Clarence Felder

Clarence Felder is an American character actor, playwright, and director who was born in St. Matthews. He made his first feature film appearance in Man on a Swing (1974), then built a screen career with roles in The Hidden (1987), The Last Boy Scout (1991), Ruthless People (1986), and The Ride (1997). His play Captain Felder's Cannon was adapted into All for Liberty (2009), an award-winning film in which he played his ancestor Henry Felder. On television he starred as Inspector Bobo Pritzger in the ABC series Hooperman and appeared in the TV movie Playing for Time. His Broadway credits include Macbeth with Christopher Walken, Love for Love with Glenn Close, Queen & the Rebels with Colleen Dewhurst, and Memory of Two Mondays with Meryl Streep. He also co-founded the Actors' Theatre of South Carolina and its Moving Images Group.