Kent Williams

Biography

Kent Williams is an American actor.

Williams was born in Harlem, Manhattan, New York. He studied music and theatre at the State University of New York at Oswego, where he graduated in the class of 1973. He is known for his role as an Assistant District Attorney and, later, Special Prosecutor Lawrence D. Barrington in the television programs Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, and The New Mike Hammer. Williams reunited with Stacy Keach in 1997 when a new Mike Hammer syndicated television show was released under the title Mike Hammer, Private Eye. This time Williams played the role of Deputy Mayor Barry Lawrence.

Known For

Touched by an Angel

Oliver MacGregor

Hill Street Blues

Bernard

L.A. Law

David Sheppard

Law & Order

Hank Coburn

Murder, She Wrote

Freddie Layton

Cagney & Lacey

Peter Blair

MacGyver

Clinton Ferris

Quantum Leap

Collins

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1995	The Sister-in-Law	Jeff Powers
1993	Rubdown	Armstrong
1988	Stranger on My Land
1988	Question of Faith	Doctor Simms
1987	Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall	Steve Cook
1985	Murder: By Reason of Insanity	Dick Crowell
1984	More Than Murder	Lawrence D. Barrington
1983	WarGames	Cabot
1983	Murder Me, Murder You	Lawrence D. Barrington
1982	The Day the Bubble Burst
1981	A Small Killing	Michael
1981	Honky Tonk Freeway	Kelly's Guest
1980	Blinded by the Light
1980	Heart Beat	Ogden
1980	Act of Love	Dr. Mitchell
1979	Time After Time	Assistant
1979	The In-Laws	Ski Mask
1976	The Eagle Has Landed	Mallory (uncredited)

Year	TV Show	Role
1999	Blue Gender
1997	Mike Hammer, Private Eye
1994	Touched by an Angel	Oliver MacGregor
1990	Sydney
1990	Law & Order	Hank Coburn
1989	Quantum Leap	Collins
1986	L.A. Law	David Sheppard
1985	MacGyver	Clinton Ferris
1984	Murder, She Wrote	Freddie Layton
1984	Mike Hammer	Special Prosecutor Lawrence D. Barrington
1982	Cagney & Lacey	Peter Blair
1981	Hill Street Blues	Bernard