Dick Anthony Williams
Known for
Acting
Life
1934 – 2012 (aged 77)
Born in
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits
View on IMDb79 acting credits
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
Edward Scissorhands
07 Dec 1990
The X-Files
10 Sep 1993
Dog Day Afternoon
21 Sep 1975
The Jerk
14 Dec 1979
Blood and Bone
07 Feb 2009
The Shield
12 Mar 2002
Law & Order
13 Sep 1990
JAG
23 Sep 1995
Filmography
2020
- Grizzly II: Revengeas Charlie
2009
- Blood and Boneas Roberto
2007
- Steamas August
2003
- Black Listedas Missouri
2002
- The Shieldas Reverend Neal Cook2 episodes
2000
- X-Men: The Mutant Watchas Sen. Frank Radler
- Hot Boyzas Harold
1998
- The Players Clubas Mr. Armstrong
1995
- JAGas Special Agent Lang1 episode
- The Parent 'Hood1 episode
1994
- Due Southas ATF Agent MacFadden1 episode
- Chicago Hopeas Charles Wilkes1 episode
1993
- The X-Filesas Agent Reggie Purdue1 episode
- Percy & Thunderas Caswell Baker
- The Giftedas Daniel
1992
- Martinas Dick Anthony Williams1 episode
- The Larry Sanders Showas Beverly's Father1 episode
1991
- The Raptureas Henry
- Homefront42 episodes
- Rocas Ray Boyd1 episode
1990
- Edward Scissorhandsas Officer Allen
- Law & Orderas Sam Burdette1 episode
- Mo' Better Bluesas Big Stop Williams
- Shannon's Dealas McGuire1 episode
1989
- Cast the First Stoneas Jackson Phillips
- Snoopsas Andrew Devilar1 episode
- The Meetingas Malcolm X
- Tapas Francis
1987
- Gardens of Stoneas Slasher Williams
1986
- Heart of the Cityas Ed Van Duzer13 episodes
- L.A. Lawas Franklin Hovey2 episodes
1985
- Our Family Honoras Chief of Detectives Jonas Jones13 episodes
- Summer Rentalas Dan Gardner
- Stingray1 episode
- Challenge of a Lifetimeas Dr. Hume
1983
- Through Naked Eyesas Det. Wylie
- Night Partnersas Instructor
- The Star Chamberas Detective Paul Mackey
- For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
- Keeping Onas Samuel Taylor
1982
- Something So Rightas Morris Elliot
- Sister, Sisteras Rev. Richard Henderson
- This Is Kate Bennett...as Leonard Hayes
- Cagney & Laceyas Sly1 episode
- American Playhouseas Malcolm X1 episode
1981
- The Sophisticated Gentsas Ralph Joplin3 episodes
- A Gun in the Houseas Det. Frank Campbell
1980
- The Night the City Screamedas Jim Downs
- Brave New Worldas Helmholz Watson
- Tenspeed and Brown Shoe1 episode
- One in a Million1 episode
1979
- The Jerkas Taj
- Archie Bunker's Place1 episode
- Hart to Hart1 episode
- Hollow Imageas Danny
- An Almost Perfect Affairas Jackson
- Some Kind of Miracleas Dr. Hopstone
1978
- A Woman Called Mosesas John Tubman2 episodes
- Kingas Malcolm X3 episodes
- Sparrowas Martin
1977
- Freemanas Freeman
- The Storytelleras Anthony
- Lou Grant1 episode
- The Deepas Slake
- The Richard Pryor Special?as Writer
1976
- The Long Nightas Paul
1975
- Deadly Heroas District Attorney Winston
- Dog Day Afternoonas Limo Driver
- Starsky & Hutch1 episode
1974
- The Rockford Filesas Maceo Prentiss1 episode
1973
- Five on the Black Hand Sideas Preston
- Slaughter's Big Rip-Offas Joe Creole
- The Mackas Pretty Tony
1971
- Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?as Malthus
- The Anderson Tapesas Spencer
1970
- Nanny and the Professor1 episode
1969
- The Lost Manas Ronald
1968
- Uptightas Corbin
1967
- Ironside2 episodes