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Clarence Felder

Born 1938-09-02 (age 87) St. Matthews, South Carolina
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Clarence Felder (born September 2, 1938) is an American character actor who starred in films and on television and co-starred in ten Broadway productions.

Clarence's first feature film was in the 1974 movie Man on a Swing, his other films include After Hours (1985), Ruthless People (1986), The Hidden (1987), The Last Boy Scout (1991), and The Ride (1997). He stars in the award-winning feature film, All for Liberty (2009) portraying his ancestor, Captain Henry Felder, an American Revolutionary War hero of the Backcountry of South Carolina, based on his play, Captain Felder's Cannon. His starring role on a television series was ABC's 1980s hit series Hooperman as Inspector Bobo Pritzger. Clarence has starred in many TV movies including Playing for Time, Mystery of the Morrow Castle and The Killing Floor. He has made many guest appearances on prime time TV series, including Kojak, Hill Street Blues, Alien Nation, Dream On, L.A. Law and NYPD Blue.

On Broadway, he co-starred with Christopher Walken in Macbeth, with Glenn Close in Love for Love, Colleen Dewhurst in Queen & the Rebels and Meryl Streep in Memory of Two Mondays. He played Debbie Harry's [Blondie] father in Teaneck Tanzi. He is married to actress/writer/director, Chris Weatherhead and is the co-founder of Actors' Theatre of South Carolina and their film division, Moving Images Group. He has one daughter, Helen Huggins. He is also a playwright and director.

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Known For

The Goodbye Girl
The Goodbye Girl

1977

as Critic

After Hours
After Hours

1985

as Bouncer

The Last Boy Scout
The Last Boy Scout

1991

as McCoskey

Ruthless People
Ruthless People

1986

as Lt. Walters

The Hidden
The Hidden

1987

as Lt. John Masterson

Copacabana
Copacabana

1985

as Nick Panotis

Man on a Swing
Man on a Swing

1974

as Coach

Slayground
Slayground

1983

as Orxel

Playing for Time
Playing for Time

1980

as Commandant Kramer

Concrete Beat
Concrete Beat

1984

as Police Captain

The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Reckless Kelly
Reckless Kelly

1993

as Hollywood Police Lietenant

Marie: A True Story
Marie: A True Story

1985

as Jack Lowery

The Defection of Simas Kudirka
The Killing Floor
The Killing Floor

1984

as Bremer

The Silent Natural
The Silent Natural

2019

as Edgar P Sawyer

Below the Belt