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1998</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Clifton Duncan Davis</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1945-10-04</span>) </span>October 4, 1945<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 79)</span><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago, Illinois</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output 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("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Actor</li><li>singer</li><li>songwriter</li><li>minister</li><li>author</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1971–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Known for</th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/That%27s_My_Mama" title="That's My Mama">That's My Mama</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Amen_(TV_series)" title="Amen (TV series)">Amen</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouses</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output 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href="http://www.cliftondavis.com">www<wbr />.cliftondavis<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Clifton Duncan Davis</b> (born October 4, 1945) is an American actor, singer, songwriter, minister, and author. </p><p>Davis wrote <a href="/wiki/The_Jackson_5" title="The Jackson 5">The Jackson 5</a>'s No. 2 hit "<a href="/wiki/Never_Can_Say_Goodbye" title="Never Can Say Goodbye">Never Can Say Goodbye</a>" in 1971. He has numerous Broadway credits, including <i><a href="/wiki/Hello,_Dolly!_(musical)" title="Hello, Dolly! (musical)">Hello, Dolly!</a></i> (opposite <a href="/wiki/Pearl_Bailey" title="Pearl Bailey">Pearl Bailey</a>); <i><a href="/wiki/Aladdin_(2011_musical)" title="Aladdin (2011 musical)">Aladdin</a></i>; <i><a href="/wiki/Wicked_(musical)" title="Wicked (musical)">Wicked</a></i>; and his <a href="/wiki/Tony_Awards" title="Tony Awards">Tony Award</a>–nominated turn in <i><a href="/wiki/Two_Gentlemen_of_Verona_(musical)" title="Two Gentlemen of Verona (musical)">Two Gentlemen of Verona</a></i>, among others.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Davis starred in the television shows <i><a href="/wiki/That%27s_My_Mama" title="That's My Mama">That's My Mama</a>, <a href="/wiki/Amen_(TV_series)" title="Amen (TV series)">Amen</a>,</i> <i><a href="/wiki/Madam_Secretary_(TV_series)" title="Madam Secretary (TV series)">Madam Secretary</a></i>, and others. He has hosted the <a href="/wiki/Stellar_Awards" title="Stellar Awards">Stellar Gospel Music Awards</a>, Gospel Superfest and Lifestyle Magazine. Davis has appeared on the game shows <i><a href="/wiki/Match_Game" title="Match Game">Match Game</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Pyramid_(game_show)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pyramid (game show)">Pyramid</a></i> and appeared in many movies. </p><p>Davis is a minister of a Baptist church and has also operated an interdenominational ministry for many years. He has been a guest on the <a href="/wiki/Trinity_Broadcasting_Network" title="Trinity Broadcasting Network">Trinity Broadcasting Network</a> many times. Davis wrote "A Mason-Dixon Memory", one of the chapters in the book <i><a href="/wiki/Chicken_Soup_for_the_Soul" title="Chicken Soup for the Soul">Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul</a></i>, about the racism that he experienced while growing up.<sup id="cite_ref-chickensouponlinebooklink_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chickensouponlinebooklink-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clifton_Davis&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Davis was born in <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>, Illinois, the son of Thelma van Putten Langhorn, a nurse, and Toussaint L'Ouverture Davis, a <a href="/wiki/Seventh-day_Adventist" class="mw-redirect" title="Seventh-day Adventist">Seventh-day Adventist</a> minister. He was raised in <a href="/wiki/Mastic,_New_York" title="Mastic, New York">Mastic, New York</a>, and he is a graduate of <a href="/wiki/Pine_Forge_Academy" title="Pine Forge Academy">Pine Forge Academy</a>, a Black boarding school operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Davis holds a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a> in Theology from <a href="/wiki/Oakwood_University" title="Oakwood University">Oakwood University</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Master_of_Divinity" title="Master of Divinity">Master of Divinity</a> degree from <a href="/wiki/Andrews_University" title="Andrews University">Andrews University</a>. Davis is a member of <a href="/wiki/Alpha_Phi_Alpha" title="Alpha Phi Alpha">Alpha Phi Alpha</a> fraternity.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clifton_Davis&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Clifton_Davis.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Clifton_Davis.jpg/150px-Clifton_Davis.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="214" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Clifton_Davis.jpg/225px-Clifton_Davis.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Clifton_Davis.jpg/300px-Clifton_Davis.