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name: "Clarence Felder"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/clarence-felder"
fi1m_id: "clarence-felder"
imdb_id: "nm0270948"
tmdb_id: 72408
wikidata_id: "Q5126518"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "2 September 1938"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-04T21:44:17.047008+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Clarence Felder

## Identity

Clarence Felder

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/clarence-felder
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** clarence-felder
- **IMDb ID:** nm0270948
- **TMDB ID:** 72408
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5126518
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Felder, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5126518, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0270948/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/72408

Actor. Born 2 September 1938 in St. Matthews, South Carolina.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 2 September 1938, St. Matthews, South Carolina
- **Active:** 1977–1991
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 68 (1), 1980s 81 (3), 1990s 73 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 66 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Drama 3, Thriller 2, Action 1, Crime 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $299m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Felder, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5126518, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0270948/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/72408

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Ruthless People*](https://film.one/film/ruthless-people.md) (77)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Clarence Felder is an American character actor born on 2 September 1938 in St. Matthews, South Carolina. He made his feature film debut in *Man on a Swing* (1974) and appeared in *After Hours* (1985), *Ruthless People* (1986) as Lt. Walters, *The Hidden* (1987), *The Last Boy Scout* (1991) and *All for Liberty* (2009), in which he portrayed his ancestor Captain Henry Felder.

On television he played Inspector Bobo Pritzger in the series *Hooperman* and made guest appearances in *Kojak*, *Hill Street Blues*, *Alien Nation*, *Dream On*, *L.A. Law* and *NYPD Blue*. He co-starred in ten Broadway productions, including *Macbeth* with Christopher Walken, *Love for Love* with Glenn Close, *Queen & the Rebels* with Colleen Dewhurst and *Memory of Two Mondays* with Meryl Streep.

Felder is a playwright and director. He co-founded the Actors' Theatre of South Carolina and its film division, Moving Images Group, with his wife, actress, writer and director Chris Weatherhead.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *The Last Boy Scout* (1991), Fi1m 73, as McCoskey — [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-boy-scout.md)
- *Ruthless People* (1986), Fi1m 77, as Lt. Walters — [page](https://film.one/film/ruthless-people.md)
- *After Hours* (1985), Fi1m 80, as Bouncer — [page](https://film.one/film/after-hours.md)
- *Hill Street Blues* (1981), Fi1m 86, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/hill-street-blues.md)
- *The Goodbye Girl* (1977), Fi1m 68, as Critic — [page](https://film.one/film/the-goodbye-girl.md)

## Complete filmography (41)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Valley of the Horntak* (2026), as Henry Ozley
- *Echoes of Glory, Heroes from the American Revolution* (2024), as Daniel Morgan, Capt. Henry Felder
- *The Silent Natural* (2019), as Edgar P Sawyer
- *Republic of Pete* (2010), as Barlow
- *The Ride* (1997), as Mike Stillwell
- *Reckless Kelly* (1993), as Hollywood Police Lietenant
- *The Last Boy Scout* (1991), as McCoskey — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-boy-scout.md)
- *In a Stranger's Hand* (1991), Actor
- *Brooklyn Bridge* (1991), series, Actor
- *Dream On* (1990), series, as Detective Tamborini
- *Alien Nation* (1989), series, as Jack Mahoney
- *A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child* (1989), as Mr. Gray
- *Baywatch* (1989), series, as George Petroni
- *The Hidden* (1987), as Lt. John Masterson
- *Jake and the Fatman* (1987), series, Actor
- *Hooperman* (1987), series, as Inspector Bobo Pritzger
- *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as Sergeant McKlosky, Mel Rechtschaefer
- *Ruthless People* (1986), as Lt. Walters — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/ruthless-people.md)
- *Matlock* (1986), series, as Sam Parker
- *Copacabana* (1985), as Nick Panotis
- *The Twilight Zone* (1985), series, as (segment "Kentucky Rye")
- *Marie: A True Story* (1985), as Jack Lowery
- *After Hours* (1985), as Bouncer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/after-hours.md)
- *Kojak: The Belarus File* (1985), Actor
- *Concrete Beat* (1984), as Police Captain
- *The Killing Floor* (1984), as Bremer
- *Slayground* (1984), as Orxel
- *Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number* (1983), Actor
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as The Guard, Bremer
- *Hill Street Blues* (1981), series, Actor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/hill-street-blues.md)
- *Below the Belt* (1980), Actor
- *Playing for Time* (1980), as Commandant Kramer
- *The Seduction of Joe Tynan* (1979), as Golf Pro
- *The Scarlet Letter* (1979), series, as Town Beadle
- *The Dain Curse* (1978), series, as Dick Foley
- *The Defection of Simas Kudirka* (1978), as Picnic Man
- *The Goodbye Girl* (1977), as Critic — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-goodbye-girl.md)
- *The Rules of the Game* (1975), Actor
- *Man on a Swing* (1974), as Coach
- *Kojak* (1973), series, as Medical Examiner, Dr. Bagley — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md)
- *Great Performances* (1971), series, Actor

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