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name: "Dick Anthony Williams"
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born: "9 August 1934"
died: "16 February 2012"
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# Dick Anthony Williams

Actor. Born 9 August 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died 16 February 2012.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 August 1934, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Died:** 16 February 2012
- **Active:** 1975–1993
- **Also known as:** Richard Williams, Dick Williams, Dick A. Williams , Richard Anthony Williams

## Biography

Dick Anthony Williams was an American actor. Born Richard Anthony Williams on 9 August 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, he died on 16 February 2012 in Van Nuys, California. He attended Hyde Park High School and Herzl Junior College, and began his career in the late 1960s.

Williams was best known for his Broadway performances in *The Poison Tree*, *What the Wine-Sellers Buy* and *Black Picture Show*. He received Tony Award nominations for the latter two plays and was a co-founder of the New Federal Theatre in New York. His film roles included the limo driver in *Dog Day Afternoon* (1975), Taj in *The Jerk* (1979), Big Stop Williams in *Mo' Better Blues* (1990) and Officer Allen in *Edward Scissorhands* (1990). He also appeared in blaxploitation films such as *The Mack* (1973) and *Slaughter's Big Rip-Off* (1973), and had television credits including *The X-Files* and *The Shield*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The X-Files* (1993), Fi1m 84, as Agent Reggie Purdue — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *Edward Scissorhands* (1990), Fi1m 83, as Officer Allen — [page](https://film.one/film/edward-scissorhands.md)
- *Dog Day Afternoon* (1975), Fi1m 90, as Limo Driver — [page](https://film.one/film/dog-day-afternoon.md)

## Also known for

- *The Jerk* (1979), Taj
- *Blood and Bone* (2009), Roberto
- *Law & Order* (1990), Sam Burdette
- *JAG* (1995), Special Agent Lang
- *The Deep* (1977), Slake
- *Mo' Better Blues* (1990), Big Stop Williams
- *X-Men: The Mutant Watch* (2000), Sen. Frank Radler
- *Summer Rental* (1985), Dan Gardner

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