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Clarence Williams III, Linc Hayes on ‘The Mod Squad,’ Prince’s father in ‘Purple Rain,’ dies at 81

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Clarence Williams III, who starred as detective Linc Hayes on "The Mod Squad" and as Prince's father in "Purple Rain," has died. He was 81.

     
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