Dick Anthony Williams
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Dick Anthony Williams 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 He also has an extensive resume as an actor in films and on television.
Williams married Gloria Edwards, an actress, who died in 1988, and had two children with her.
The Mack
The Mack is a 1973 blaxploitation film starring Max Julien and Richard Pryor. Although the movie was produced during the era of such blaxploitation movies as Dolemite, its producers do not label it a true blaxploitation picture...
, which starred Max Julien
Max Julien
Max Julien , is an American actor, best known for his role as Goldie in the 1973 blaxploitation film, The Mack. He also appeared in Def Jam's How to Be a Player and has guest starred on TV shows such as The Mod Squad and One on One.-Film career:A classically trained actor, Julien began his career...
and Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor was an American stand-up comedian, actor, social critic, writer and MC. Pryor was known for uncompromising examinations of racism and topical contemporary issues, which employed colorful vulgarities, and profanity, as well as racial epithets...
. Williams won the 1974 Drama Desk Award
Drama Desk Award
The Drama Desk Awards, which are given annually in a number of categories, are the only major New York theater honors for which productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway compete against each other in the same category...
for his performance in What the Wine-Sellers Buy, for which he was also nominated for a Tony Award
Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...
, and was nominated in 1975 for both a Tony and a Drama Desk Award for his performance in Black Picture Show He also has an extensive resume as an actor in films and on television.
Williams married Gloria Edwards, an actress, who died in 1988, and had two children with her.