Portrait of Dick Anthony Williams

Acting

Dick Anthony Williams

Career

Active from 1971 to 2007, busiest in 1979 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sister, Sister
Sister, Sister
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dick Anthony Williams Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wonder
    2.3, average 3.4
  • Coming of Age
    2.1, average 3.0
  • Fantasy
    0.8, average 1.7
  • Uncanny
    1.7, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Social Critique 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2
  • Police Procedural 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

78
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title ยท average score 15
Grizzly II: Revenge
Grizzly II: Revenge (2020)
GoodWatch score 15

as Charlie

2000s

6 titles ยท average score 59
Blood and Bone
Blood and Bone (2009)
GoodWatch score 68

as Roberto

Steam
Steam (2007)
GoodWatch score 17

as August

Black Listed
Black Listed (2003)

as Missouri

The Shield
The Shield (2002)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show ยท as Reverend Neal Cook

Hot Boyz
Hot Boyz (2000)
GoodWatch score 54

as Harold

X-Men: The Mutant Watch
X-Men: The Mutant Watch (2000)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sen. Frank Radler

1990s

17 titles ยท average score 68
JAG
JAG (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Special Agent Lang

The Parent 'Hood
The Parent 'Hood (1995)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope (1994)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Charles Wilkes

Due South
Due South (1994)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as ATF Agent MacFadden

The X-Files
The X-Files (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Agent Reggie Purdue

The Gifted
The Gifted (1993)

as Daniel

Martin
Martin (1992)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show ยท as Dick Anthony Williams

The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Beverly's Father

The Rapture
The Rapture (1991)
GoodWatch score 63

as Henry

Homefront
Homefront (1991)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Sam Burdette

Edward Scissorhands
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
GoodWatch score 82

as Officer Allen

1980s

26 titles ยท average score 63
Tap
Tap (1989)
GoodWatch score 61

as Francis

The Meeting
The Meeting (1989)

as Malcolm X

Gardens of Stone
Gardens of Stone (1987)
GoodWatch score 47

as Slasher Williams

Heart of the City
Heart of the City (1986)

TV show ยท as Ed Van Duzer

L.A. Law
L.A. Law (1986)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Charles Jackson / Franklin Hovey

Our Family Honor
Our Family Honor (1985)

TV show ยท as Chief of Detectives Jonas Jones

Keeping On
Keeping On (1983)

as Samuel Taylor

Through Naked Eyes
Through Naked Eyes (1983)
GoodWatch score 51

as Det. Wylie

Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Sly

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Samuel Traylor / Professor Carter

A Gun in the House
A Gun in the House (1981)

as Det. Frank Campbell

Brave New World
Brave New World (1980)
GoodWatch score 63

as Helmholz Watson

1970s

25 titles ยท average score 65
The Jerk
The Jerk (1979)
GoodWatch score 72

as Taj

Hollow Image
Hollow Image (1979)

as Danny

Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart (1979)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show

An Almost Perfect Affair
An Almost Perfect Affair (1979)
GoodWatch score 53

as Jackson

The Deep
The Deep (1977)
GoodWatch score 49

as Slake

Lou Grant
Lou Grant (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

Dog Day Afternoon
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
GoodWatch score 86

as Limo Driver

The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Maceo Prentiss

The Mack
The Mack (1973)
GoodWatch score 56

as Pretty Tony

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973)
GoodWatch score 44

as Joe Creole

Five on the Black Hand Side
Five on the Black Hand Side (1973)
GoodWatch score 62

as Preston

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 58
The Lost Man
The Lost Man (1969)
GoodWatch score 52

as Ronald

Uptight
Uptight (1968)
GoodWatch score 77

as Corbin

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show