Dick Anthony Williams

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Dick Anthony Williams

Born 9 August 1934 Died 16 February 2012, aged 77 Chicago, Illinois, USA TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
32age in their first credit on record (1967)
53years on screen and counting
6credits in 1982, their busiest year
81dated credits on record
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Movie credits

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Grizzly II: Revenge poster Age: 85

Grizzly II: Revenge

2020
as Charlie
Blood and Bone poster Age: 74

Blood and Bone

2009
as Roberto
Steam poster Age: 73

Steam

2007
as August
Black Listed poster Age: 68

Black Listed

2003
as Missouri
X-Men: The Mutant Watch poster Age: 65

X-Men: The Mutant Watch

2000
as Sen. Frank Radler
Hot Boyz poster Age: 65

Hot Boyz

2000
as Harold
The Players Club poster Age: 63

The Players Club

1998
as Mr. Armstrong
Percy & Thunder poster Age: 59

Percy & Thunder

1993
as Caswell Baker
No poster
Age: 58

The Gifted

1993
as Daniel
The Rapture poster Age: 57

The Rapture

1991
as Henry
Edward Scissorhands poster Age: 56

Edward Scissorhands

1990
as Officer Allen
Mo' Better Blues poster Age: 55

Mo' Better Blues

1990
as Big Stop Williams
Cast the First Stone poster Age: 55

Cast the First Stone

1989
as Jackson Phillips
The Meeting poster Age: 54

The Meeting

1989
as Malcolm X
Tap poster Age: 54

Tap

1989
as Francis
Gardens of Stone poster Age: 52

Gardens of Stone

1987
as Slasher Williams
Summer Rental poster Age: 51

Summer Rental

1985
as Dan Gardner
No poster
Age: 50

Challenge of a Lifetime

1985
as Dr. Hume
Through Naked Eyes poster Age: 49

Through Naked Eyes

1983
as Det. Wylie
Night Partners poster Age: 49

Night Partners

1983
as Instructor
The Star Chamber poster Age: 48

The Star Chamber

1983
as Detective Paul Mackey
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers poster Age: 48

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

1983
Keeping On poster Age: 48

Keeping On

1983
as Samuel Taylor
Something So Right poster Age: 48

Something So Right

1982
as Morris Elliot
Sister, Sister poster Age: 47

Sister, Sister

1982
as Rev. Richard Henderson
This Is Kate Bennett... poster Age: 47

This Is Kate Bennett...

1982
as Leonard Hayes
A Gun in the House poster Age: 46

A Gun in the House

1981
as Det. Frank Campbell
The Night the City Screamed poster Age: 46

The Night the City Screamed

1980
as Jim Downs
Brave New World poster Age: 45

Brave New World

1980
as Helmholz Watson
The Jerk poster Age: 45

The Jerk

1979
as Taj
Hollow Image poster Age: 44

Hollow Image

1979
as Danny
An Almost Perfect Affair poster Age: 44

An Almost Perfect Affair

1979
as Jackson
Some Kind of Miracle poster Age: 44

Some Kind of Miracle

1979
as Dr. Hopstone
No poster
Age: 43

Sparrow

1978
as Martin
Freeman poster Age: 43

Freeman

1977
as Freeman
The Storyteller poster Age: 43

The Storyteller

1977
as Anthony
The Deep poster Age: 42

The Deep

1977
as Slake
The Richard Pryor Special? poster Age: 42

The Richard Pryor Special?

1977
as Writer
No poster
Age: 41

The Long Night

1976
as Paul
Deadly Hero poster Age: 41

Deadly Hero

1975
as District Attorney Winston
Dog Day Afternoon poster Age: 41

Dog Day Afternoon

1975
as Limo Driver
Five on the Black Hand Side poster Age: 39

Five on the Black Hand Side

1973
as Preston
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off poster Age: 39

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

1973
as Joe Creole
The Mack poster Age: 38

The Mack

1973
as Pretty Tony
Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? poster Age: 37

Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?

1971
as Malthus
The Anderson Tapes poster Age: 36

The Anderson Tapes

1971
as Spencer
The Lost Man poster Age: 34

The Lost Man

1969
as Ronald
Uptight poster Age: 34

Uptight

1968
as Corbin
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TV credits

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