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Dick Anthony Williams

Acting

Born August 9, 1934 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died February 16, 2012

Also known as Richard Williams · Dick Williams · Dick A. Williams

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 AwardBest Featured Actor in a Play · 1975 · nominated
  • Tony AwardBest Featured Actor in a Play · 1974 · nominated

Filmography44 titles

The X-Files

1993as Agent Reggie Purdue

The Shield

2002as Reverend Neal Cook

Roc

1991as Ray Boyd

Dog Day Afternoon

1975as Limo Driver

The Larry Sanders Show

1992as Beverly's Father

Edward Scissorhands

1990as Officer Allen

Martin

1992as Dick Anthony Williams

The Rockford Files

1974as Maceo Prentiss

Night Partners

1983as Instructor

Blood and Bone

2009as Roberto

JAG

1995as Special Agent Lang

The Parent 'Hood

1995

Law & Order

1990as Sam Burdette

Starsky & Hutch

1975

Stingray

1986

Five on the Black Hand Side

1973as Preston

L.A. Law

1986as Franklin Hovey

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

1983

Cagney & Lacey

1982as Sly

A Woman Called Moses

as John Tubman

Hart to Hart

1979

The Jerk

1979as Taj

Ironside

1967

Tap

1989as Francis

A Gun in the House

1981as Det. Frank Campbell

Uptight

1968as Corbin

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

King

as Malcolm X

Mo' Better Blues

1990as Big Stop Williams

Archie Bunker's Place

The Players Club

1998as Mr. Armstrong

Gardens of Stone

1987as Slasher Williams

Summer Rental

1985as Dan Gardner

The Star Chamber

1983as Detective Paul Mackey

The Deep

1977as Slake

The Anderson Tapes

1971as Spencer

Something So Right

1982as Morris Elliot

Deadly Hero

1975as District Attorney Winston

The Rapture

1991as Henry

Challenge of a Lifetime

1985as Dr. Hume

An Almost Perfect Affair

1979as Jackson

Through Naked Eyes

1983as Det. Wylie

Grizzly II: Revenge

1983as Charlie

Steam

2007as August