Williams, actor
- "'Supernatural' actor Steven Williams loves his job". Nerd Alert News. 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
- 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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