Clinton Derricks-Carroll (born May 15, 1953 in

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) is an American actor and musician who is best known for ''

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'' (1999), ''Wally Brown'' (1979) and ''

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'' (1980-1981).

Early life

Derricks was born in

to a pianist mother and

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preacher/composer Cleavant Derricks, Sr, famous for his popular gospel music hymn

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. His twin brother is Cleavant Derricks, who is also an actor.

Career

Clinton starred in the TV series ''Wally Brown'' (1979, as Wally Brown) and ''Sanford'' (1980–1981, as Cliff Anderson). He also had guest appearances in a number of other series, notably ''

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'' and ''

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'' and he wrote the music for the 1979 TV movie ''When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate''. On Sliders he played the "double" of his brother's character on three occasions ("

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", "

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" and "

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"). This was used instead of split screen. In 1986 Derricks-Carroll appeared on the London stage in the role of Captain Ebony in the musical ''Time''. He authored the book ''Buy Golly!: The History of the Golliwog'' in 2005, published by New Cavendish Books.https://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/social-welfare/pdfs/non-secure/g/o/l/golly-childrens-hero-or-racist-symbol.pdf

Personal Fact

He got his hyphenated name from

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. He studied acting in her workshop for years. She said he was like a son to her and should take her name. So, he became Clinton Derricks-Carroll.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Derricks-Carroll, Clinton 1953 births Living people American male television actors People from Knoxville, Tennessee African-American male actors American twins Identical twin male actors Male actors from Tennessee African-American musicians 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people