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Dick Anthony Williams

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Aug 9, 1934 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Acting
2020Grizzly II: RevengeCharlie
2009Blood and BoneRoberto
2007SteamAugust
2003Black ListedMissouri
2002Mackin’ Ain’t EasySelf
2002The ShieldReverend Neal Cook
2000Hot BoyzHarold
2000X-Men: The Mutant WatchSen. Frank Radler
1998The Players ClubMr. Armstrong
1995The Parent 'Hood
1995JAGSpecial Agent Lang
1994Due SouthATF Agent MacFadden
1994Chicago HopeCharles Wilkes
1993Percy & ThunderCaswell Baker
1993The GiftedDaniel
1993The X-FilesAgent Reggie Purdue
1992MartinDick Anthony Williams
1992The Larry Sanders ShowBeverly's Father
1991The RaptureHenry
1991Homefront
1991RocRay Boyd
1990Edward ScissorhandsOfficer Allen
1990Mo' Better BluesBig Stop Williams
1990Shannon's DealMcGuire
1990Law & OrderSam Burdette
1989Cast the First StoneJackson Phillips
1989TapFrancis
1989The MeetingMalcolm X
1989SnoopsAndrew Devilar
1987Gardens of StoneSlasher Williams
1986L.A. LawCharles Jackson
1986Heart of the CityEd Van Duzer
1986L.A. LawFranklin Hovey
1985Summer RentalDan Gardner
1985Challenge of a LifetimeDr. Hume
1985Stingray
1985Our Family HonorChief of Detectives Jonas Jones
1983The Star ChamberDetective Paul Mackey
1983Through Naked EyesDet. Wylie
1983For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983Keeping OnSamuel Taylor
1983Night PartnersInstructor
1982This Is Kate Bennett...Leonard Hayes
1982Sister, SisterRev. Richard Henderson
1982Something So RightMorris Elliot
1982Cagney & LaceySly
1981A Gun in the HouseDet. Frank Campbell
1981The Sophisticated GentsRalph Joplin
1980Brave New WorldHelmholz Watson
1980The Night the City ScreamedJim Downs
1980Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
1980One in a Million
1979The JerkTaj
1979An Almost Perfect AffairJackson
1979Some Kind of MiracleDr. Hopstone
1979Hollow ImageDanny
1979Hart to Hart
1979Archie Bunker's Place
1978KingMalcolm X
1978A Woman Called MosesJohn Tubman
1977FreemanFreeman
1977The DeepSlake
1977The StorytellerAnthony
1977The Richard Pryor Special?Writer
1977Lou Grant
1976The Long NightPaul
1975Deadly HeroDistrict Attorney Winston
1975Dog Day AfternoonLimo Driver
1975Starsky & Hutch
1974The Rockford FilesMaceo Prentiss
1973The MackPretty Tony
1973Slaughter's Big Rip-OffJoe Creole
1973Five on the Black Hand SidePreston
1971The Anderson TapesSpencer
1971Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?Malthus
1970Nanny and the Professor
1969The Lost ManRonald
1968UptightCorbin
1967Ironside
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Performer