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1844" data-file-height="2636" /></a><figcaption>Davis in a club</figcaption></figure> <p>Before becoming a successful actor Davis was a songwriter who wrote <a href="/wiki/The_Jackson_5" title="The Jackson 5">The Jackson 5</a>'s No. 2 hit "<a href="/wiki/Never_Can_Say_Goodbye" title="Never Can Say Goodbye">Never Can Say Goodbye</a>." </p><p>He made his Broadway debut in the mid-1960s as a replacement in the original Broadway production of <i><a href="/wiki/Hello,_Dolly!_(musical)" title="Hello, Dolly! (musical)">Hello, Dolly!</a></i> In 1969, he replaced <a href="/wiki/Cleavon_Little" title="Cleavon Little">Cleavon Little</a> in the role of Lee Haines in <i>Jimmy Shine</i>, opposite <a href="/wiki/Dustin_Hoffman" title="Dustin Hoffman">Dustin Hoffman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rue_McClanahan" title="Rue McClanahan">Rue McClanahan</a>. The following year, he served as standby for Al Freeman, Jr. in the short-lived Broadway play <i><a href="/wiki/Look_to_the_Lilies" title="Look to the Lilies">Look to the Lillies</a></i>, followed by a featured role in <i>The Engagement Baby</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He created the role of Valentine in <a href="/wiki/Galt_MacDermot" title="Galt MacDermot">Galt MacDermot</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Guare" title="John Guare">John Guare</a>'s musical <i><a href="/wiki/Two_Gentlemen_of_Verona_(musical)" title="Two Gentlemen of Verona (musical)">Two Gentlemen of Verona</a></i>, based on the eponymous <a href="/wiki/William_Shakespeare" title="William Shakespeare">Shakespeare</a> comedy.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For this production, he was nominated for a 1972 <a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Musical" title="Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical">Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He left the Broadway production on November 27, 1972,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to open the touring company in January 1973.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He played the role of Joey Evans in the 1978 West Coast Revival of <i><a href="/wiki/Pal_Joey_(musical)" title="Pal Joey (musical)">Pal Joey</a></i>, which was called <i>Pal Joey '78</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He returned to Broadway in 2014, creating the role of the Sultan in the <a href="/wiki/Aladdin_(2011_musical)" title="Aladdin (2011 musical)">stage adaptation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Aladdin_(franchise)" title="Aladdin (franchise)">Disney's <i>Aladdin</i></a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2022, Davis joined the Broadway company of <i>Wicked</i>, playing Dr. Dillamond, a role he had previously played in the show's two separate touring companies.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has amassed several Off-Broadway credits as well, including <i>How to Steal an Election</i> (1968), <i>Horseman, Pass By</i> (1969), <a href="/wiki/Lorraine_Hansberry" title="Lorraine Hansberry">Lorraine Hansberry</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/To_Be_Young,_Gifted_and_Black_(play)" title="To Be Young, Gifted and Black (play)">To Be Young, Gifted, and Black</a></i> (1969), <i>Do It Again!</i> (1971), and <i>Hapgood</i> (1994).<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He starred as barber Clifton Curtis in the mid-1970s television show <i><a href="/wiki/That%27s_My_Mama" title="That's My Mama">That's My Mama</a></i> with <a href="/wiki/Theresa_Merritt" title="Theresa Merritt">Theresa Merritt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Theodore_Wilson" title="Theodore Wilson">Theodore Wilson</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ted_Lange" title="Ted Lange">Ted Lange</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Davis co-starred with singer and Broadway performer <a href="/wiki/Melba_Moore" title="Melba Moore">Melba Moore</a> on her musical variety television show. Later he made a guest appearance on the third episode of the first season of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Bobby_Vinton_Show" title="The Bobby Vinton Show">The Bobby Vinton Show</a></i> in September 1975, singing "I've Got the Music in Me" and "Never Can Say Goodbye". He sang the Polish lyrics with Vinton to the show's theme song, titled "<a href="/wiki/My_Melody_of_Love" title="My Melody of Love">My Melody of Love</a>". </p><p>A triple heart bypass survivor, Davis participated in the "Superstars" celebrity TV sports competitions of the 1970s as well as made several appearances as one of the celebrity panelists on the game show <i><a href="/wiki/Match_Game" title="Match Game">Match Game</a>.</i> He appeared in the film <i><a href="/wiki/Scott_Joplin_(film)" title="Scott Joplin (film)">Scott Joplin</a>,</i> in 1977. Davis made numerous appearances on several incarnations of <i><a href="/wiki/Pyramid_(game_show)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pyramid (game show)">Pyramid</a></i> from the early 1970s to the early 1990s. </p><p>From 1986 to 1991, Davis co-starred with <a href="/wiki/Sherman_Hemsley" title="Sherman Hemsley">Sherman Hemsley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Anna_Maria_Horsford" title="Anna Maria Horsford">Anna Maria Horsford</a> as the Reverend Doctor Ruben Gregory in the sitcom <i><a href="/wiki/Amen_(TV_series)" title="Amen (TV series)">Amen</a>,</i> which ran for five seasons. Davis released one acclaimed studio recording in 1991 on Benson Records titled <i>Say Amen.