Pretty Tony From "The Mack" Passes Away 3

R.I.P. Dick Anthony Williams aka “Pretty Tony”

Iconic actor and Chicago native Dick Anthony Williams passed away on
Wednesday February 15, 2012 at the age of 73.

Williams was a Tony Award-nominated actor who co-founded, along with
Woodie King Jr., the famous New Federal Theatre (NFT). His film
credits included Five On The Black Hand Side, The Jerk, Tap, Mo’
Better Blues and Edward Scissorhands among others.

But thanks to Ghostface, many hip-hop heads know Williams for his
character Pretty Tony from the 1973 blaxploitation film The Mack.
(spotted @ShadowAndAct)

Williams as Pretty Tony giving a pimp’s advice in “The Mack”