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Dick Anthony Williams

 
Actor: Dick Anthony Williams
  • Born: Aug 09, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '70s-'90s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Crime
  • Career Highlights: Brave New World, An Almost Perfect Affair, Steam
  • First Major Screen Credit: An Almost Perfect Affair (1979)

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African-American supporting actor, onscreen from the 60s.' ~ All Movie Guide
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Dick Anthony Williams
Born August 9, 1938 (1938-08-09) (age 71)
Chicago, Illinois

Dick Anthony Williams (born August 9, 1938) is an American actor. Williams is known for his starring performances on Broadway in The Poison Tree, What the Wine-Sellers Buy and Black Picture Show. He is also remembered for playing the character of Pretty Tony in The Mack, which starred Max Julien and Richard Pryor. Williams won the 1974 Drama Desk Award for his performance in What the Wine-Sellers Buy, for which he was also nominated for a Tony Award, and was nominated in 1975 for both a Tony and a Drama Desk Award for his performance in Black Picture Show[1] He also has an extensive resume as an actor in films and on television.[2]

Williams married Gloria Edwards, an actress,[3] who died in 1988, and had two children with her.

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