Portrait of Dick Anthony Williams

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.

Born: August 9, 1934

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Filmography

2020
2009
Blood and Bone

as Roberto

2007
Steam

as August

2002
The Shield

as Reverend Neal Cook

2000
X-Men: The Mutant Watch

as Sen. Frank Radler

2000
Hot Boyz

as Harold

1998
The Players Club

as Mr. Armstrong

1995
JAG

as Special Agent Lang

1994
Due South

as ATF Agent MacFadden

1993
The X-Files

as Agent Reggie Purdue

1993
Percy & Thunder

as Caswell Baker

1992
Martin

as Dick Anthony Williams

1991
The Rapture

as Henry

1991
Roc

as Ray Boyd

1990
Edward Scissorhands

as Officer Allen

1990
Law & Order

as Sam Burdette

1990
Mo' Better Blues

as Big Stop Williams

1990
Shannon's Deal

as McGuire

1989
Cast the First Stone

as Jackson Phillips

1989
Snoops

as Andrew Devilar

1989
The Meeting

as Malcolm X

1989
Tap

as Francis

1987
Gardens of Stone

as Slasher Williams

1986
Heart of the City

as Ed Van Duzer

1986
L.A. Law

as Charles Jackson

1986
L.A. Law

as Franklin Hovey

1985
Our Family Honor

as Chief of Detectives Jonas Jones

1985
Summer Rental

as Dan Gardner

1983
Through Naked Eyes

as Det. Wylie

1983
Night Partners

as Instructor

1983
The Star Chamber

as Detective Paul Mackey

1983
Keeping On

as Samuel Taylor

1982
Something So Right

as Morris Elliot

1982
Sister, Sister

as Rev. Richard Henderson

1982
This Is Kate Bennett...

as Leonard Hayes

1982
1981
1981
A Gun in the House

as Det. Frank Campbell

1980
Brave New World

as Helmholz Watson

1979
The Jerk

as Taj

1979
Hollow Image

as Danny

1979
Some Kind of Miracle

as Dr. Hopstone

1978
A Woman Called Moses

as John Tubman

1978
King

as Malcolm X

1977
Freeman

as Freeman

1977
The Storyteller

as Anthony

1977
The Deep

as Slake

1975
Deadly Hero

as District Attorney Winston

1975
Dog Day Afternoon

as Limo Driver

1974
The Rockford Files

as Maceo Prentiss

1973
1973
The Mack

as Pretty Tony

1971
1969
The Lost Man

as Ronald

1968
Uptight

as Corbin

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Performer