Vince_Williams_(actor)
Vince Williams (July 11, 1957 – January 6, 1997) was an American actor, best known for his role as Hampton Speakes on Guiding Light.
He was born in Natchitoches, Louisiana. His parents were educators - his father was a principal and his mother was a teacher.[1] He began playing the saxophone at age 11.[1] He attended Northwestern State University of Louisiana and Southern University at Baton Rouge.[1]
He starred as Lyons in Fences on Broadway at the 46th Street Theatre from February 2, 1988 - June 26, 1988.[2]
He briefly played the role of Lamar Griffin on As the World Turns before being cast as Hampton Speakes on Guiding Light,[1] a role he played from 1989 - 1995. He was the first African-American actor to be on contract on Guiding Light.[1] He then played Dustin Carter on Another World from late 1996 until his death.[3]
He was married to Kathryn Hunter and they had two sons, Behm and Amon.[3]
He died January 6, 1997 in Englewood, New Jersey from colon cancer.[3]
- Hoke Kahwaty, Donna (March 17, 1992). "Sax Appeal". Soap Opera Digest. 17 (6): 74–80.
- "Deaths: Vince Williams Dead at 39". Soap Opera Weekly. 8 (4): 5. January 28, 1997.
- Vince Williams at IMDb
- Vince Williams at the Internet Broadway Database
- Vince Williams at FindaGrave
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