Dick Anthony Williams
Known for acting · Born 9 August 1934 · Died 16 February 2012 · aged 77 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
81 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
Edward Scissorhands
1990
Homefront
1991
The Jerk
1979
Blood and Bone
2009
The Mack
1973
The Shield
2002
Our Family Honor
1985
Heart of the City
1986
The Deep
1977
Mo' Better Blues
1990
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
2000
Summer Rental
1985
Acting (81)
2020Grizzly II: RevengeCharlieFilm
2009Blood and BoneRobertoFilm
2007SteamAugustFilm
2003Black ListedMissouriFilm
2002The ShieldReverend Neal Cook · 2 episodesSeries
2002Mackin’ Ain’t EasySelfFilm
2000X-Men: The Mutant WatchSen. Frank RadlerFilm
2000Hot BoyzHaroldFilm
1998The Players ClubMr. ArmstrongFilm
1995JAGSpecial Agent LangSeries
1995The Parent 'HoodSeries
1994Due SouthATF Agent MacFaddenSeries
1994Chicago HopeCharles WilkesSeries
1993The X-FilesAgent Reggie PurdueSeries
1993The GiftedDanielFilm
1993Percy & ThunderCaswell BakerFilm
1992MartinDick Anthony WilliamsSeries
1992The Larry Sanders ShowBeverly's FatherSeries
1991The RaptureHenryFilm
1991RocRay BoydSeries
1991Homefront · 42 episodesSeries
1990Edward ScissorhandsOfficer AllenFilm
1990Law & OrderSam BurdetteSeries
1990Mo' Better BluesBig Stop WilliamsFilm
1990Shannon's DealMcGuireSeries
1989TapFrancisFilm
1989SnoopsAndrew DevilarSeries
1989Cast the First StoneJackson PhillipsFilm
1989The MeetingMalcolm XFilm
1987Gardens of StoneSlasher WilliamsFilm
1986L.A. LawCharles Jackson, Franklin Hovey · 2 episodesSeries
1986Heart of the CityEd Van Duzer · 13 episodesSeries
1985Summer RentalDan GardnerFilm
1985StingraySeries
1985Challenge of a LifetimeDr. HumeFilm
1985Our Family HonorChief of Detectives Jonas Jones · 13 episodesSeries
1983The Star ChamberDetective Paul MackeyFilm
1983Through Naked EyesDet. WylieFilm
1983Night PartnersInstructorFilm
1983For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar EversFilm
1983Keeping OnSamuel TaylorFilm
1982Cagney & LaceySlySeries
1982American PlayhouseSamuel Traylor, Professor Carter, Malcolm XSeries
1982Something So RightMorris ElliotFilm
1982Sister, SisterRev. Richard HendersonFilm
1982This Is Kate Bennett...Leonard HayesFilm
1981A Gun in the HouseDet. Frank CampbellFilm
1981The Sophisticated GentsRalph Joplin · 3 episodesSeries
1980Brave New WorldHelmholz WatsonFilm
1980Tenspeed and Brown ShoeSeries
1980The Night the City ScreamedJim DownsFilm
1980One in a MillionSeries
1979The JerkTajFilm
1979Hart to HartSeries
1979Archie Bunker's PlaceSeries
1979An Almost Perfect AffairJacksonFilm
1979Hollow ImageDannyFilm
1979Some Kind of MiracleDr. HopstoneFilm
1978KingMalcolm X · 3 episodesSeries
1978A Woman Called MosesJohn Tubman · 2 episodesSeries
1978SparrowMartinFilm
1977The DeepSlakeFilm
1977Lou GrantSeries
1977The Richard Pryor Special?WriterFilm
1977FreemanFreemanFilm
1977The StorytellerAnthonyFilm
1976The Long NightPaulFilm
1975Dog Day AfternoonLimo DriverFilm
1975Starsky & HutchSeries
1975Deadly HeroDistrict Attorney WinstonFilm
1974The Rockford FilesMaceo PrentissSeries
1973The MackPretty TonyFilm
1973Slaughter's Big Rip-OffJoe CreoleFilm
1973Five on the Black Hand SidePrestonFilm
1971The Anderson TapesSpencerFilm
1971Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?MalthusFilm
1970Nanny and the ProfessorSeries
1969The Lost ManRonaldFilm
1968UptightCorbinFilm
1967Ironside · 2 episodesSeries
1956Tony AwardsSelf - PerformerSeries