Ellis Williams Biography (1951-)

Born June 28, 1951, in Brunswick, GA.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: June 28, 1951; Brunswick, Georgia, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Reverend McCook and drunk, Sancocho, Joseph Papp Public Theatre, LuEsther Hall, New York City, 1979
Third player, Spell #7, Joseph Papp Public Theatre, Anspacher Theatre, New York City, 1979
Chaplain, cook, recruiting officer, and soldier, Mother Courage and Her Children, Joseph Papp Public Theatre, Newman Theatre, New York City, 1980
Pirate and police officer, The Pirates of Penzance (opera), Uris Theatre, New York City, 1981
Joe, Solomon's Child, Little Theatre, New York City, 1982
(As Ellis "Skeeter" Williams) Fighter, Requiem for a Heavyweight,Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1985
(As Ellis E. Williams) Tonton Julian, Once on This Island, Playwrights' Horizons, Booth Theatre, New York City, 1990-91, later produced as a benefit performance, Cadillac Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 2002
Distant Fires, Los Angeles area production, c. 1994
Blade to the Heat, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, c. 1995
(As Ellis E. Williams) Vantyle, Joe Louis Blues, Tiffany Theater,Los Angeles, 2001
Orestes, HERE Arts Center, New York City, 2001
Appeared in other productions, including The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel.
Film Appearances
Watcher, The Brother from Another Planet, Cinecom International, 1984, restored version released by IFC Films, 2003
Eddie's uncle, Eddie Murphy Raw (also known as Raw), Paramount, 1987
Davey, Second Sight, Warner Bros., 1989
Demon limousine driver, Def by Temptation, Troma, 1990
Slick shot, Backstreet Dreams (also known as Backstreet Strays), Vidmark Entertainment, 1990
Bobby, Hangin' with the Homeboys, New Line Cinema, 1991
Teddy Halloran, Strictly Business, Warner Bros., 1991
Bridge guard, Me and Veronica, Arrow Releasing, 1992
Metal detector guard, The Saint of Fort Washington, Warner Bros.,1993
Frankman, Drop Squad, Gramercy, 1994
Tenant, The Little Death, Island Pictures, 1995
(As Ellis E. Williams) Brother Gaglio, The Glimmer Man, Warner Bros., 1996
Chief of security, Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (also knownas Lawnmower Man 2: Jobe's War), New Line Cinema, 1996
(As Ellis E. Williams) Police officer at crime scene, Eye for an Eye, Paramount, 1996
Clerk in liquor store, A River Made to Drown In, Showcase Entertainment, 1997
(As Ellis E. Williams) Cockatoo bartender, Jackie Brown, Miramax,1997
(As Ellis E. Williams) Newark Porter, 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag, Orion, 1997
(As Ellis E. Williams) Minister, Love Stinks, Independent Artists,1999
Sameel, Tropical Charlene, Big Belly Films/Cataland Films, 1999
Luke Pinnafore, Attention Shoppers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2000
(As Ellis E. Williams) Second security guard, The Adventures of Rocky& Bullwinkle (also known as Die Abenteuer von Rocky und Bullwinkle), Universal, 2000
(As Ellis E. Williams) Family photo man, Ali, Columbia, 2001
(As Ellis E. Williams) Winston, Chasing Destiny, Artist View Entertainment, 2001
(Uncredited) Woodrow "Bud" Slocumb, Kingdom Come, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
(As Ellis E. Williams) Reverend Tate, Antwone Fisher, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
(As Ellis E. Williams) Charlie Hayes, The Battle of Shaker Heights, Miramax, 2003
(As Ellis E. Williams) GSA teacher, Elephant, Fine Line, 2003

