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Clifton Davis
Davis in 1998
Born
Clifton Duncan Davis
(1945-10-04) October 4, 1945 (age 78)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupations
Actor
singer
songwriter
minister
author
Years active
1971–present
Known for
That's My Mama, Amen
Spouses
Ann Taylor
(m. 1981–1991)
Monica Durant
(m. 2000)
Website
www.cliftondavis.com
Clifton Duncan Davis (born October 4, 1945) is an American actor, singer, songwriter, minister, and author.
Davis wrote The Jackson 5's No. 2 hit "Never Can Say Goodbye" in 1971. He has numerous Broadway credits, including Hello, Dolly! (opposite Pearl Bailey); Aladdin; Wicked; and his Tony Award–nominated turn in Two Gentlemen of Verona, among others.[1] Davis starred in the television shows That's My Mama, Amen,Madam Secretary, and others. He has hosted the Stellar Gospel Music Awards, Gospel Superfest and Lifestyle Magazine. Davis has appeared on the game shows Match Game and Pyramid and appeared in many movies.
Davis is a minister of a Baptist church and has also operated an interdenominational ministry for many years. He has been a guest on the Trinity Broadcasting Network many times. Davis wrote "A Mason-Dixon Memory", one of the chapters in the book Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul, about the racism that he experienced while growing up.[2]
^"Clifton Davis – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". ibdb.com. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
^Davis, Clifton (1997). Jack Canfield; Mark Victor Hansen; Kimberly Kirberger; Mitch Claspy (eds.). Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul (A Mason-Dixon Memory). pp. 127–133. ISBN 1558744630. Archived from the original on August 28, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
Clifton Duncan Davis (born October 4, 1945) is an American actor, singer, songwriter, minister, and author. Davis wrote The Jackson 5's No. 2 hit "Never...
"Never Can Say Goodbye" is a song written by CliftonDavis and originally recorded by the Jackson 5. The song was originally written and intended for...
co-starred with actor CliftonDavis in the then-couple's own successful variety television series in 1972. Both Moore and Davis revealed that the show...
the independent 1972 blaxploitation film Together for Days opposite CliftonDavis, Chiles appeared in the successful 1973 studio release The Way We Were...
aired on the Trinity Broadcasting Network, and is a good friend of CliftonDavis. He also appeared as a guest star on the UPN sitcom Girlfriends, playing...
season 2) Patricia R. Floyd as Esther James (season 1; guest season 2) CliftonDavis as Honorable Elijah Muhammad (seasons 1–2) Kathrine Narducci as Olympia...
production, where he created the role in 2005, covering in the absence of CliftonDavis. On September 23, 2014, he returned to the show on Broadway, replacing...
Goodbye", and "Dancing Machine", were awarded to songwriters CliftonDavis in 1972 and Hal Davis, Dean Parks and Don Fletcher in 1975 respectively at the...
and James Earl Jones, and Scott Joplin, with Billy Dee Williams and CliftonDavis. In June 1980, King returned to stage work, starring in the Broadway...
Rivera, Edward Guzman, Tom Baird) 3:39 "Lookin' Through the Windows" (CliftonDavis) 3:52 "Got to Be There" (Elliot Willensky) 3:44 "Daddy's Home" (originally...
Command, What's Happening!!, Good Times and That's My Mama, which starred CliftonDavis. She then had leading roles in two Cirio Santiago action films, both...
Muhammad in Michael Mann's 2001 film Ali. He was also portrayed by CliftonDavis in the series Godfather of Harlem. Afrocentrism The Hate That Hate Produced...
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