Dick Anthony Williams

Acting

Dick Anthony Williams

Born 9 August 1934 · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Died 16 February 2012 at 77

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

Highlights

Edward Scissorhands1990 · Film · Officer Allen
The X-Files1993 · Series · Agent Reggie Purdue
Dog Day Afternoon1975 · Film · Limo Driver
The Shield2002 · Series · Reverend Neal Cook
Blood and Bone2009 · Film · Roberto
Law & Order1990 · Series · Sam Burdette

Filmography

Movies

46 films

Grizzly II: Revenge2020 · Film · Charlie
Blood and Bone2009 · Film · Roberto
Steam2007 · Film · August
Black Listed2003 · Film · Missouri
X-Men: The Mutant Watch2000 · Film · Sen. Frank Radler
Hot Boyz2000 · Film · Harold
The Players Club1998 · Film · Mr. Armstrong
Percy & Thunder1993 · Film · Caswell Baker
The Gifted1993 · Film · Daniel
The Rapture1991 · Film · Henry
Edward Scissorhands1990 · Film · Officer Allen
Mo' Better Blues1990 · Film · Big Stop Williams
Cast the First Stone1989 · Film · Jackson Phillips
The Meeting1989 · Film · Malcolm X
Tap1989 · Film · Francis
Gardens of Stone1987 · Film · Slasher Williams
Summer Rental1985 · Film · Dan Gardner
Through Naked Eyes1983 · Film · Det. Wylie
Night Partners1983 · Film · Instructor
The Star Chamber1983 · Film · Detective Paul Mackey
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers1983 · Film
Keeping On1983 · Film · Samuel Taylor
Something So Right1982 · Film · Morris Elliot
Sister, Sister1982 · Film · Rev. Richard Henderson
This Is Kate Bennett...1982 · Film · Leonard Hayes
A Gun in the House1981 · Film · Det. Frank Campbell
The Night the City Screamed1980 · Film · Jim Downs
Brave New World1980 · Film · Helmholz Watson
The Jerk1979 · Film · Taj
Hollow Image1979 · Film · Danny
An Almost Perfect Affair1979 · Film · Jackson
Some Kind of Miracle1979 · Film · Dr. Hopstone
Freeman1977 · Film · Freeman
The Storyteller1977 · Film · Anthony
The Deep1977 · Film · Slake
The Richard Pryor Special?1977 · Film · Writer
The Long Night1976 · Film · Paul
Deadly Hero1975 · Film · District Attorney Winston
Dog Day Afternoon1975 · Film · Limo Driver
Five on the Black Hand Side1973 · Film · Preston
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off1973 · Film · Joe Creole
The Mack1973 · Film · Pretty Tony
Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?1971 · Film · Malthus
The Anderson Tapes1971 · Film · Spencer
The Lost Man1969 · Film · Ronald
Uptight1968 · Film · Corbin

Filmography

Series

31 shows

The Shield2002 · Series · Reverend Neal Cook
JAG1995 · Series · Special Agent Lang
The Parent 'Hood1995 · Series
Due South1994 · Series · ATF Agent MacFadden
Chicago Hope1994 · Series · Charles Wilkes
The X-Files1993 · Series · Agent Reggie Purdue
Martin1992 · Series · Dick Anthony Williams
The Larry Sanders Show1992 · Series · Beverly's Father
Homefront1991 · Series
Roc1991 · Series · Ray Boyd
Law & Order1990 · Series · Sam Burdette
Shannon's Deal1990 · Series · McGuire
Snoops1989 · Series · Andrew Devilar
Heart of the City1986 · Series · Ed Van Duzer
L.A. Law1986 · Series · Charles Jackson
Our Family Honor1985 · Series · Chief of Detectives Jonas Jones
Stingray1985 · Series
Cagney & Lacey1982 · Series · Sly
American Playhouse1982 · Series · Samuel Traylor
The Sophisticated Gents1981 · Series · Ralph Joplin
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe1980 · Series
One in a Million1980 · Series
Archie Bunker's Place1979 · Series
Hart to Hart1979 · Series
A Woman Called Moses1978 · Series · John Tubman
King1978 · Series · Malcolm X
Lou Grant1977 · Series
Starsky & Hutch1975 · Series
The Rockford Files1974 · Series · Maceo Prentiss
Nanny and the Professor1970 · Series
Ironside1967 · Series