Alfred, Coming Up Easy, Lucky Head Films/Wild Wind Films, 2004
(As Ellis E. Williams) Scholarship president, The Girl Next Door,Twentieth Century-Fox, 2004
Film Work
Member of loop group, Music Box, TriStar, 1989
Television Appearances
Series
(As Ellis E. Williams) Henry Hughley, The Hughleys, ABC, 1998-2002
Movies
Peter, Mary Silliman's War, Lifetime, 1994
Evidence attendant, Above Suspicion (also known as The Rhinehart Theory), HBO, 1995
(As Ellis E. Williams) Man, The Right to Remain Silent, Showtime,1996
Alien Nation: Millennium, Fox, 1996
(As Ellis E. Williams) Reverend, Running Mates, TNT, 2000
Specials
Jacob, Rituals, Lifetime, 1998
Lou, "Little John," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 2002
Episodic
Ray Bell, "A Death in the Family," Law & Order, NBC, 1991
Shawn, "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father," Roc, Fox, 1993
Bailiff, "No Justice, No Peace," Martin, Fox, 1994
Curtis, "Fresh Prince: The Movie," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1994
Man, "Girl Talk," Roseanne, ABC, 1994
Raymond Bell, "What's Next?," Living Single, Fox, 1994
"Wedding Bell Blues," Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, ABC, 1994
South Central, Fox, 1994
(As Ellis E. Williams) Bill McClintock, "Feb 5, '95," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1995
Building inspector, "Life Goes On: Parts 1 & 2," Empty Nest, NBC, 1995
(As Ellis E. Williams) Karl the exterminator, "The Diplomat's Club," Seinfeld, NBC, 1995
(As Ellis E. Williams) Karl the exterminator, "The Doodle," Seinfeld, NBC, 1995
(As Ellis E. Williams) Security guard, "Love on the Line," The John Larroquette Show, NBC, 1995
(As Ellis E. Williams) Frontline Freddy, "Seems Like Old Times," The Jamie Foxx Show, The WB, 1996
(As Ellis E. Williams) Mr. Kembrook, "To Serve and Protect," The Pretender, NBC, 1996
Charlie, "Stand Up Guy," The Wayans Bros., The WB, 1997
Donald, "Dead Man's Switch," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 1997
(As Ellis E. Williams) Frontline Freddy, "Freezer Burn," The Jamie Foxx Show, The WB, 1997
(As Ellis E. Williams) Kevin Beel, "Save the Mule," The Practice,ABC, 1997
Lynwood Grier, "I Do, I Don't," The Steve Harvey Show, The WB, 1997
(As Ellis E. Williams) O'Neil, "Is Paris Burning?," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1997
Bill, "Driving Blind," The Good News, UPN, 1998
Bill, "Under the Influence," The Good News, UPN, 1998
(As Ellis E. Williams) Delivery person, "Buddy Hackett," LateLine,NBC, 1998
(As Ellis E. Williams) Kevin Beel, "Burden of Proof," The Practice, ABC, 1998
(As Ellis E. Williams) Kevin Beel, "Line of Duty," The Practice, ABC, 1998
(As Ellis E. Williams) Kevin Beel, "Truth and Consequences," The Practice, ABC, 1998
(As Ellis E. Williams) Practitioner, "A Prayer for the Lying," L.A. Doctors, CBS, 1998
(As Ellis E. Williams) Uncle John Watt, "Courage ... It Means Heart," Any Day Now, Lifetime, 1998
(As Ellis E. Williams) Al, "Hell to the Chief," Dharma & Greg,ABC, 2000
(As Ellis E. Williams) Holloway, "Pot Scrubbers," The District, CBS, 2000
(As Ellis E. Williams) Patient, "The Bully," Malcolm in the Middle, Fox, 2000
(As Ellis E. Williams) Superintendent, "The Feud," Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane (also known as Zoe... and Zoe Bean), The WB, 2000
Elmo, "Waking up Is Hard to Do," NYPD Blue, ABC, 2001
(As Ellis E. Williams) Reverend Schuyler, "Bartlet for America," The West Wing, NBC, 2001
(As Ellis E. Williams) Selwyn Hines, "Filaments and Ligatures," Gideon's Crossing, ABC, 2001
Minister, Cedric the Entertainer Presents, Fox, 2002
(As Ellis E. Williams) Bus driver, "The Courtship of Wyatt's Father," Charmed, The WB, 2004
Deacon Jones, "Practice What You Preach," The Parkers, UPN, 2004
Appeared as a chef, Chicago Hope, CBS; as a gas man, The GeorgeCarlin Show, Fox; as Grady, Michael Hayes, CBS; as Mr. Evans, Step by Step, ABC and CBS; and as a fire inspector, Two Guys and a Girl (also known as Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place), ABC; also appeared in I'll Fly Away, NBC.
Pilots
Willie the con, The Saint, CBS, 1987
WRITINGS
Film Music
Additional music, Beat Street, Orion, 1984

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