Dick Anthony Williams

Dick Anthony Williams

Known for
Acting
Born
August 9, 1934
Died
February 16, 2012 (aged 77)
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA

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

2020
Grizzly II: Revenge poster

Grizzly II: Revenge

Movie · as Charlie

2009
Blood and Bone poster

Blood and Bone

Movie · as Roberto

2007
Steam poster

Steam

Movie · as August

2003
Black Listed poster

Black Listed

Movie · as Missouri

2002
Mackin’ Ain’t Easy poster

Mackin’ Ain’t Easy

Movie · as Self

2002
The Shield poster

The Shield

TV · as Reverend Neal Cook · 2 eps

2000
Hot Boyz poster

Hot Boyz

Movie · as Harold

2000
X-Men: The Mutant Watch poster

X-Men: The Mutant Watch

Movie · as Sen. Frank Radler

1998
The Players Club poster

The Players Club

Movie · as Mr. Armstrong

1995
The Parent 'Hood poster

The Parent 'Hood

TV · 1 ep

1995
JAG poster

JAG

TV · as Special Agent Lang · 1 ep

1994
Due South poster

Due South

TV · as ATF Agent MacFadden · 1 ep

1994
Chicago Hope poster

Chicago Hope

TV · as Charles Wilkes · 1 ep

1993
Percy & Thunder poster

Percy & Thunder

Movie · as Caswell Baker

1993
The Gifted poster

The Gifted

Movie · as Daniel

1993
The X-Files poster

The X-Files

TV · as Agent Reggie Purdue · 1 ep

1992
Martin poster

Martin

TV · as Dick Anthony Williams · 1 ep

1992
The Larry Sanders Show poster

The Larry Sanders Show

TV · as Beverly's Father · 1 ep

1991
The Rapture poster

The Rapture

Movie · as Henry

1991
Homefront poster

Homefront

TV · 42 eps

1991
Roc poster

Roc

TV · as Ray Boyd · 1 ep

1990
Edward Scissorhands poster

Edward Scissorhands

Movie · as Officer Allen

1990
Mo' Better Blues poster

Mo' Better Blues

Movie · as Big Stop Williams

1990
Shannon's Deal poster

Shannon's Deal

TV · as McGuire · 1 ep

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Sam Burdette · 1 ep

1989
Cast the First Stone poster

Cast the First Stone

Movie · as Jackson Phillips

1989
Tap poster

Tap

Movie · as Francis

1989
The Meeting poster

The Meeting

Movie · as Malcolm X

1989
Snoops poster

Snoops

TV · as Andrew Devilar · 1 ep

1987
Gardens of Stone poster

Gardens of Stone

Movie · as Slasher Williams

1986
L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law

TV · as Charles Jackson, Franklin Hovey · 1 ep

1986
Heart of the City poster

Heart of the City

TV · as Ed Van Duzer · 13 eps

1985
Summer Rental poster

Summer Rental

Movie · as Dan Gardner

1985
Challenge of a Lifetime

Challenge of a Lifetime

Movie · as Dr. Hume

1985
Stingray poster

Stingray

TV · 1 ep

1985
Our Family Honor poster

Our Family Honor

TV · as Chief of Detectives Jonas Jones · 13 eps

1983
The Star Chamber poster

The Star Chamber

Movie · as Detective Paul Mackey

1983
Through Naked Eyes poster

Through Naked Eyes

Movie · as Det. Wylie

1983
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers poster

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

Movie

1983
Keeping On poster

Keeping On

Movie · as Samuel Taylor

1983
Night Partners poster

Night Partners

Movie · as Instructor

1982
This Is Kate Bennett... poster

This Is Kate Bennett...

Movie · as Leonard Hayes

1982
Sister, Sister poster

Sister, Sister

Movie · as Rev. Richard Henderson

1982
Something So Right poster

Something So Right

Movie · as Morris Elliot

1982
Cagney & Lacey poster

Cagney & Lacey

TV · as Sly · 1 ep

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Samuel Traylor, Professor Carter, Malcolm X · 1 ep

1981
A Gun in the House poster

A Gun in the House

Movie · as Det. Frank Campbell

1981
The Sophisticated Gents poster

The Sophisticated Gents

TV · as Ralph Joplin · 3 eps

1980
Brave New World poster

Brave New World

Movie · as Helmholz Watson

1980
The Night the City Screamed poster

The Night the City Screamed

Movie · as Jim Downs

1980
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe poster

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

TV · 1 ep

1980
One in a Million poster

One in a Million

TV · 1 ep

1979
The Jerk poster

The Jerk

Movie · as Taj

1979
An Almost Perfect Affair poster

An Almost Perfect Affair

Movie · as Jackson

1979
Some Kind of Miracle poster

Some Kind of Miracle

Movie · as Dr. Hopstone

1979
Hollow Image poster

Hollow Image

Movie · as Danny

1979
Hart to Hart poster

Hart to Hart

TV · 1 ep

1979
Archie Bunker's Place poster

Archie Bunker's Place

TV · 1 ep

1978
Sparrow

Sparrow

Movie · as Martin

1978
King poster

King

TV · as Malcolm X · 3 eps

1978
A Woman Called Moses poster

A Woman Called Moses

TV · as John Tubman · 2 eps

1977
Freeman poster

Freeman

Movie · as Freeman

1977
The Deep poster

The Deep

Movie · as Slake

1977
The Storyteller poster

The Storyteller

Movie · as Anthony

1977
The Richard Pryor Special? poster

The Richard Pryor Special?

Movie · as Writer

1977
Lou Grant poster

Lou Grant

TV · 1 ep

1976
The Long Night poster

The Long Night

Movie · as Paul

1975
Deadly Hero poster

Deadly Hero

Movie · as District Attorney Winston

1975
Dog Day Afternoon poster

Dog Day Afternoon

Movie · as Limo Driver

1975
Starsky & Hutch poster

Starsky & Hutch

TV · 1 ep

1974
The Rockford Files poster

The Rockford Files

TV · as Maceo Prentiss · 1 ep

1973
The Mack poster

The Mack

Movie · as Pretty Tony

1973
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off poster

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

Movie · as Joe Creole

1973
Five on the Black Hand Side poster

Five on the Black Hand Side

Movie · as Preston

1971
The Anderson Tapes poster

The Anderson Tapes

Movie · as Spencer

1971
Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? poster

Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?

Movie · as Malthus

1970
Nanny and the Professor poster

Nanny and the Professor

TV · 1 ep

1969
The Lost Man poster

The Lost Man

Movie · as Ronald

1968
Uptight poster

Uptight

Movie · as Corbin

1967
Ironside poster

Ironside

TV · 2 eps

1956
Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards

TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep