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Dick Anthony Williams 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.
Birth Name
Richard Anthony Williams
Born
Thursday, 09 August 1934
Died
Thursday, 16 February 2012
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Martin: The Reunion | Self | 2022 |
| Grizzly II: Revenge | Charlie Hill / Charlie | 2021 |
| King of Stage: The Woodie King Jr. Story | Self | 2018 |
| Blood and Bone | Roberto | 2009 |
| Players at the Poker Palace | Dick | 2008 |
| Steam | August | 2007 |
| Virgin Again | David | 2004 |
| Black Listed | Missouri | 2003 |
| The Shield | Reverend Neal Cook | 2002 |
| Hot Boyz | Harold | 2000 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Martin: The Reunion | Self | 2022 |
| Grizzly II: Revenge | Charlie Hill / Charlie | 2021 |
| King of Stage: The Woodie King Jr. Story | Self | 2018 |
| Blood and Bone | Roberto | 2009 |
| Players at the Poker Palace | Dick | 2008 |
| Steam | August | 2007 |
| Virgin Again | David | 2004 |
| Black Listed | Missouri | 2003 |
| The Shield | Reverend Neal Cook | 2002 |
| Hot Boyz | Harold | 2000 |
| The Players Club | Mr. Armstrong | 1998 |
| Sparks | Judge Pettigrew | 1996 |
| JAG | Special Agent Lang | 1995 |
| The Client | Whitney Roland | 1995 |
| The Parent 'Hood | Dr. Lathum | 1995 |
| Chicago Hope | Charles Wilkes | 1994 |
| Due South | ATF Agent MacFadden | 1994 |
| The X-Files | Agent Reggie Purdue | 1993 |
| The Gifted | 1993 | |
| Renegade | Police Capt. Frank | 1992 |
| Martin | Dick Anthony Williams | 1992 |
| The Larry Sanders Show | Beverly's Father | 1992 |
| HBO First Look | Senator Frank Radler | 1992 |
| The Rapture | Henry | 1991 |
| Homefront | Abe Davis | 1991 |
| Roc | Ray Boyd | 1991 |
| Edward Scissorhands | Officer Allen | 1990 |
| WIOU | Billy Randfield | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Sam Burdette | 1990 |
| Mo' Better Blues | Big Stop Williams | 1990 |
| Shannon's Deal | McGuire | 1990 |
| Snoops | Andrew Devilar | 1989 |
| B.L. Stryker | Rick Herd | 1989 |
| Tap | Francis | 1989 |
| A Man Called Hawk | Frank Gilbert | 1989 |
| Bustin' Loose | Dr. Chuck | 1987 |
| Gardens of Stone | Slasher Williams | 1987 |
| Heart of the City | Lt. Ed Van Duzer | 1986 |
| L.A. Law | Franklin Hovey / Charles Jackson | 1986 |
| Our Family Honor | Chief of Detectives Jonas Jones | 1985 |
| 227 | Det. Fredickson | 1985 |
| Summer Rental | Dan Gardner | 1985 |
| Stingray | Det. Kennedy | 1986 |
| Space | Gawain Butler | 1985 |
| Challenge of a Lifetime | Dr. Hume | 1985 |
| Through Naked Eyes | Det. Wylie | 1983 |
| Night Partners | Instructor | 1983 |
| The Star Chamber | Detective Paul Mackay / Detective Paul Mackey | 1983 |
| Something So Right | Morris Elliot | 1982 |
| The Powers of Matthew Star | Sam Daniels | 1982 |
| American Playhouse | Malcolm X / Professor Carter / Samuel Taylor | 1982 |
| Strike Force | Warwick | 1981 |
| Cagney & Lacey | Sly | 1981 |
| The Sophisticated Gents | Ralph Joplin | 1981 |
| A Gun in the House | Det. Frank Campbell | 1981 |
| The Night the City Screamed | Jim Downs | 1980 |
| CBS Schoolbreak Special | Mr. Prince | 1980 |
| Brave New World | Helmholz Watson | 1980 |
| Tenspeed and Brown Shoe | Lester Rollins | 1980 |
| The Jerk | Taj | 1979 |
| Trapper John, M.D. | Brian | 1979 |
| Archie Bunker's Place | Mr. Baker | 1979 |
| Hart to Hart | Grayson | 1979 |
| An Almost Perfect Affair | Andrew Jackson / Jackson | 1979 |
| Some Kind of Miracle | Dr. Hopstone | 1979 |
| A Woman Called Moses | John Tubman | 1978 |
| King | Malcolm X | 1978 |
| The Storyteller | Anthony | 1977 |
| Lou Grant | Tyler Humphries | 1977 |
| Sanford Arms | Frank Edwards | 1977 |
| James at 16 | Uncle Raff | 1977 |
| The Deep | Slake | 1977 |
| The Richard Pryor Special? | Writer | 1977 |
| Visions | Freeman | 1976 |
| The Long Night | Paul | 1976 |
| Deadly Hero | District Attorney Winston / D.A. Winston | 1975 |
| Dog Day Afternoon | Limo Driver | 1975 |
| Starsky and Hutch | Harry Martin | 1975 |
| The Jeffersons | Wayne | 1975 |
| The Rockford Files | Maceo Prentiss | 1974 |
| Five on the Black Hand Side | Preston | 1973 |
| Slaughter's Big Rip-Off | Joe Creole / Joe Creole (as Richard Williams) | 1973 |
| The Mack | Pretty Tony (as Dick Williams) / Pretty Tony | 1973 |
| Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? | Malthus | 1971 |
| Soul Train | Self | 1971 |
| The Anderson Tapes | Edward Spencer / Spencer | 1971 |
| Nanny and the Professor | Mr. Williams | 1970 |
| The Lost Man | Ronald | 1969 |
| Uptight | Corbin | 1968 |
| Ironside | Reuben / Spokesman | 1967 |
| Dragnet 1967 | Mondo Mabamba | 1967 |
