Actor Clarence Williams III has died from colon cancer. That's according to his manager. He was 81 years old. NPR's Mandalit del Barco has this remembrance. (SOUNDBITE OF AL CAIOLA'S "THE MOD SQUAD ...

There's nothing like a TV theme song to send you into nostalgic reverie. If you're a Baby Boomer, this one might do the trick. (Soundbite of "The Mod Squad" theme) ELLIOTT: A child of the '70s? It ...

Actor Clarence Williams III has died. He was best known for playing Linc Hayes on The Mod Squad and Prince's father in Purple Rain. Actor Clarence Williams III has died from colon cancer. That's ...