</i> He also played the mayor of Miami in the 1999 film <i><a href="/wiki/Any_Given_Sunday" title="Any Given Sunday">Any Given Sunday</a>.</i> Davis starred in Toronto and on Broadway in <i><a href="/wiki/Aladdin_(2011_musical)" title="Aladdin (2011 musical)">Aladdin</a>,</i> playing the Sultan of Agrabah.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2024, it was announced Davis had been cast as Vernon Dupree on the upcoming <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> soap opera <i><a href="/wiki/Beyond_the_Gates_(TV_series)" title="Beyond the Gates (TV series)">Beyond the Gates</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The serial will premiere in early 2025.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ministry">Ministry</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clifton_Davis&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Ministry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From 1987 to 1989, he was an Associate Pastor of the Loma Linda University Seventh-day Adventist Church in southern California. For the last twenty-five years, Davis has been an active member of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Youthville,_USA&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Youthville, USA (page does not exist)">Youthville, USA</a> a children's services organization. He served as the co-founder and co-pastor of the Welcome Christian Center in <a href="/wiki/Huntington_Beach,_California" title="Huntington Beach, California">Huntington Beach, California</a>. Davis is a licensed minister at St. Luke Baptist Church, New York, New York. He has had an interdenominational ministry for over 30 years. Davis has served as its National Spokesperson and Advisory Board Chairman.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is the emcee and host of The Most Soulful Sound, an annual gospel choir competition in Raleigh, North Carolina. Davis also hosts an annual celebrity golf tournament in Elizabeth City State University, where he served as its vice chancellor for Institutional Advancement. Since the end of 2005, Davis has held the position of executive director for Welcome America, a non-profit organization located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which hosts the largest Fourth of July celebration in the nation each year. He is a frequent guest and host on the Trinity Broadcasting Network. Davis also hosted the TV show <i>Gospel Superfest</i> from 2000 to 2008, syndicated by United Television.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clifton_Davis&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film">Film</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clifton_Davis&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Together_for_Days" title="Together for Days">Together for Days</a></i> </td> <td>Gus </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1974 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lost_in_the_Stars_(1974_film)" title="Lost in the Stars (1974 film)">Lost in the Stars</a></i> </td> <td>Absalom </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Scott_Joplin_(film)" title="Scott Joplin (film)">Scott Joplin</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louis_Chauvin" title="Louis Chauvin">Louis Chauvin</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td><i>Heart of Stone</i> </td> <td>Richard Polite </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Any_Given_Sunday" title="Any Given Sunday">Any Given Sunday</a></i> </td> <td>Mayor Tyrone Smalls </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2001 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Come_(2001_film)" title="Kingdom Come (2001 film)">Kingdom Come</a></i> </td> <td>Charles Winslow </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Max_Keeble%27s_Big_Move" title="Max Keeble's Big Move">Max Keeble's Big Move</a></i> </td> <td>Supt. Bobby 'Crazy Legs' Knebworth </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>The Painting</i> </td> <td>Thomas Ayers </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Climb_(2002_film)" title="The Climb (2002 film)">The Climb</a></i> </td> <td>Cheryl's Dad </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><i>The Engagement: My Phamily BBQ 2</i> </td> <td>Uncle Joe </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cover_(film)" title="Cover (film)">Cover</a></i> </td> <td>D.A. Simmons </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td><i>David E. Talbert's What My Husband Doesn't Know</i> </td> <td>Franklin </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td><i>God's Amazing Grace... Is Just A Prayer Away</i> </td> <td>Wilbert Richardson </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td><i>Prayer Never Fails</i> </td> <td>Michael Brown </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td><i>A Shot Through the Wall</i> </td> <td>Deputy Chief Bill Walker </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td><i>We Are Gathered Here Today</i> </td> <td>Joe Wyatt </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clifton_Davis&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1971 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_World_Apart_(TV_series)" title="A World Apart (TV series)">A World Apart</a></i> </td> <td>Matt Hampton </td> <td>2 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td><i>The Melba Moore-Clifton Davis Show</i> </td> <td>Co-host </td> <td>Series </td></tr> <tr> <td>1973 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Love_Story_(1973_TV_series)" title="Love Story (1973 TV series)">Love Story</a></i> </td> <td>James Monroe </td> <td>Episode "A Glow of Dying Embers" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1973, 1977 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Police_Story_(1973_TV_series)" title="Police Story (1973 TV series)">Police Story</a></i> </td> <td>Mark Randolph /<br />Ed Webber </td> <td>Episodes: "The Ho Chi Minh Trail" & "The Malflores" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1974 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wide_World_of_Mystery" class="mw-redirect" title="The Wide World of Mystery">The Wide World of Mystery</a></i> </td> <td>Saxon </td> <td>Episode: "Legacy of Blood" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1974–1975 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/That%27s_My_Mama" title="That's My Mama">That's My Mama</a></i> </td> <td>Clifton Curtis </td> <td>39 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Little_Ladies_of_the_Night" title="Little Ladies of the Night">Little Ladies of the Night</a></i> </td> <td>Comfort </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1978 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Superdome_(film)" title="Superdome (film)">Superdome</a></i> </td> <td>P.K. Jackson </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cindy_(film)" title="Cindy (film)">Cindy</a></i> </td> <td>Captain Joe Prince </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td>1979 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Vega$" class="mw-redirect" title="Vega$">Vega$</a></i> </td> <td>Leon Hazlett </td> <td>Episode: "The Eleventh Event" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1980 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Love_Boat" title="The Love Boat">The Love Boat</a></i> </td> <td>Mr. Reeves </td> <td>Episode: "Invisible Maniac" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Littlest_Hobo" title="The Littlest Hobo">The Littlest Hobo</a></i> </td> <td>Phil McLean </td> <td>Episode: "Licence to Steal" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>The Night the City Screamed</i> </td> <td>Arnold Clements </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td>1981 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Look_Back:_The_Story_of_Leroy_%27Satchel%27_Paige" title="Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige">Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige</a></i> </td> <td>Cool Papa Bell </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986–1991 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Amen_(TV_series)" title="Amen (TV series)">Amen</a></i> </td> <td>Reverend Reuben Gregory </td> <td>110 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td><i>Dream Date</i> </td> <td>Bill Fairview </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990–1994 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Stellar_Awards" title="Stellar Awards">Stellar Gospel Music Awards</a></i> </td> <td>Co-host </td> <td>Specials </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_John_Larroquette_Show" title="The John Larroquette Show">The John Larroquette Show</a></i> </td> <td>Jada Sweet </td> <td>Episode: "Pros and Cons" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Jamie_Foxx_Show" title="The Jamie Foxx Show">The Jamie Foxx Show</a></i> </td> <td>Charles </td> <td>Episode: "Seems Like Old Times" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="7">1997 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Living_Single" title="Living Single">Living Single</a></i> </td> <td>Harrison Cushmore </td> <td>Episode: "Mother Inferior" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sparks_(TV_series)" title="Sparks (TV series)">Sparks</a></i> </td> <td>Pastor Alexander </td> <td>Episode: "It's the Gospel" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_%26_Eddie" title="Malcolm & Eddie">Malcolm & Eddie</a></i> </td> <td>Leonard Larson </td> <td>Episode: "Club Story" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Party_of_Five" title="Party of Five">Party of Five</a></i> </td> <td>Martin Wilcox </td> <td>Episode: "Point of No Return" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Grace_Under_Fire" title="Grace Under Fire">Grace Under Fire</a></i> </td> <td>Dr. Swanson </td> <td>Episode: "Sam's Dad" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sentinel_(TV_series)" title="The Sentinel (TV series)">The Sentinel</a></i> </td> <td>President Lemec </td> <td>Episode: "Fool Me Twice" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Gregory_Hines_Show" title="The Gregory Hines Show">The Gregory Hines Show</a></i> </td> <td>Pauley's Father </td> <td>Episode: "Three's Not Company" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Any_Day_Now_(TV_series)" title="Any Day Now (TV series)">Any Day Now</a></i> </td> <td>Councilman Lyle Hammond </td> <td>Episode: "No Comment" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/In_the_House_(TV_series)" title="In the House (TV series)">In the House</a></i> </td> <td>Ted Miller </td> <td>2 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2000 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/City_of_Angels_(2000_TV_series)" title="City of Angels (2000 TV series)">City of Angels</a></i> </td> <td>Dr. Langston Ellis </td> <td>Episode: "Bride and Prejudice" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Veronica%27s_Closet" title="Veronica's Closet">Veronica's Closet</a></i> </td> <td>Brian's Father </td> <td>Episode: "Veronica Checks Out" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000–2008 </td> <td><i>Gospel Superfest</i> </td> <td>Host </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td><i>Lifestyle Magazine</i> </td> <td>Host </td> <td>Series </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/American_Dreams" title="American Dreams">American Dreams</a></i> </td> <td>Alvin Lewis </td> <td>Episode: "The Home Front" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2004 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Half_%26_Half" title="Half & Half">Half & Half</a></i> </td> <td>Pastor David Adams </td> <td>Episode: "The Big Practice What You Preach Episode" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Halloweentown_High" title="Halloweentown High">Halloweentown High</a></i> </td> <td>Principal Phil Flannagan </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2012 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Political_Animals_(miniseries)" title="Political Animals (miniseries)">Political Animals</a></i> </td> <td>Reporter </td> <td>Episode: "Pilot" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mr._Box_Office" title="Mr. Box Office">Mr. Box Office</a></i> </td> <td>Judge </td> <td>Episode: "Pilot" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_First_Family_(TV_series)" title="The First Family (TV series)">The First Family</a></i> </td> <td>Clayton </td> <td>Episode: "The First Triangle" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015–2019 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Madam_Secretary_(TV_series)" title="Madam Secretary (TV series)">Madam Secretary</a></i> </td> <td>Ephraim Ware </td> <td>42 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2017 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Iron_Fist_(TV_series)" title="Iron Fist (TV series)">Iron Fist</a></i> </td> <td>Lawrence Wilkins </td> <td>5 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Good_Fight" title="The Good Fight">The Good Fight</a></i> </td> <td>Anthony Spiegel </td> <td>Episode: "Not So Grand Jury" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017–2023 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Billions_(TV_series)" title="Billions (TV series)">Billions</a></i> </td> <td>Judge Wailand </td> <td>6 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2018 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/New_Amsterdam_(2018_TV_series)" title="New Amsterdam (2018 TV series)">New Amsterdam</a></i> </td> <td>Pierre Pampil </td> <td>Episode: "Rituals" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Blue_Bloods_(TV_series)" title="Blue Bloods (TV series)">Blue Bloods</a></i> </td> <td>Inspector Azoulay </td> <td>Episode: "Mind Games" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/I_Think_You_Should_Leave_with_Tim_Robinson" title="I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson">I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson</a></i> </td> <td>Jeffrey Carter </td> <td>Episode: "It's the Cigars You Smoke That Are Going to Give You Cancer" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019–2021 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Godfather_of_Harlem" title="Godfather of Harlem">Godfather of Harlem</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elijah_Muhammad" title="Elijah Muhammad">Elijah Muhammad</a> </td> <td>6 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Survival_of_the_Thickest" title="Survival of the Thickest">Survival of the Thickest</a></i> </td> <td>Emmanuel </td> <td>Episode: "Let It Out, Bitch!" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Clipped_(miniseries)" title="Clipped (miniseries)">Clipped</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a> </td> <td>4 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>2025 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Beyond_the_Gates_(TV_series)" title="Beyond the Gates (TV series)">Beyond The Gates</a></i> </td> <td>Vernon Dupree </td> <td>series regular </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clifton_Davis&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output 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