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.
Awards & recognition
- Tony Award — Best Featured Actor in a Play · 1975 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Featured Actor in a Play · 1974 · nominated
Filmography44 titles
The X-Files
The Shield
Roc
Dog Day Afternoon
The Larry Sanders Show
Edward Scissorhands
The Rockford Files
Martin
Night Partners
Blood and Bone
The Parent 'Hood
JAG
Law & Order
Starsky & Hutch
Stingray
Five on the Black Hand Side
L.A. Law
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Cagney & Lacey
A Woman Called Moses
The Jerk
Ironside
Tap
A Gun in the House
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
Hart to Hart
Uptight
King
Mo' Better Blues
Archie Bunker's Place
The Players Club
Gardens of Stone
Summer Rental
The Star Chamber
The Deep
The Anderson Tapes
Something So Right
Deadly Hero
The Rapture
Challenge of a Lifetime
An Almost Perfect Affair
Through Naked Eyes
Grizzly II: Revenge
Steam