Dick Anthony Williams
Dick Anthony Williams is known for Edward Scissorhands (1990), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), The Jerk (1979).
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.
Questions about Dick Anthony Williams
How many Dick Anthony Williams films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 47 films with Dick Anthony Williams, from 1968 to 2020.
What is the best rated Dick Anthony Williams film?
The best rated Dick Anthony Williams film in the catalogue is Dog Day Afternoon (1975), rated 7.9.
What was the first Dick Anthony Williams film?
The first Dick Anthony Williams film in the catalogue is The Anderson Tapes, from 1971.
Who has Dick Anthony Williams worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Dick Anthony Williams shares the most credits with Bud Molin (2 films), Carl Reiner (2 films) and Frank Pierson (2 films).
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- Nominations
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (1974)
Known for
Trivia
- Studied at
- Hyde Park Academy High School
- Spouse
- Gloria Edwards
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
49 films — 47 in the catalogue
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3.1 Grizzly II: Revenge
2020 · Charlie
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7.4 Blood and Bone
2009 · Roberto
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2.5 Steam
2007 · August
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4.0 Black Listed
2003 · Missouri
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8.0 Mackin’ Ain’t Easy
2002 · Self
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7.0 X-Men: The Mutant Watch
2000 · Sen. Frank Radler
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4.9 Hot Boyz
2000 · Harold
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6.4 The Players Club
1998 · Mr. Armstrong
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8.0 Percy & Thunder
1993 · Caswell Baker
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5.5 The Gifted
1993 · Daniel
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5.7 The Rapture
1991 · Henry
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7.7 Edward Scissorhands
1990 · Officer Allen
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6.5 Mo' Better Blues
1990 · Big Stop Williams
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7.0 Cast the First Stone
1989 · Jackson Phillips
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8.0 The Meeting
1989 · Malcolm X
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6.6 Tap
1989 · Francis
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6.2 Gardens of Stone
1987 · Slasher Williams
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6.1 Summer Rental
1985 · Dan Gardner
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5.0
Challenge of a Lifetime
1985 · Dr. Hume
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4.6 Through Naked Eyes
1983 · Det. Wylie
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7.5 Night Partners
1983 · Instructor
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6.0 The Star Chamber
1983 · Detective Paul Mackey
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7.0 For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983
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7.0 Keeping On
1983 · Samuel Taylor
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5.9 Something So Right
1982 · Morris Elliot
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7.5 Sister, Sister
1982 · Rev. Richard Henderson
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7.0 This Is Kate Bennett...
1982 · Leonard Hayes
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6.8 A Gun in the House
1981 · Det. Frank Campbell
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6.0 The Night the City Screamed
1980 · Jim Downs
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6.1 Brave New World
1980 · Helmholz Watson
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6.9 The Jerk
1979 · Taj
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5.7 Hollow Image
1979 · Danny
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5.0 An Almost Perfect Affair
1979 · Jackson
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10.0 Some Kind of Miracle
1979 · Dr. Hopstone
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Sparrow
1978 · Martin
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6.0 Freeman
1977 · Freeman
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9.0 The Storyteller
1977 · Anthony
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6.1 The Deep
1977 · Slake
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7.2 The Richard Pryor Special?
1977 · Writer
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7.0
The Long Night
1976 · Paul
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5.8 Deadly Hero
1975 · District Attorney Winston
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7.9 Dog Day Afternoon
1975 · Limo Driver
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7.2 Five on the Black Hand Side
1973 · Preston
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4.8 Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973 · Joe Creole
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6.4 The Mack
1973 · Pretty Tony
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4.9 Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?
1971 · Malthus
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6.1 The Anderson Tapes
1971 · Spencer
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4.3 The Lost Man
1969 · Ronald
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6.8 Uptight
1968 · Corbin
Series and TV shows
17 titles
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8.2
The Shield
2002 · Reverend Neal Cook · 2 ep.
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7.3
JAG
1995 · Special Agent Lang
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7.2
Chicago Hope
1994 · Charles Wilkes
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7.6
Due South
1994 · ATF Agent MacFadden
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8.4
The X-Files
1993 · Agent Reggie Purdue
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7.5
Martin
1992 · Dick Anthony Williams
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7.7
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 · Beverly's Father
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7.3
Law & Order
1990 · Sam Burdette
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7.0
L.A. Law
1986 · Charles Jackson
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7.2
Stingray
1985 · Cast
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6.9
Cagney & Lacey
1982 · Sly
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6.5
Archie Bunker's Place
1979 · Cast
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6.9
Hart to Hart
1979 · Cast
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7.4
Lou Grant
1977 · Cast
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7.3
Starsky & Hutch
1975 · Cast
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7.6
The Rockford Files
1974 · Maceo Prentiss
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6.8
Ironside
1967 · Cast · 2 ep.
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