Dick Anthony Williams
Acting
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.
Filmography 81
Movies (49)
Grizzly II: Revenge2020Charlie
Blood and Bone2009Roberto
Steam2007August
Black Listed2003Missouri
Mackin’ Ain’t Easy2002Self
X-Men: The Mutant Watch2000Sen. Frank Radler
Hot Boyz2000Harold
The Players Club1998Mr. Armstrong
Percy & Thunder1993Caswell Baker- The Gifted1993Daniel
The Rapture1991Henry
Edward Scissorhands1990Officer Allen
Mo' Better Blues1990Big Stop Williams
Cast the First Stone1989Jackson Phillips
The Meeting1989Malcolm X
Tap1989Francis
Gardens of Stone1987Slasher Williams
Summer Rental1985Dan Gardner- Challenge of a Lifetime1985Dr. Hume
Through Naked Eyes1983Det. Wylie
Night Partners1983Instructor
The Star Chamber1983Detective Paul Mackey
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers1983
Keeping On1983Samuel Taylor
Something So Right1982Morris Elliot
Sister, Sister1982Rev. Richard Henderson
This Is Kate Bennett...1982Leonard Hayes
A Gun in the House1981Det. Frank Campbell
The Night the City Screamed1980Jim Downs
Brave New World1980Helmholz Watson
Shows (32)
The Shield2002Reverend Neal Cook
JAG1995Special Agent Lang
The Parent 'Hood1995
Due South1994ATF Agent MacFadden
Chicago Hope1994Charles Wilkes
The X-Files1993Agent Reggie Purdue
Martin1992Dick Anthony Williams
The Larry Sanders Show1992Beverly's Father
Homefront1991
Roc1991Ray Boyd
Law & Order1990Sam Burdette
Shannon's Deal1990McGuire
Snoops1989Andrew Devilar
Heart of the City1986Ed Van Duzer
L.A. Law1986Charles Jackson
Our Family Honor1985Chief of Detectives Jonas Jones
Stingray1985
Cagney & Lacey1982Sly
American Playhouse1982Samuel Traylor
The Sophisticated Gents1981Ralph Joplin
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe1980
One in a Million1980
Archie Bunker's Place1979
Hart to Hart1979
A Woman Called Moses1978John Tubman
King1978Malcolm X
Lou Grant1977
Starsky & Hutch1975
The Rockford Files1974Maceo Prentiss
Nanny and the Professor1970