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Dick Anthony Williams

Actor
Born August 9, 1934Died February 16, 2012 (77 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Renegade
  • Grizzly II: Revenge
  • Stingray (1985)
  • Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
  • CBS Schoolbreak Special

Known For

  • Edward Scissorhands
  • The Jerk
  • Blood and Bone
  • The Deep
  • The Anderson Tapes
  • Mo' Better Blues
  • Gardens of Stone
  • The Players Club
  • The Mack
  • Tap
  • Grizzly II: Revenge
  • Brave New World
  • Uptight
  • Homefront
  • Five on the Black Hand Side
  • Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
  • An Almost Perfect Affair
  • Through Naked Eyes
  • A Gun in the House
  • Deadly Hero
  • Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?
  • A Woman Called Moses
  • Steam

Filmography

2020
2009
Blood and Bone · as Roberto
2007
Steam · as August
2004
Virgin Again · as David
2003
Black Listed · as Missouri
2002
The Shield (TV Series) · as Reverend Neal Cook
2000
That's Life (TV Series) · as Cast
2000
X-Men: The Mutant Watch · as Sen. Frank Radler
2000
Hot Boyz · as Harold
1998
The Players Club · as Mr. Armstrong
1997
The Player · as Cast
1996
Sparks (TV Series) · as Judge Pettigrew
1995
JAG (TV Series) · as Special Agent Lang
1995
The Client (TV Series) · as Whitney Roland
1995
The Parent 'Hood (TV Series)
1994
Chicago Hope (TV Series)
1994
Due South (TV Series) · as Atf Agent Macfadden
1993
NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Harvey Boutier
1993
The X-Files (TV Series) · as Agent Reggie Purdue
1993
Percy & Thunder · as Caswell Baker
1992
Renegade (TV Series) · as Police Capt. Frank
1992
Martin (TV Series)
1992
The Larry Sanders Show (TV Series) · as Beverly's Father
1992
HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Senator Frank Radler
1991
The Rapture · as Henry
1991
Homefront (TV Series)
1991
Roc (TV Series) · as Ray Boyd
1990
Edward Scissorhands · as Officer Allen
1990
W.I.O.U. (TV Series) · as Billy Randfield
1990
Law & Order (TV Series) · as Sam Burdette
1990
Mo' Better Blues · as Big Stop Williams
1990
Shannon's Deal (TV Series) · as Mcguire
1989
Cast the First Stone · as Jackson Phillips
1989
Snoops (TV Series) · as Andrew Devilar
1989
B.L. Stryker (TV Series) · as Rick Herd
1989
Tap · as Francis
1989
A Man Called Hawk (TV Series) · as Frank Gilbert
1987
Bustin' Loose (TV Series) · as Dr. Chuck
1987
Gardens of Stone · as Slasher Williams
1986
Heart of the City (TV Series) · as Ed Van Duzer
1986
L.A. Law (TV Series) · as Franklin Hovey
1986
1985
227 (TV Series) · as Det. Fredickson
1985
Summer Rental · as Dan Gardner
1985
Space (TV Series) · as Gawain Butler
1985
1984
CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV Series) · as Mr. Prince
1983
Through Naked Eyes · as Det. Wylie
1983
Night Partners · as Instructor
1983
The Star Chamber · as Detective Paul Mackey
1983
1982
Something So Right · as Morris Elliot
1982
The Powers of Matthew Star (TV Series) · as Sam Daniels
1982
Sister, Sister · as Rev. Richard Henderson
1982
1981
Strike Force (TV Series) · as Warwick
1981
Cagney & Lacey (TV Series)
1981
The Sophisticated Gents (TV Series) · as Ralph Joplin
1981
A Gun in the House · as Det. Frank Campbell
1980
American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Malcolm X
1980
1980
Brave New World · as Helmholz Watson
1980
1979
The Jerk · as Taj
1979
1979
Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) · as Brian
1979
Hart to Hart (TV Series)
1979
Hollow Image · as Danny
1979
1978
A Woman Called Moses (TV Series) · as John Tubman
1978
King (1978) (TV Series) · as Malcolm X
1977
Freeman · as Freeman
1977
Lou Grant (TV Series)
1977
Sanford Arms (TV Series) · as Frank Edwards
1977
James at 15 (TV Series) · as Uncle Raff
1977
The Deep · as Slake
1977
1976
Visions (1976) (TV Series) · as Freeman
1976
The Long Night · as Paul
1975
Deadly Hero · as District Attorney Winston
1975
Hugo the Hippo · as Additional Characters
1975
Dog Day Afternoon · as Limo Driver
1975
Starsky & Hutch (TV Series)
1975
The Jeffersons (TV Series) · as Wayne
1974
The Rockford Files (TV Series) · as Maceo Prentiss
1973
1973
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off · as Joe Creole
1973
The Mack · as Pretty Tony
1971
1971
The Anderson Tapes · as Spencer
1970
1969
The Lost Man · as Ronald
1968
Uptight · as Corbin
1967
Ironside (TV Series)
1967
Dragnet (TV Series) · as Mondo Mabamba

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