Dick Anthony Williams Biography (1938-)

Born August 9, 1938, in Chicago, IL; married Gloria Edwards. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211-1937.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor, director, producer
Birth Details
August 9, 1938
Chicago, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Stage Appearances
  • (New York debut) Title role, Big Time Buck White, Village South Theatre, New York City, 1968
  • Nigger Nightmare, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City, 1971
  • Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1971
  • Omar Butler I, Jamimma, Henry Street Playhouse, New York City, 1972
  • Rico, What the Wine Sellers Buy, New Federal Theatre, New York City, 1973, then Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, later New Theatre for Now, Los Angeles, both 1974
  • Alexander, Black Picture Show, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1975
  • Al Seaver, We Interrupt This Program, Ambassador Theatre, New YorkCity, 1975
  • Bobby Foster, The Poison Tree, Ambassador Theatre, 1976
  • Stage Work
  • Director, The Pig Pen, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1970
  • Coproducer (with Woodie King), Black Girl, Theatre de Lys, New York City, 1971
  • Director, In New England Winter, Henry Street Playhouse, 1971
  • Producer, A Recent Killing, New Federal Theatre, 1973
  • Film Appearances
  • Ronald, The Lost Man, 1969
  • (As Dick Richard) Malthus, Who Killed Mary What's 'ername? (also known as Death of a Hooker), Cannon, 1971
  • (As Dick Richard) Spencer, The Anderson Tapes, Columbia, 1971
  • (As Dick Richard) Pretty Tony, The Mack (also known as The Mackand His Pack), 1973
  • Limo driver, Dog Day Afternoon, Warner Bros., 1975
  • Paul, The Long Night, 1976
  • District Attorney Winston, Deadly Hero, AVCO-Embassy, 1976
  • Slake, The Deep, Columbia, 1977
  • Andrew Jackson, An Almost Perfect Affair, Paramount, 1979
  • Taj, The Jerk, Universal, 1979
  • Detective Paul Mackey, The Star Chamber, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
  • Dan Gardner, Summer Rental, 1985
  • Slasher Williams, Gardens of Stone, 1987
  • Francis, Tap, 1989
  • Big Stop Williams, Mo' Better Blues, 1990
  • Officer Allen, Edward Scissorhands, 1990
  • Henry, The Rapture, 1991
  • Mr. Armstrong, The Players Club, New Line Cinema, 1998
  • Harold, Hot Boyz, Artisan Entertainment, 1999
  • Television Appearances
  • Movies
  • Title role, Freeman, 1977
  • Anthony, The Storyteller, NBC, 1977
  • John Tubman, A Woman Called Moses, NBC, 1978
  • Danny York, Hollow Image, ABC, 1979
  • Dr. Hopstone, Some Kind of Miracle, CBS, 1979
  • Helmholtz Watson, Brave New World, NBC, 1980
  • Jim Downs, The Night the City Screamed, ABC, 1980
  • Ralph Joplin, The Sophisticated Gents, NBC, 1981
  • Detective Campbell, A Gun in the House, CBS, 1981
  • Reverend Richard Henderson, Sister, Sister, NBC, 1982
  • Morris Elliot, Something So Right, CBS, 1982
  • Leonard Hayes, This Is Kate Bennett, ABC, 1982
  • Detective Wylie, Through Naked Eyes, ABC, 1983
  • Instructor, Night Partners, CBS, 1983
  • Dr. Hume, Challenge of a Lifetime, ABC, 1985
  • Jonas Jones, Our Family Honor, 1985
  • Heart of the City, 1986
  • Jackson Phillips, Cast the First Stone (also known as Cast theFirst Stone: The Diane Martin Story), NBC, 1989
  • Rick Herd, Royal Gambit, ABC, 1989
  • Caswell Baker, Percy and Thunder, TNT, 1993
  • After All, BET, 1999
  • Series
  • Ed Van Duzer, Heart of the City, 1986
  • Abe Davis, Homefront, ABC, 1991-92
  • Specials
  • Malcolm X, The Meeting, PBS, 1989
  • Mr. Prince, What about Your Friends?, CBS, 1995
  • Clem, A Room without Doors, Showtime, 1999
  • X-Men: The Mutant Watch, Fox, 2000
  • Miniseries
  • Malcolm X, King, NBC, 1978
  • Gawain Butler, James A. Michener's "Space," CBS, 1985
  • Episodic
  • Mondo Mabamba, "Public Affairs-DR-07," Dragnet 1967, 1968
  • Harry Martin, "Kill Huggy Bear," Starsky and Hutch, 1975
  • "It's Easier to Pass an Elephant through the Eye of a Needle than a Bad Check in Bel Aire," Tenspeed and Brown Shoe, 1980
  • Wayne, "Brother Tom," The Jeffersons, 1980
  • Grayson, "The Dog Who Knew Too Much," Hart to Hart, 1984
  • "I Do, I Don't," Trapper John, M.D., 1984
  • "That Terrible Swift Sword," Stingray, 1986
  • "Carolann," B.L. Stryker, 1989
  • Jackson, L.A. Law, NBC, 1989
  • Beverly's father, The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1992
  • Franklin Hovey, "Safe Sex," L.A. Law, NBC, 1993
  • Franklin Hovey, "Pacific Rimshot," L.A. Law, NBC, 1993
  • Ray Boyd, "Citizen Roc: Parts 1 & 2," Roc, Fox, 1994
  • Agent Reggie Purdue, "Young at Heart," The X-Files, Fox, 1994
  • Sam Burdette, "White Rabbit," Law & Order, NBC, 1994
  • "All the Players Came," Martin, Fox, 1995
  • Whitney Roland, John Grisham's The Client, CBS, 1995
  • Beverly's father, "Beverly and the Prop Job," The Larry Sanders Show, 1995
  • Agent McFadden, "Bird in the Hand," Due South, CBS, 1995
  • Judge Crandall, "One on One," Sparks, UPN, 1996
  • Special Agent Mike Lang, "Code Blue," JAG, CBS, 1997
  • Harvey Boutier, "Dead Man Talking," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1997
  • Charles Wilkes, "All in the Family," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1997
  • Doctor, "Hood Sweet' Hood: Part 2," The Parent 'Hood, 1999