Dick Anthony Williams
Dick Anthony Williams | |
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Born | Richard Anthony Williams August 9, 1934 Van Nuys, California U.S. |
Education | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1968–2011 |
Spouse |
Gloria Edwards
(m. 1974; died 1988) |
Children | 3 |
Richard Anthony Williams (August 9, 1934 – February 16, 2012)[1] 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.[2]
Early life
Born in
Career
Williams began his career during his late teens as a member of Williams Brothers Quartet, a singing group founded in Chicago. He later moved to Los Angeles and began his acting career. Some of Williams roles included Pretty Tony in The Mack (1973), the limo driver in Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Denzel Washington's father in Mo' Better Blues (1990) and Officer Allen in Edward Scissorhands (1990), and his other film credits include Uptight (1968), The Anderson Tapes (1971), Who Killed Mary What's 'Er Name? (1971), Five on the Black Hand Side (1973), Deadly Hero (1975), The Deep (1977), An Almost Perfect Affair (1979), The Jerk (1979), The Night the City Screamed (1980), The Star Chamber (1983), Gardens of Stone (1987), The Players Club (1998), and Blood and Bone (2009).
On television, Williams guest starred in the Season 1 episode of
Awards and nominations
Williams won the 1974
Personal life
Williams was married twice and had three children. In 1974, he married actress Gloria Edwards and together they had two children; Jason Edward Williams and Mikah Lauren Williams.
Selected filmography
- Uptight (1968) – Corbin
- The Lost Man (1969) – Ronald
- The Anderson Tapes (1971) – Spencer
- Who Killed Mary What's 'Er Name? (1971) – Malthus
- The Mack (1973) – Pretty Tony
- Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973) – Joe Creole
- Five on the Black Hand Side (1973) – Preston
- Dog Day Afternoon (1975) – Limo Driver
- Deadly Hero (1975) – D.A. Winston
- The Long Night (1976) – Paul
- The Deep (1977) – Slake
- An Almost Perfect Affair (1979) – Andrew Jackson
- The Jerk (1979) – Taj
- Hollow Image (1979)
- Sister, Sister (1982) – Reverend Richard Henderson
- Grizzly II: The Concert (1983) – Charlie
- Through Naked Eyes (1983) – Det. Wylie
- The Star Chamber (1983) – Det. Paul Mackey
- Summer Rental (1985) – Dan Gardner
- Gardens of Stone (1987) – Slasher Williams
- Tap (1989) – Francis
- Mo' Better Blues (1990) – Big Stop Williams
- Edward Scissorhands (1990) – Officer Allen
- The Rapture (1991) – Henry
- The Gifted (1993)
- The Players Club (1998) – Mr. Armstrong
- Virgin Again (2004) – David
- The Stolen Moments of September (2007) – Asa Jamir / Henry Washington
- Steam (2007) – August
- Blood and Bone (2009) – Roberto
References
- ^ a b Dick Anthony Williams, Actor and Theater Producer, Dies at 77
- IMDb
- ^ "Pittsburgh Courier". 1 April 1972 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Black Stars Mourn Death of Actress Gloria Edwards". Jet. 21 March 1988.
- ^ IBDB Persons Awards, Dick Anthony Willians
- ^ Amsterdamn News - Noted actor Dick Anthony Williams dead at 77 - April 16, 2013
External links
- Dick Anthony Williams at the Internet Broadway Database
- Dick Anthony Williams at IMDb