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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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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
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
- (New York debut) Title role, Big Time Buck White, Village South Theatre, New York City, 1968
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Nigger Nightmare, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City, 1971
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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
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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
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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
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Television Appearances
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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
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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
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After All, BET, 1999
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Series
- Ed Van Duzer, Heart of the City, 1986
- Abe Davis, Homefront, ABC, 1991-92
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Specials
- Malcolm X, The Meeting, PBS, 1989
- Mr. Prince, What about Your Friends?, CBS, 1995
- Clem, A Room without Doors, Showtime, 1999
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X-Men: The Mutant Watch, Fox, 2000
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Miniseries
- Malcolm X, King, NBC, 1978
- Gawain Butler, James A. Michener's "Space," CBS, 1985
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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
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