Gary Anthony Williams
Biography
An American actor, comedian and filmmaker, Gary Anthony Williams started in Atlanta theater and improv before moving to Los Angeles in 1998. Early recurring roles came on I'll Fly Away and In the Heat of the Night, and he played Abe Kenarban on Malcolm in the Middle. He was a cast member on Blue Collar TV and Whose Line Is It Anyway, and he appeared as Clarence Bell on Boston Legal and Lester on The Soul Man. He voiced Uncle Ruckus on The Boondocks, Horace Warfield for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, Richard Tygan in XCOM 2 and Bebop in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016). His film credits include Undercover Brother (2002), Soul Plane (2004), The Trumpet of the Swan (2001), Truth or Dare (2018), The Factory (2012), Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) and House Party: Tonight's the Night (2013). He co-founded the L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival.
60years old
Turns 61 on March 14in 153 days
- Born Atlanta
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 25
- Career span
- 26 years1997 to 2023
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Early training
In Atlanta, Williams acted with the Georgia Shakespeare Festival, wrote and performed for Agatha's: A Taste of Mystery, and was a longtime member of the city's longest running improv troupe, Laughing Matters.
Beyond film
Williams was part of the Flying Fannoli Brothers, a musical-improv group from Los Angeles, along with Nick Jameson and Fuzzbee Morse. In 1999 the group played Austin's fourth Big Stinkin' International Improv & Sketch Comedy Festival.
Gary Anthony Williams movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 12012 Action, Animation, Crimeas Mutant Leader / Anchor Billvoice
IMDb rating 7.969K votes
- I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore2017 Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thrilleras Det. William Bendix
IMDb rating 6.968K votes
Most often with
Grey Griffin appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Also two films together7 more actors
- Jess HarnellAchmed Saves America (2014) and Comic Book: The Movie (2004)
- Lori AlanAchmed Saves America (2014) and Comic Book: The Movie (2004)
- Josh KeatonScooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow (2013) and Firebreather (2010)
- John WitherspoonSoul Plane (2004) and Ride (1998)
- Mo CollinsCook-Off! (2007) and Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2005)
- Michael O'HaganEnd of Days (1999) and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
- Jordan BlackFred: The Movie (2010) and Cook-Off! (2007)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Gary Anthony Williams's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$773 million
12 of the 25 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 25 films: 12 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 7 figure not found.
- 12Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 5Never in cinemas
- 7Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$246M31.8% of the total
- 2$212M27.4% of the total
- 3$95M12.3% of the total
- 4$94M12.1% of the total
- 5$43M5.5% of the total
- 6$42M5.4% of the total
- 7$25M3.2% of the total
- 8$15M1.9% of the total
$2.3 millionfrom the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Online
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