Williams, Ellis 1951–

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WILLIAMS, Ellis 1951–

(Ellis E. Williams, Ellis "Skeeter" Williams)

PERSONAL

Born June 28, 1951, in Brunswick, GA.

Career:

Actor. Appeared in commercials.

Awards, Honors:

Ovation Award, LA Stage Alliance, best featured actor in a dramatic play, c. 1994, for Distant Fires; Theatre Award nomination, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, c. 1995, for Blade to the Heat; Garland Award honorable mention, c. 2001, for Joe Louis Blues.

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 known as 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.

Television Appearances; 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.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Jacob, Rituals, Lifetime, 1998.

Lou, "Little John," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 2002.

Television Appearances; 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 George Carlin 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.