About

Known credits:
53
Birthday:
1934-08-09
Place of birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Website:
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Dick Anthony Williams

Overview

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
2020 Grizzly II: Revenge Actor Charlie 57
Average
2009 Blood and Bone Actor Roberto 68
Fair
2007 Steam Actor August 58
Average
2000 X-Men: The Mutant Watch Actor Sen. Frank Radler 62
Fair
2000 Hot Boyz Actor Harold 58
Average
1998 The Players Club Actor Mr. Armstrong 59
Average
1993 Percy & Thunder Actor Caswell Baker N/A
N/A
1993 The Gifted Actor 58
Average
1991 The Rapture Actor Henry 58
Average
1991 Homefront Actor 67
Fair
1990 Edward Scissorhands Actor Officer Allen 76
Good
1990 Mo' Better Blues Actor Big Stop Williams 60
Fair
1989 Cast the First Stone Actor Jackson Phillips N/A
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1989 The Meeting Actor Malcolm X N/A
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1989 Tap Actor Francis 59
Average
1987 Gardens of Stone Actor Slasher Williams 59
Average
1986 Heart of the City Actor Ed Van Duzer 69
Fair
1985 Our Family Honor Actor Chief of Detectives Jonas Jones 69
Fair
1985 Summer Rental Actor Dan Gardner 59
Average
1985 Challenge of a Lifetime Actor Dr. Hume N/A
N/A
1983 Through Naked Eyes Actor Det. Wylie 59
Average
1983 Night Partners Actor Instructor 59
Average
1983 The Star Chamber Actor Detective Paul Mackey 59
Average
1983 For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers Actor N/A
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1983 Keeping On Actor Samuel Taylor N/A
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1982 Something So Right Actor Morris Elliot 59
Average
1982 Sister, Sister Actor Rev. Richard Henderson N/A
N/A
1982 This Is Kate Bennett... Actor Leonard Hayes N/A
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1981 The Sophisticated Gents Actor Ralph Joplin 70
Good
1981 A Gun in the House Actor Det. Frank Campbell 59
Average
1980 The Night the City Screamed Actor Jim Downs 58
Average
1980 Brave New World Actor Helmholz Watson 59
Average
1979 The Jerk Actor Taj 65
Fair
1979 Hollow Image Actor Danny 58
Average
1979 An Almost Perfect Affair Actor Jackson 58
Average
1979 Some Kind of Miracle Actor Dr. Hopstone N/A
N/A
1978 A Woman Called Moses Actor John Tubman 69
Fair
1978 King Actor Malcolm X 68
Fair
1977 Freeman Actor Freeman 59
Average
1977 The Storyteller Actor Anthony N/A
N/A
1977 The Deep Actor Slake 59
Average
1977 The Richard Pryor Special? Actor Writer 59
Average
1976 The Long Night Actor Paul N/A
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1975 Deadly Hero Actor District Attorney Winston 59
Average
1975 Dog Day Afternoon Actor Limo Driver 75
Good
1973 Five on the Black Hand Side Actor Preston 59
Average
1973 Slaughter's Big Rip Off Actor Joe Creole 58
Average
1973 The Mack Actor Pretty Tony 59
Average
1971 Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? Actor Malthus 58
Average
1971 The Anderson Tapes Actor Spencer 59
Average
1969 The Lost Man Actor Ronald 58
Average
1968 Uptight Actor Corbin 59
Average
Mackin’ Ain’t Easy Actor Self N/A
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