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Dick Anthony Williams

Dick Anthony Williams

Acting
August 9, 1934 (77) — February 16, 2012
Chicago, Illinois, USA
August 9, 1934 (77) — February 16, 2012
Chicago, Illinois, USA

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: Revenge
    2020
    Charlie
  • Blood and Bone
    2009
    Roberto
  • Steam
    2007
    August
  • Black Listed
    2003
    Missouri
  • Mackin’ Ain’t Easy
    2002
    Self
  • X-Men: The Mutant Watch
    2000
    Sen. Frank Radler
  • Hot Boyz
    2000
    Harold
  • The Players Club
    1998
    Mr. Armstrong
  • Percy & Thunder
    1993
    Caswell Baker
  • The Gifted
    1993
    Daniel
  • The Rapture
    1991
    Henry
  • Edward Scissorhands
    1990
    Officer Allen
  • Mo' Better Blues
    1990
    Big Stop Williams
  • Cast the First Stone
    1989
    Jackson Phillips
  • The Meeting
    1989
    Malcolm X
  • Tap
    1989
    Francis
  • Gardens of Stone
    1987
    Slasher Williams
  • Summer Rental
    1985
    Dan Gardner
  • Challenge of a Lifetime
    1985
    Dr. Hume
  • Through Naked Eyes
    1983
    Det. Wylie
  • Night Partners
    1983
    Instructor
  • The Star Chamber
    1983
    Detective Paul Mackey
  • For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
    1983
  • Keeping On
    1983
    Samuel Taylor
  • Something So Right
    1982
    Morris Elliot
  • Sister, Sister
    1982
    Rev. Richard Henderson
  • This Is Kate Bennett...
    1982
    Leonard Hayes
  • A Gun in the House
    1981
    Det. Frank Campbell
  • The Night the City Screamed
    1980
    Jim Downs
  • Brave New World
    1980
    Helmholz Watson

Shows (32)

  • The Shield
    2002
    Reverend Neal Cook
  • JAG
    1995
    Special Agent Lang
  • The Parent 'Hood
    1995
  • Due South
    1994
    ATF Agent MacFadden
  • Chicago Hope
    1994
    Charles Wilkes
  • The X-Files
    1993
    Agent Reggie Purdue
  • Martin
    1992
    Dick Anthony Williams
  • The Larry Sanders Show
    1992
    Beverly's Father
  • Homefront
    1991
  • Roc
    1991
    Ray Boyd
  • Law & Order
    1990
    Sam Burdette
  • Shannon's Deal
    1990
    McGuire
  • Snoops
    1989
    Andrew Devilar
  • Heart of the City
    1986
    Ed Van Duzer
  • L.A. Law
    1986
    Charles Jackson
  • Our Family Honor
    1985
    Chief of Detectives Jonas Jones
  • Stingray
    1985
  • Cagney & Lacey
    1982
    Sly
  • American Playhouse
    1982
    Samuel Traylor
  • The Sophisticated Gents
    1981
    Ralph Joplin
  • Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
    1980
  • One in a Million
    1980
  • Archie Bunker's Place
    1979
  • Hart to Hart
    1979
  • A Woman Called Moses
    1978
    John Tubman
  • King
    1978
    Malcolm X
  • Lou Grant
    1977
  • Starsky & Hutch
    1975
  • The Rockford Files
    1974
    Maceo Prentiss
  • Nanny and the Professor
    1970