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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

78

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-08-09

Day of Death

2012-02-16 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Richard Williams

Dick Williams

Dick A. Williams

Richard Anthony Williams

Dick Anthony 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.

Known For

Acting

Edward Scissorhands

1990

Edward Scissorhands

as

Officer Allen

Freeman

1977

Freeman

as

Freeman

The Rapture

1991

The Rapture

as

Henry

The Deep

1977

The Deep

as

Slake

The Jerk

1979

The Jerk

as

Taj

Blood and Bone

2009

Blood and Bone

as

Roberto

The Anderson Tapes

1971

The Anderson Tapes

as

Spencer

The Star Chamber

1983

The Star Chamber

as

Detective Paul Mackey

Gardens of Stone

1987

Gardens of Stone

as

Slasher Williams

The Mack

1973

The Mack

as

Pretty Tony

Grizzly II: Revenge

2020

Grizzly II: Revenge

as

Charlie

Brave New World

1980

Brave New World

as

Helmholz Watson

Hot Boyz

2000

Hot Boyz

as

Harold

The Players Club

1998

The Players Club

as

Mr. Armstrong

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

1973

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

as

Joe Creole

The Lost Man

1969

The Lost Man

as

Ronald

Steam

2007

Steam

as

August

The Long Night

1976

The Long Night

as

Paul

Through Naked Eyes

1983

Through Naked Eyes

as

Det. Wylie

Deadly Hero

1975

Deadly Hero

as

District Attorney Winston

A Gun in the House

1981

A Gun in the House

as

Det. Frank Campbell

Percy & Thunder

1993

Percy & Thunder

as

Caswell Baker

This Is Kate Bennett...

1982

This Is Kate Bennett...

as

Leonard Hayes

X-Men: The Mutant Watch

2000

X-Men: The Mutant Watch

as

Sen. Frank Radler

Some Kind of Miracle

1979

Some Kind of Miracle

as

Dr. Hopstone

Dog Day Afternoon

1975

Dog Day Afternoon

as

Limo Driver

The Storyteller

1977

The Storyteller

as

Anthony

Cast the First Stone

1989

Cast the First Stone

as

Jackson Phillips

Mo' Better Blues

1990

Mo' Better Blues

as

Big Stop Williams

Sister, Sister

1982

Sister, Sister

as

Rev. Richard Henderson

The Gifted

1993

The Gifted

as

Daniel

Uptight

1968

Uptight

as

Corbin

Summer Rental

1985

Summer Rental

as

Dan Gardner

Tap

1989

Tap

as

Francis

Keeping On

1983

Keeping On

as

Samuel Taylor

Night Partners

1983

Night Partners

as

Instructor

The Meeting

1989

The Meeting

as

Malcolm X

Hollow Image

1979

Hollow Image

as

Danny

Something So Right

1982

Something So Right

as

Morris Elliot

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as

Charles Jackson

Due South

Due South

as

ATF Agent MacFadden

King

King

as

Malcolm X

The X-Files

The X-Files

as

Agent Reggie Purdue

JAG

JAG

as

Special Agent Lang

Our Family Honor

Our Family Honor

as

Chief of Detectives Jonas Jones

Heart of the City

Heart of the City

as

Ed Van Duzer

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Sam Burdette

Roc

Roc

as

Ray Boyd

The Shield

The Shield

as

Reverend Neal Cook

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as

Franklin Hovey

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

as

Maceo Prentiss

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Performer

Snoops

Snoops

as

Andrew Devilar

Production

Crew

Directing