Dick Anthony Williams

Acting

Dick Anthony Williams

Born August 9, 1934Chicago, Illinois, USA79 credits

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

Grizzly II: Revenge
3.1

Grizzly II: Revenge

Movie

2020

Blood and Bone
7.3

Blood and Bone

Movie

2009

Steam
2.8

Steam

Movie

2007

Black Listed
2.5

Black Listed

Movie

2003

Mackin’ Ain’t Easy

Movie

2002

The Shield
8.2

The Shield

TV

2002

Filmography

Grizzly II: Revenge
2020Grizzly II: Revengeas CharlieMovie
Blood and Bone
2009Blood and Boneas RobertoMovie
Steam
2007Steamas AugustMovie
Black Listed
2003Black Listedas MissouriMovie
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2002Mackin’ Ain’t Easyas SelfMovie
The Shield
2002The Shieldas Reverend Neal CookTV
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
2000X-Men: The Mutant Watchas Sen. Frank RadlerMovie
Hot Boyz
2000Hot Boyzas HaroldMovie
The Players Club
1998The Players Clubas Mr. ArmstrongMovie
JAG
1995JAGas Special Agent LangTV
The Parent 'Hood
1995The Parent 'HoodTV
Due South
1994Due Southas ATF Agent MacFaddenTV
Chicago Hope
1994Chicago Hopeas Charles WilkesTV
The X-Files
1993The X-Filesas Agent Reggie PurdueTV
Percy & Thunder
1993Percy & Thunderas Caswell BakerMovie
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1993The Giftedas DanielMovie
Martin
1992Martinas Dick Anthony WilliamsTV
The Larry Sanders Show
1992The Larry Sanders Showas Beverly's FatherTV
The Rapture
1991The Raptureas HenryMovie
Homefront
1991HomefrontTV
Roc
1991Rocas Ray BoydTV
Edward Scissorhands
1990Edward Scissorhandsas Officer AllenMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Sam BurdetteTV
Mo' Better Blues
1990Mo' Better Bluesas Big Stop WilliamsMovie
Shannon's Deal
1990Shannon's Dealas McGuireTV
Cast the First Stone
1989Cast the First Stoneas Jackson PhillipsMovie
Snoops
1989Snoopsas Andrew DevilarTV
The Meeting
1989The Meetingas Malcolm XMovie
Tap
1989Tapas FrancisMovie
Gardens of Stone
1987Gardens of Stoneas Slasher WilliamsMovie
Heart of the City
1986Heart of the Cityas Ed Van DuzerTV
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Lawas Charles JacksonTV
Our Family Honor
1985Our Family Honoras Chief of Detectives Jonas JonesTV
Summer Rental
1985Summer Rentalas Dan GardnerMovie
Stingray
1985StingrayTV
C
1985Challenge of a Lifetimeas Dr. HumeMovie
Through Naked Eyes
1983Through Naked Eyesas Det. WylieMovie
Night Partners
1983Night Partnersas InstructorMovie
The Star Chamber
1983The Star Chamberas Detective Paul MackeyMovie
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar EversMovie
Keeping On
1983Keeping Onas Samuel TaylorMovie
Something So Right
1982Something So Rightas Morris ElliotMovie
Sister, Sister
1982Sister, Sisteras Rev. Richard HendersonMovie
This Is Kate Bennett...
1982This Is Kate Bennett...as Leonard HayesMovie
Cagney & Lacey
1982Cagney & Laceyas SlyTV
The Sophisticated Gents
1981The Sophisticated Gentsas Ralph JoplinTV
A Gun in the House
1981A Gun in the Houseas Det. Frank CampbellMovie
The Night the City Screamed
1980The Night the City Screamedas Jim DownsMovie
Brave New World
1980Brave New Worldas Helmholz WatsonMovie
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
1980Tenspeed and Brown ShoeTV
One in a Million
1980One in a MillionTV
The Jerk
1979The Jerkas TajMovie
Archie Bunker's Place
1979Archie Bunker's PlaceTV
Hart to Hart
1979Hart to HartTV
Hollow Image
1979Hollow Imageas DannyMovie
An Almost Perfect Affair
1979An Almost Perfect Affairas JacksonMovie
Some Kind of Miracle
1979Some Kind of Miracleas Dr. HopstoneMovie
A Woman Called Moses
1978A Woman Called Mosesas John TubmanTV
King
1978Kingas Malcolm XTV
Freeman
1977Freemanas FreemanMovie
The Storyteller
1977The Storytelleras AnthonyMovie
Lou Grant
1977Lou GrantTV
The Deep
1977The Deepas SlakeMovie
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977The Richard Pryor Special?as WriterMovie
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1976The Long Nightas PaulMovie
Deadly Hero
1975Deadly Heroas District Attorney WinstonMovie
Dog Day Afternoon
1975Dog Day Afternoonas Limo DriverMovie
Starsky & Hutch
1975Starsky & HutchTV
The Rockford Files
1974The Rockford Filesas Maceo PrentissTV
Five on the Black Hand Side
1973Five on the Black Hand Sideas PrestonMovie
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973Slaughter's Big Rip-Offas Joe CreoleMovie
The Mack
1973The Mackas Pretty TonyMovie
Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?
1971Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?as MalthusMovie
The Anderson Tapes
1971The Anderson Tapesas SpencerMovie
Nanny and the Professor
1970Nanny and the ProfessorTV
The Lost Man
1969The Lost Manas RonaldMovie
Uptight
1968Uptightas CorbinMovie
Ironside
1967IronsideTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - PerformerTV