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.
Acted in 77
2020s
- 2020
2000s
- 2009
- 2007
- 2003
Black Listed
Missouri
- 2002
- 2000
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
Sen. Frank Radler
Hot Boyz
Harold
1990s
- 1998
- 1995
- 1994
- 1993
Percy & Thunder
Caswell Baker
The Gifted
Daniel
- 1992
- 1991
- 1990
Shannon's Deal
McGuire · 1 episode
1980s
- 1989
Cast the First Stone
Jackson Phillips
The Meeting
Malcolm X
- 1987
- 1986
Heart of the City
Ed Van Duzer · 13 episodes
- 1985
Our Family Honor
Chief of Detectives Jonas Jones · 13 episodes
- 1983
Through Naked Eyes
Det. Wylie
Night Partners
Instructor
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Movie
Keeping On
Samuel Taylor
- 1982
Sister, Sister
Rev. Richard Henderson
This Is Kate Bennett...
Leonard Hayes
- 1981
The Sophisticated Gents
Ralph Joplin · 3 episodes
A Gun in the House
Det. Frank Campbell
- 1980
The Night the City Screamed
Jim Downs
Brave New World
Helmholz Watson
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
TV
One in a Million
TV
1970s
- 1979
Hollow Image
Danny
An Almost Perfect Affair
Jackson
Some Kind of Miracle
Dr. Hopstone
- 1978
A Woman Called Moses
John Tubman · 2 episodes
King
Malcolm X · 3 episodes
- 1977
Freeman
Freeman
The Storyteller
Anthony
The Richard Pryor Special?
Writer
- 1976
The Long Night
Paul
- 1975
Deadly Hero
District Attorney Winston
- 1974
- 1973
Five on the Black Hand Side
Preston
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
Joe Creole
The Mack
Pretty Tony
- 1971
Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?
Malthus
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
The Lost Man
Ronald
- 1968
- 1967
Appearances2
2000s
- 2002
Mackin’ Ain’t Easy
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