Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 9, 1934
Place of Birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Dick Anthony Williams
Biography
Richard Anthony Williams (August 9, 1934 – February 16, 2012) was an American actor. Williams is best known for his starring performances on Broadway in The Poison Tree, What the Wine-Sellers Buy and Black Picture Show. Williams also had notable roles in 1970s blaxploitation films such as The Mack and Slaughter's Big Rip-Off.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Grizzly II: Revenge | Charlie |
| 2009 | Blood and Bone | Roberto |
| 2007 | Steam | August |
| 2002 | Mackin’ Ain’t Easy | Self |
| 2000 | Hot Boyz | Harold |
| 2000 | X-Men: The Mutant Watch | Sen. Frank Radler |
| 1998 | The Players Club | Mr. Armstrong |
| 1993 | Percy & Thunder | Caswell Baker |
| 1993 | The Gifted | Daniel |
| 1991 | The Rapture | Henry |
| 1990 | Edward Scissorhands | Officer Allen |
| 1990 | Mo' Better Blues | Big Stop Williams |
| 1989 | Cast the First Stone | Jackson Phillips |
| 1989 | Tap | Francis |
| 1989 | The Meeting | Malcolm X |
| 1987 | Gardens of Stone | Slasher Williams |
| 1985 | Summer Rental | Dan Gardner |
| 1985 | Challenge of a Lifetime | Dr. Hume |
| 1983 | The Star Chamber | Detective Paul Mackey |
| 1983 | Through Naked Eyes | Det. Wylie |
| 1983 | For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers | |
| 1983 | Keeping On | Samuel Taylor |
| 1983 | Night Partners | Instructor |
| 1982 | This Is Kate Bennett... | Leonard Hayes |
| 1982 | Sister, Sister | Rev. Richard Henderson |
| 1982 | Something So Right | Morris Elliot |
| 1981 | A Gun in the House | Det. Frank Campbell |
| 1980 | Brave New World | Helmholz Watson |
| 1980 | The Night the City Screamed | Jim Downs |
| 1979 | The Jerk | Taj |
| 1979 | An Almost Perfect Affair | Jackson |
| 1979 | Some Kind of Miracle | Dr. Hopstone |
| 1979 | Hollow Image | Danny |
| 1977 | Freeman | Freeman |
| 1977 | The Deep | Slake |
| 1977 | The Storyteller | Anthony |
| 1977 | The Richard Pryor Special? | Writer |
| 1976 | The Long Night | Paul |
| 1975 | Deadly Hero | District Attorney Winston |
| 1975 | Dog Day Afternoon | Limo Driver |
| 1973 | The Mack | Pretty Tony |
| 1973 | Slaughter's Big Rip-Off | Joe Creole |
| 1973 | Five on the Black Hand Side | Preston |
| 1971 | The Anderson Tapes | Spencer |
| 1971 | Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? | Malthus |
| 1969 | The Lost Man | Ronald |
| 1968 | Uptight | Corbin |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Shield | Reverend Neal Cook |
| 1995 | The Parent 'Hood | |
| 1995 | JAG | Special Agent Lang |
| 1994 | Due South | ATF Agent MacFadden |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope | Charles Wilkes |
| 1993 | The X-Files | Agent Reggie Purdue |
| 1992 | Martin | Dick Anthony Williams |
| 1991 | Homefront | |
| 1991 | Roc | Ray Boyd |
| 1990 | Shannon's Deal | McGuire |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Sam Burdette |
| 1989 | Snoops | Andrew Devilar |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Charles Jackson |
| 1986 | Heart of the City | Ed Van Duzer |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Franklin Hovey |
| 1985 | Stingray | |
| 1985 | Our Family Honor | Chief of Detectives Jonas Jones |
| 1982 | Cagney & Lacey | Sly |
| 1981 | The Sophisticated Gents | Ralph Joplin |
| 1980 | Tenspeed and Brown Shoe | |
| 1980 | One in a Million | |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart | |
| 1979 | Archie Bunker's Place | |
| 1978 | King | Malcolm X |
| 1978 | A Woman Called Moses | John Tubman |
| 1977 | Lou Grant | |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch | |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Maceo Prentiss |
| 1970 | Nanny and the Professor | |
| 1967 | Ironside | |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Performer |