Steven Williams

Steven Williams (born January 7, 1949) is an American actor in films and television. He is known for his roles as Captain Adam Fuller on 21 Jump Street, Lt. Jefferson Burnett on The Equalizer, Det. August Brooks on L.A. Heat, X on The X-Files, Russell "Linc" Lincoln in Linc's, and Rufus Turner in Supernatural.

For other people, see Stephen Williams.
Steven Williams
Born (1949-01-07) January 7, 1949
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
EducationWendell Phillips High School[1]
OccupationActor
Years active1975–present
Children2 daughters

Life and career

Williams was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and raised in Chicago, where he attended Wendell Phillips High School graduating from there, he attended the General Motors Institute, the automaker's engineering school.[1][2] Williams later worked as a postal carrier, salesman, and model.[3][4]

He was drafted into the United States Army, serving in the 2nd Armored Division, stationed in Gilhausen, Germany and became Divisional Champion with the United States Army Boxing Team, Middleweight Division. Upon receiving an Honorable Discharge from the United States Army, Williams worked for the United States Postal Office as a mailman. After delivering the mail in subzero temperatures, he went to work in Chicago's garment district as an apparel salesman.

He is known for his role as Captain Adam Fuller on the Fox Network's TV series 21 Jump Street from 1987 to 1991. He played Lt. Burnett on the CBS drama series The Equalizer in 1985. He later played Det. August Brooks on the short lived TNT series L.A. Heat in 1996. Steven also had a recurring role as X on the Fox hit science fiction series The X-Files. He starred as Russell "Linc" Lincoln in Linc's. He later played Rufus Turner in Supernatural.

He appeared in The Blues Brothers (1980) as Trooper Mount. Other film roles include playing Nester in the 1985 sequel film Missing in Action 2: The Beginning, and in the 1993 horror film Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday as bounty hunter Creighton Duke. Steven has also made many guest starring appearances on television shows, including The Dukes of Hazzard, The A-Team, Booker, MacGyver, Stargate SG-1, Martin, Veronica Mars, The Bernie Mac Show, Criminal Minds and iZombie.

Filmography

Film

Television

References
  1. The Great Black Music Project, Steven Williams, actor
  2. Chicago Tribune, Phillips High School is cradle of history , December 15, 2002.Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  3. Steven Williams Film Reference biography
  4. "Steven Williams". www.thegreatblackmusicproject.org. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
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