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
Edward Scissorhands
(1990)
Officer Allen
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
(2000)
Sen. Frank Radler
Blood and Bone
(2009)
Roberto
Dog Day Afternoon
(1975)
Limo Driver
Gardens of Stone
(1987)
Slasher Williams
Mo' Better Blues
(1990)
Big Stop Williams
The Jerk
(1979)
Taj
Summer Rental
(1985)
Dan Gardner
The Deep
(1977)
Slake
The Anderson Tapes
(1971)
Spencer
The Players Club
(1998)
Mr. Armstrong
The Rapture
(1991)
Henry
The Star Chamber
(1983)
Detective Paul Mackey
Percy & Thunder
(1993)
Caswell Baker
Full Filmography
Acting
Uptight
(1968)
Corbin
The Lost Man
(1969)
Ronald
The Anderson Tapes
(1971)
Spencer
Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?
(1971)
Malthus
The Mack
(1973)
Pretty Tony
Slaughter's Big Rip Off
(1973)
Joe Creole
Five on the Black Hand Side
(1973)
Preston
Deadly Hero
(1975)
District Attorney Winston
Dog Day Afternoon
(1975)
Limo Driver
The Long Night
(1976)
Paul
The Deep
(1977)
Slake
The Storyteller
(1977)
Anthony
Freeman
(1977)
Freeman
The Richard Pryor Special?
(1977)
Writer
The Jerk
(1979)
Taj
An Almost Perfect Affair
(1979)
Jackson
Some Kind of Miracle
(1979)
Dr. Hopstone
Hollow Image
(1979)
Danny
Brave New World
(1980)
Helmholz Watson
The Night the City Screamed
(1980)
Jim Downs
A Gun in the House
(1981)
Det. Frank Campbell
Sister, Sister
(1982)
Reverend Richard Henderson
Something So Right
(1982)
Morris Elliot
This Is Kate Bennett...
(1982)
Leonard Hayes
The Star Chamber
(1983)
Detective Paul Mackey
Through Naked Eyes
(1983)
Det. Wylie
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
(1983)
Keeping On
(1983)
Samuel Taylor
Night Partners
(1983)
Instructor
Summer Rental
(1985)
Dan Gardner
Challenge of a Lifetime
(1985)
Dr. Hume
Gardens of Stone
(1987)
Slasher Williams
Cast the First Stone
(1989)
Jackson Phillips
Tap
(1989)
Francis
The Meeting
(1989)
Malcolm X
Edward Scissorhands
(1990)
Officer Allen
Mo' Better Blues
(1990)
Big Stop Williams
The Rapture
(1991)
Henry
The Gifted
(1993)
Percy & Thunder
(1993)
Caswell Baker
The Players Club
(1998)
Mr. Armstrong
Hot Boyz
(2000)
Harold
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
(2000)
Sen. Frank Radler
Steam
(2007)
August
Blood and Bone
(2009)
Roberto
Grizzly II: Revenge
(2020)
Charlie