Gary Anthony Williams
Highest Rated: 100% Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012)
Lowest Rated: 18% Soul Plane (2004)
Birthday: Mar 14, 1966
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Gary Anthony Williams has been involved with acting and comedy since he was a young man. His first credit came on late 80s TV series "In the Heat of the Night," a Southern police drama filmed near his hometown. After moving to Los Angeles in 1998, he scored a bit part in the 1999 Arnold Schwarzenegger apocalypse thriller "End of Days." He is often cast as an ironically intellectual character, a trend that started with his role as the "Smart Brother" in Eddie Griffin's 2002 film "Undercover Brother." That part led to perhaps Williams' most visible film role: Tarik, the resigned, extremely well read African-American prisoner blamed by the cops for everything in the successful 2004 stoner comedy "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle." Williams has enjoyed success on television as well, doing both animated and live-action shows. He had recurring roles on the Frankie Muniz/Bryan Cranston comedy "Malcolm in the Middle" and Adult Swim's "Saul of the Mole Men" in the mid-2000s. A versatile actor, Williams also provided voices for many animated series for both adults and children, including the comic-strip adaptation "The Boondocks" and the Disney Channel's "Special Agent Oso." His longest stint on TV was a 36-episode arc on the legal dramedy "Boston Legal," in which he played Clarence Bell, a cross-dressing, part-time lawyer.
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Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | 80% | Block Party | Unknown (Character) | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet | 43% | Christmas...Again?! | Santa (Character) | - | 2021 |
40% | No Score Yet | Witness Infection | Anthony (Character) | - | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 5th of July | Cowboy (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | 100% | An Accidental Zombie (Named Ted) | Bradley (Character) | - | 2017 |
25% | 61% | Cook Off! | Lars Hagerbakke (Character) | - | 2017 |
89% | 77% | I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore | Det. William Bendix (Character) | - | 2017 |
38% | 47% | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | Bebop (Character) | $82.0M | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 47% | House Party: Tonight's the Night | Melvin (Character) | - | 2013 |
100% | 93% | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 | Mutant Leader (Voice) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 64% | Ayn Rand & the Prophecy of Atlas Shrugged | Narrator | - | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 21% | Keep Your Distance | Kevin (Character) | - | 2005 |
23% | 33% | Jiminy Glick in Lalawood | Randall Bookerton (Character) | $25.7K | 2004 |
18% | 51% | Soul Plane | Flame (Character) | $13.9M | 2004 |
40% | 40% | Comic Book: The Movie | Kurt (Character) | - | 2004 |
78% | 64% | Undercover Brother | Brother (Character) | $38.2M | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Chasing the Dragon | Unknown (Character) | - | 1996 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | WondLa | Rovender (Voice) | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 79% | Hailey's on It! | Beta (Voice) | 2023-2024 |
74% | 52% | Night Court | Flobert (Guest Star) | 2023-2024 |
100% | 94% | Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Pops (Voice) | 2023-2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Guest | 2013-2018 2020-2024 |
No Score Yet | 79% | Kiff | Flam Bingo (Guest Voice) | 2023 |
No Score Yet | 71% | Act Your Age | Unknown (Character) | 2023 |
No Score Yet | 59% | Oddballs | Mr. McFly (Voice) | 2022-2023 |
No Score Yet | 72% | The Neighborhood | Ernie (Guest Star) | 2019-2023 |
No Score Yet | 37% | Better Call Saul Presents: Slippin' Jimmy | Unknown (Voice) | 2022 |
86% | 81% | Love, Death + Robots | XBOT 4000 (Voice) | 2019 2022 |
97% | 72% | The Boys Presents: Diabolical | Ghost's Dad (Voice) | 2022 |
No Score Yet | 88% | Bob's Burgers |
Crew Member (Guest Voice), Plant Manager (Guest Star) |
2017 2019 2022 |
No Score Yet | 40% | The Harper House | Gbenge Bradley (Voice) | 2021 |
40% | 80% | The Crew | Chuck (Character) | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Doc McStuffins | Dad McStuffins (Voice) | 2012-2021 |
82% | 60% | Bless the Harts |
Leonard/ Leonard (Guest Star) |
2019 |
100% | No Score Yet | Sherman's Showcase | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2019 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Mom | Warren (Guest Star) | 2019 |
75% | 84% | I'm Sorry | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2017 2019 |
No Score Yet | 86% | SuperMansion | Liplor (Guest Voice) | 2017-2018 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Man With a Plan | Bob (Guest Star) | 2017-2018 |
92% | 91% | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Judge (Guest Star) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sheriff Callie's Wild West | Dusty & Dirty Dan (Voice) | 2014-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Soul Man | Lester (Guest Star) | 2012-2016 |
90% | 83% | Rick and Morty |
Poncho/ |
2013-2015 |
65% | 65% | Two and a Half Men | Leo (Guest Star) | 2015 |
69% | 75% | Benched | Geoffrey (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 95% | Sofia the First | Hobwing (Guest Voice) | 2014 |
48% | 81% | The Boondocks |
Uncle Ruckus (Character), Unknown (Voice) |
2005-2008 2010 2014 |
No Score Yet | 91% | American Dad! | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Baby Daddy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 63% | Mike & Molly | Emcee (Guest Star) | 2014 |
96% | 90% | Raising Hope | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012-2014 |
82% | 74% | Beware the Batman | Michael Holt (Guest Voice) | 2013 |
26% | No Score Yet | How to Be a Gentleman | Sammy (Guest Star) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Special Agent Oso |
Mr. Dos (Character), Unknown (Voice) |
2009-2012 |
76% | 84% | Happy Endings | Officer Jones (Guest Star) | 2011 |
70% | 80% | Weeds | Ed Watson (Guest Star) | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 98% | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Dr. Cavanaugh (Guest Voice) | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Hot in Cleveland | Coach Taylor (Guest Star) | 2010 |
84% | 84% | How I Met Your Mother | Inspector (Guest Star) | 2010 |
39% | 100% | The Goode Family | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2009 |
86% | 94% | Boston Legal |
Clarence Bell (Character), Clarence (Guest Star) |
2006-2008 |
86% | 84% | RENO 911! | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lovespring International | Wally Smither (Guest Star) | 2006 |
33% | No Score Yet | Blue Collar TV | Unknown (Character) | 2004-2006 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Malcolm in the Middle | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000-2005 |
96% | 62% | Joan of Arcadia | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 82% | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Auto Detail Guy (Guest Star) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | All of Us | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Parkers | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
83% | 93% | NYPD Blue | Charles (Guest Star) | 2001 |
20% | No Score Yet | City of Angels | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Amanda Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999-2000 |
25% | No Score Yet | The Client | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
11% | No Score Yet | Hank | Unknown (Guest Star) |