Cast & creator

Clifton Davis

1945-10-04 (age 81) Chicago, Illinois, USA Website IMDb

Best known for The Mike Douglas Show, The Love Boat, Billions

Clifton Davis is an American stage and screen actor, songwriter, singer, and pastor.

Also known as: Clifton Duncan Davis

Movies

film credits

Series

television credits

Career

1961–2025 · acting roles

Credit score

6.5

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

★ 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

Selfa · 1961

★ 6.3

The Love Boat

Mr. Reeves · 1977

★ 7.8

Billions

Judge Wailand · 2016

★ 7.0

Madam Secretary

DNI Ephraim Ware · 2014

★ 7.0

Madam Secretary

Ephraim Ware · 2014

Across film & television

Filmography (56)

Showing 56 of 56 credits

Series

★ 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

Selfa

1961

Series

★ 6.3

The Love Boat

Mr. Reeves

1977

Series

★ 7.8

Billions

Judge Wailand

2016

Series

★ 7.0

Madam Secretary

DNI Ephraim Ware

2014

Series

★ 7.0

Madam Secretary

Ephraim Ware

2014

Series

★ 7.0

Party of Five

Martin Wilcox

1994

Series

★ 7.5

The Good Fight

Anthony Spiegel

2017

Series

★ 8.3

New Amsterdam

Pierre Pampil

2018

Series

★ 5.5

After Midnight

Self

2024

Series

★ 5.8

Beyond the Gates

Vernon Dupree

2025

Series

★ 7.0

Dinah!

Self

1974

Series

★ 5.2

American Dreams

Alvin Lewis

2002

Series

★ 8.1

Godfather of Harlem

Honorable Elijah Muhammad

2019

Series

★ 7.2

The Sentinel

President Lemec

1996

Series

★ 6.9

The John Larroquette Show

Jada Sweet

1993

Series

★ 6.7

The Jamie Foxx Show

Charles

1996

Series

★ 6.9

Vega$

1978

Series

★ 7.0

Police Story

1973

Series

★ 8.3

Half & Half

Pastor David Adams

2002

Series

★ 5.4

Veronica's Closet

Brian's Father

1997

Series

★ 6.7

Amen

Reverend Reuben Gregory

1986

Series

★ 6.4

Battle of the Network Stars

1976

Series

★ 9.0

The First Family

Clayton

2012

Series

★ 6.8

Survival of the Thickest

Emmanuel

2023

Series

★ 6.5

Marvel's Iron Fist

Lawrence Wilkins

2017

Series

★ 7.1

Political Animals

Reporter

2012

Series

★ 7.3

That's My Mama

Clifton Curtis

1974

Movie

★ 6.8

Any Given Sunday

Mayor Tyrone Smalls

1999

Series

★ 6.6

Clipped

Elgin Baylor

2024

Movie

★ 6.5

Halloweentown High

Principal Flannigan

2004

Series

★ 10.0

A World Apart

Matt Hampton

1970

Series

Praise the Lord

Movie

★ 5.9

Max Keeble's Big Move

Knebworth

2001

Movie

★ 4.3

Night of 100 Stars III

Self

1990

Movie

★ 6.6

Kingdom Come

Charles Winslow

2001

Movie

★ 6.6

Scott Joplin

Chauvin

1977

Movie

★ 6.5

Lost in the Stars

Absalom

1974

Movie

★ 4.7

A Shot Through the Wall

D.C. Walker

2022

Movie

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

Self

2019

Movie

★ 6.0

We Are Gathered Here Today

Joe Wyatt

2022

Movie

★ 7.0

Cindy

Captain Joe Prince

1978

Movie

★ 4.2

Little Ladies of the Night

Comfort

1977

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

Movie

★ 6.6

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

Cool Papa Bell

1981

Movie

★ 6.0

What My Husband Doesn't Know

Franklin

2012

Movie

★ 2.0

Mitzi & 100 Guys

Self

1975

Series

★ 8.0

The Melba Moore-Clifton Davis Show

Himself - Host

1972

Movie

★ 4.5

Superdome

P.K. Jackson

1978

Movie

★ 8.3

Together for Days

Gus

1972

Movie

★ 6.0

The Night the City Screamed

Arnold Clements

1980

Movie

★ 10.0

Dream Date

Bill Fairview

1989

Movie

★ 3.4

Prayer Never Fails

Michael Brown

2016

Movie

★ 3.4

Prayer Never Fails

Executive Producer

2016

Movie

1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular

Self

1989

Movie

★ 7.3

The Painting

Thomas Ayers

2001

Movie

★ 6.0

The Engagement: My Phamily BBQ 2

2006

Movie

Legacy of Blood

Saxon

1974