Acting
Dick Anthony Williams
Born 1934-08-09
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Department: 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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Dick Anthony Williams
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Edward Scissorhands
1990
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The X-Files
1993
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Dog Day Afternoon
1975
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Law & Order
1990
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The Shield
2002
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JAG
1995
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Blood and Bone
2009
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The Jerk
1979
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American Playhouse
1982
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Due South
1994
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (84 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Grizzly II: Revenge | Charlie | Movie | 2020 |
 | Blood and Bone | Roberto | Movie | 2009 |
 | Steam | August | Movie | 2007 |
 | Black Listed | Missouri | Movie | 2003 |
 | Mackin’ Ain’t Easy | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Shield | Reverend Neal Cook | TV Series | 2002 |
 | X-Men: The Mutant Watch | Sen. Frank Radler | Movie | 2000 |
 | Hot Boyz | Harold | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Players Club | Mr. Armstrong | Movie | 1998 |
 | JAG | Special Agent Lang | TV Series | 1995 |
 | The Parent 'Hood | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Due South | ATF Agent MacFadden | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Chicago Hope | Charles Wilkes | TV Series | 1994 |
 | The X-Files | Agent Reggie Purdue | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Percy & Thunder | Caswell Baker | Movie | 1993 |
| The Gifted | Daniel | Movie | 1993 | |
 | Martin | Dick Anthony Williams | TV Series | 1992 |
 | The Larry Sanders Show | Beverly's Father | TV Series | 1992 |
 | The Rapture | Henry | Movie | 1991 |
 | Homefront | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Roc | Ray Boyd | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Edward Scissorhands | Officer Allen | Movie | 1990 |
 | Law & Order | Sam Burdette | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Mo' Better Blues | Big Stop Williams | Movie | 1990 |
 | Shannon's Deal | McGuire | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Cast the First Stone | Jackson Phillips | Movie | 1989 |
 | Snoops | Andrew Devilar | TV Series | 1989 |
 | The Meeting | Malcolm X | Movie | 1989 |
 | Tap | Francis | Movie | 1989 |
 | Gardens of Stone | Slasher Williams | Movie | 1987 |
 | Heart of the City | Ed Van Duzer | TV Series | 1986 |
 | L.A. Law | Charles Jackson | TV Series | 1986 |
| L.A. Law | Franklin Hovey | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Our Family Honor | Chief of Detectives Jonas Jones | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Summer Rental | Dan Gardner | Movie | 1985 |
 | Stingray | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1985 |
| Challenge of a Lifetime | Dr. Hume | Movie | 1985 | |
 | Through Naked Eyes | Det. Wylie | Movie | 1983 |
 | Night Partners | Instructor | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Star Chamber | Detective Paul Mackey | Movie | 1983 |
 | For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1983 |
 | Keeping On | Samuel Taylor | Movie | 1983 |
 | Something So Right | Morris Elliot | Movie | 1982 |
 | Sister, Sister | Rev. Richard Henderson | Movie | 1982 |
 | This Is Kate Bennett... | Leonard Hayes | Movie | 1982 |
 | Cagney & Lacey | Sly | TV Series | 1982 |
 | American Playhouse | Samuel Traylor | TV Series | 1982 |
| American Playhouse | Professor Carter | TV Series | 1982 |
| American Playhouse | Malcolm X | TV Series | 1982 |
 | The Sophisticated Gents | Ralph Joplin | TV Series | 1981 |
 | A Gun in the House | Det. Frank Campbell | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Night the City Screamed | Jim Downs | Movie | 1980 |
 | Brave New World | Helmholz Watson | Movie | 1980 |
 | Tenspeed and Brown Shoe | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1980 |
 | One in a Million | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1980 |
 | The Jerk | Taj | Movie | 1979 |
 | Archie Bunker's Place | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Hart to Hart | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Hollow Image | Danny | Movie | 1979 |
 | An Almost Perfect Affair | Jackson | Movie | 1979 |
 | Some Kind of Miracle | Dr. Hopstone | Movie | 1979 |
 | A Woman Called Moses | John Tubman | TV Series | 1978 |
 | King | Malcolm X | TV Series | 1978 |
| Sparrow | Martin | Movie | 1978 | |
 | Freeman | Freeman | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Storyteller | Anthony | Movie | 1977 |
 | Lou Grant | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1977 |
 | The Deep | Slake | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Richard Pryor Special? | Writer | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Long Night | Paul | Movie | 1976 |
 | Deadly Hero | District Attorney Winston | Movie | 1975 |
 | Dog Day Afternoon | Limo Driver | Movie | 1975 |
 | Starsky & Hutch | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1975 |
 | The Rockford Files | Maceo Prentiss | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Five on the Black Hand Side | Preston | Movie | 1973 |
 | Slaughter's Big Rip-Off | Joe Creole | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Mack | Pretty Tony | Movie | 1973 |
 | Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? | Malthus | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Anderson Tapes | Spencer | Movie | 1971 |
 | Nanny and the Professor | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1970 |
 | The Lost Man | Ronald | Movie | 1969 |
 | Uptight | Corbin | Movie | 1968 |
 | Ironside | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1967 |
 | Tony Awards | Self - Performer | TV Series | 1956 |