Person
Dick Anthony Williams
Acting · 1934–2012 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
Law & Order
Sam Burdette
The X-Files
Agent Reggie Purdue
JAG
Special Agent Lang
Ironside
1967
The Shield
Reverend Neal Cook
Chicago Hope
Charles Wilkes
L.A. Law
Charles Jackson
The Rockford Files
Maceo Prentiss
American Playhouse
Samuel Traylor
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
Filmography
- 2020Grizzly II: RevengeCharlie
- 2009Blood and BoneRoberto
- 2007SteamAugust
- 2003Black ListedMissouri
- 2002Mackin’ Ain’t EasySelf
- 2002The ShieldReverend Neal Cook
- 2000X-Men: The Mutant WatchSen. Frank Radler
- 2000Hot BoyzHarold
- 1998The Players ClubMr. Armstrong
- 1995JAGSpecial Agent Lang
- 1995The Parent 'Hood
- 1994Due SouthATF Agent MacFadden
- 1994Chicago HopeCharles Wilkes
- 1993The X-FilesAgent Reggie Purdue
- 1993Percy & ThunderCaswell Baker
- 1993The GiftedDaniel
- 1992MartinDick Anthony Williams
- 1992The Larry Sanders ShowBeverly's Father
- 1991The RaptureHenry
- 1991Homefront
- 1991RocRay Boyd
- 1990Edward ScissorhandsOfficer Allen
- 1990Law & OrderSam Burdette
- 1990Mo' Better BluesBig Stop Williams
- 1990Shannon's DealMcGuire
- 1989Cast the First StoneJackson Phillips
- 1989SnoopsAndrew Devilar
- 1989The MeetingMalcolm X
- 1989TapFrancis
- 1987Gardens of StoneSlasher Williams
- 1986Heart of the CityEd Van Duzer
- 1986L.A. LawCharles Jackson
- 1985Our Family HonorChief of Detectives Jonas Jones
- 1985Summer RentalDan Gardner
- 1985Stingray
- 1985Challenge of a LifetimeDr. Hume
- 1983Through Naked EyesDet. Wylie
- 1983Night PartnersInstructor
- 1983The Star ChamberDetective Paul Mackey
- 1983For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
- 1983Keeping OnSamuel Taylor
- 1982Something So RightMorris Elliot
- 1982Sister, SisterRev. Richard Henderson
- 1982This Is Kate Bennett...Leonard Hayes
- 1982Cagney & LaceySly
- 1982American PlayhouseSamuel Traylor
- 1981The Sophisticated GentsRalph Joplin
- 1981A Gun in the HouseDet. Frank Campbell
- 1980The Night the City ScreamedJim Downs
- 1980Brave New WorldHelmholz Watson
- 1980Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
- 1980One in a Million
- 1979The JerkTaj
- 1979Archie Bunker's Place
- 1979Hart to Hart
- 1979Hollow ImageDanny
- 1979An Almost Perfect AffairJackson
- 1979Some Kind of MiracleDr. Hopstone
- 1978A Woman Called MosesJohn Tubman
- 1978KingMalcolm X
- 1978SparrowMartin
- 1977FreemanFreeman
- 1977The StorytellerAnthony
- 1977Lou Grant
- 1977The DeepSlake
- 1977The Richard Pryor Special?Writer
- 1976The Long NightPaul
- 1975Deadly HeroDistrict Attorney Winston
- 1975Dog Day AfternoonLimo Driver
- 1975Starsky & Hutch
- 1974The Rockford FilesMaceo Prentiss
- 1973Five on the Black Hand SidePreston
- 1973Slaughter's Big Rip-OffJoe Creole
- 1973The MackPretty Tony
- 1971Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?Malthus
- 1971The Anderson TapesSpencer
- 1970Nanny and the Professor
- 1969The Lost ManRonald
- 1968UptightCorbin
- 1967Ironside
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Performer
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