Clifton Davis

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actor film actor human minister screenwriter singer songwriter stage actor television actor

Clifton Davis is an American actor, singer, and songwriter best known for his roles on television sitcoms like "That's My Mama" and "Amen" and for writing the Jackson 5 hit "Never Can Say Goodbye."

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Clifton Davis canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf actor ⓘ
film actor ⓘ
human ⓘ
minister ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
stage actor ⓘ
television actor ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1960s ⓘ
appearedIn Ain't Misbehavin' ⓘ
surface form: Ain't Misbehavin' (Broadway revue)

Godfather of Harlem ⓘ
Madam Secretary ⓘ
The Good Fight ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1945-10-04 ⓘ
educatedAt Andrews University ⓘ
Oakwood University ⓘ
Pine Forge Academy ⓘ
ethnicGroup Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African-American
familyName Davis ⓘ
genre R&B ⓘ
soul music ⓘ
givenName Clifton ⓘ
hasChild Christian Noel Davis ⓘ
Other children (names not all publicly detailed) ⓘ
hasReligionRole ordained minister in the Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ
knownFor portraying Clifton Curtis on That's My Mama ⓘ
portraying Reverend Ruben Gregory on Amen ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
name Clifton Davis self-link ⓘ
nominatedFor Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical ⓘ
notableSong Lookin' Through the Windows ⓘ
notableWork Amen ⓘ
Never Can Say Goodbye ⓘ
That's My Mama ⓘ
occupation actor ⓘ
minister ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
performedWith The Jackson 5 ⓘ
placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
previousSpouse Ann Taylor ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
residence United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
spouse Monica Durant ⓘ
wrote Lookin' Through the Windows ⓘ
Never Can Say Goodbye ⓘ
wroteSongFor The Jackson 5 ⓘ

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Clifton → hasNotableBearer → Clifton Davis ⓘ
Never Can Say Goodbye → composer → Clifton Davis ⓘ
Never Can Say Goodbye → lyricist → Clifton Davis ⓘ
Clifton Davis → name → Clifton Davis self-link ⓘ