Biography
A tall, handsome black actor best known for his work on TV sitcoms and variety shows, Clifton Davis is also an ordained Seventh Day Adventist minister as well as a composer of such hit songs as the Jackson Five's "Never Can Say Good-bye". Davis' sitcom work has included regular stints as a barber living with his mother in what was a then-pioneering show starring African-Americans, "That's My Mama" (ABC, 1974-75), and "Amen" (NBC, 1986-1991), …
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Career Milestones
| Co-starred in "Kingdom Come", a comedy | ||
| Starred in the ABC sitcom "That's My Mama" | ||
| Starred with Sherman Hemsley on "Amen" (NBC) | ||
1967 | Made Broadway debut as Cornelius in "Hello, Dolly!", starring Pearl Bailey | |
1970 | Appeared on ABC daytime drama "A World Apart" | |
1970 | Film debut in Hal Ashby's "The Landlord" | |
1971 | Earned Grammy nomination for writing hit Jackson Five song "Never Can Say Good-bye" | |
1971 | Earned Tony nomination for starring role in the Broadway musical "Two Gentlemen of Verona" | |
1971 | Was cast member on "Love American Style" (ABC) doing skit wrap-arounds | |
1972 | Starred on the CBS variety series "The Melba Moore-Clifton Davis Show" | |
1977 | TV-movie debut, "Little Ladies of the Night" (ABC) | |
1990 | Hosted the syndicated "Stellar Gospel Music Awards" for first time | |
1996 | Made episodic guest appearances on "Sparks", "Malcolm & Eddie", "Living Single" and "The Jamie Foxx Show" | |