Victor Williams Explained

Victor Williams
Birth Date:19 September 1970
Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation:Actor
Yearsactive:1984–present

Victor L. Williams (born September 19, 1970) is an American actor best known as Doug Heffernan's (Kevin James) best friend Deacon Palmer on The King of Queens. He has also appeared on several other hit TV shows, including , Law & Order, ER, New York Undercover, Girlfriends, Fringe and The Jamie Foxx Show.[1] In 2012, Williams was seen and heard as a pitchman for Verizon Fios television commercials.[2]

Early life

Williams was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Midwood High School, where he played on the school basketball team with his height at 6 ft 5 1/2 in (1.97 m). He went on to attend college at Binghamton University in Upstate New York. Then he received a Master of Fine Arts degree in acting from New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts.[3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984Little Creature
Beat StreetOnlooker
1996The Preacher's WifeRobbie
1997Cop LandRussell
A Brooklyn State of MindBlack Man
1999Graham's Diner-
Disaster VideoSecurity GuardShort
2001Me & Mrs. JonesJersey
2003With or Without YouKenneth
The AnimatrixDanVoice, direct-to-video
World RecordDanVoice, short
2004First BreathEddieShort
2005BewitchedPolice Officer
The Toy WarriorVoice
2006Traci TownsendDarrell
2007A New TomorrowJoby / Interviewer
2008Tomorrow Never KnowsKevinShort
2009Lenox AvenueDallas Kirkland
ReleaseReggieShort
Dream StateDr. ForsytheShort
2010Notes on Being YoungDr. ChristenfeldShort
2011Kissed by the DevilJordan KingShort
2012Single HillsRob Francis
It's Just Funny I'm SayingDon JaunTelevision film
2013HomeHamilton
80/20Vic
2014Hungry HeartsSocial Worker
2015I'll Text You-Short
2016Saturday in the ParkHenry
2017TroubleRay
November CriminalsMr. Broadus
2018The Land of Steady HabitsHoward
JewtahLone Man

Television

YearFilmRoleNotes
1996Ishmael Al-HadjEpisode: "Scene of the Crime"
1997Law & OrderUniform Policeman WilsonEpisode: "Legacy"
New York UndercoverFreddie JamesEpisode: "The Solomon Papers"
ProfilerDet. BeckleyEpisode: "Blue Highway"
1998The Jamie Foxx ShowLeonEpisode: "Soul Mate to Cellmate"
1998-2001ERRoger McGrathRecurring cast: season 4, guest: season 5 & 7
1998-2007The King of QueensDeacon PalmerMain cast
2000The PracticeOfficer Craig ArmstrongEpisode: "Blowing Smoke"
2003Justice LeagueSnooty British Director, LieutenantVoice, episode: "Eclipsed"
2005Love, Inc.MarcusEpisode: "Pilot"
2008GirlfriendsMr. HinesEpisode: "Stand and Deliver"
2009Flight of the ConchordsPolice Officer WestRecurring cast: season 2
FringePhilEpisode: "Inner Child"
2010MercyRobert MercerEpisode: "I Saw This Pig and I Thought of You"
Blue BloodsOliverEpisode: "Samaritan"
2012DelocatedFriendEpisode: "Friend"
NYC 22Sgt. Michael ConradRecurring cast
2013The Michael J. Fox ShowTodd Episode: "Interns"
2014The LeftoversRon JensenEpisode: "Penguin One, Us Zero"
The Good WifeCarter GreysonEpisode: "Sticky Content"
2014-18The AffairDetective JeffriesRecurring cast: season 1-2 & 4
2016The BlacklistOfficerEpisode: "Susan Hargrave"
High MaintenanceMikeEpisode: "Museebat"
People of EarthAssessorRecurring cast: season 1
2017Sneaky PeteRichardRecurring cast: season 1
Madam SecretaryAnthony ColvertEpisode: "Minefield"
2018ElementaryJon HoytEpisode: "The Worms Crawl in, the Worms Crawl Out"
The SinnerD.A. HutchinsonRecurring cast: season 2
2018-19Happy TogetherGeraldMain cast
2018-21BullAUSA RosenbergRecurring cast: season 2, guest: season 5
2020The NeighborhoodPastor DonEpisode: "Welcome to the New Pastor"
HuntersDetective Kennedy GrotonRecurring cast
The Good Lord BirdCoachman JimRecurring cast
2021FBI: Most WantedSpecial Agent Moses ReedEpisode: "Chattaboogie"
A Luv Tale: The SeriesPreston/GeorgeRecurring cast
2022The Righteous GemstonesMakawon ButterfieldEpisode: "I Speak in the Tongues of Men and Angels"
2023Wendell RobinsonRecurring cast

Notes and References

  1. http://www.starpulse.com/Actors/Williams,_Victor Starpulse.com
  2. Web site: Whatever happened to the actor who played Deacon Palmer on King of Queens? . USA Today . April 13, 2012 . Gayle Jo . Carter . Brian . Truitt . October 19, 2013 . October 19, 2013 . https://archive.today/20131019004031/http://vip.usaweekend.com/2012/04/q-whatever-happened-to-the-actor-who-played-deacon-palmer-on-king-of-queens/ . dead .
  3. Web site: NYU Graduate Acting Alumni . 2011 . 2011-12-08 . 2012-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120705121632/http://gradacting.tisch.nyu.edu/object/ga_alumbios.html . dead .