Lawrence Clayton, Actor in Broadway’s ‘The Color Purple’ and ‘Dreamgirls,’ Dies at 64

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Broadway shows The Colour Purple and Dreamgirls, has died aged 64.The star died after a two-year battle with glioblastoma cancer.

Lawrence Clayton, an actor best known for his work on Broadway, has died after a two-year battle with glioblastoma cancer.

was confirmed to Deadline by Buchwald talent agency.The North Carolina native’s most recent Broadway role was playing Old Mister in the 2015 revival of “The Color Purple.” His other Broadway productions included “Bells Are Ringing” (2001), “It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues” (1999), “The Civil War” (1999), a revival of “Once Upon a Mattress” (1996) and “The High Rollers Social and Pleasure Club” (1992).

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticActor Lawrence Clayton, who made his Broadway debut in 1981 in Dreamgirls and most recently starred in the 2015 revival of The Color Purple, died Nov. 2 following a two-year battle with glioblastoma cancer.

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