Jack Eric Williams (March 28, 1944 – January 28, 1994) was an American actor, composer and lyricist for stage and film.
Jack Eric Williams appeared off-Broadway as Max in a 1974 production of Harold Pinter's The Homecoming at the Wonderhorse Theater.
He made his Broadway debut in 1976 in the Lincoln Center revival of Kurt Weill's Threepenny Opera, singing in the ensemble and understudying the role of the Ballad Singer.
He next appeared in Stephen Sondheim's 1979 masterpiece Sweeney Todd, originating the role of the villainous Beadle Bamford.
The work earned him the Richard Rodgers Award from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in 1990, and was produced by the Barter Theater in 2006.
Inflagrante is owned by Eve Martineza, former singer and actress who worked closely with Jack Eric and administered his estate.