Oscar Williams (filmmaker)
American film director (1944–2023)
Oscar S. Williams (May 20, 1939 – January 30, 2023) was a film actor, screenwriter and film director. He was born in the St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands and raised in the United States.
Williams died on January 30, 2023, in Qatar, where his son David lives. His oldest son Noel Williams still resides in Los Angeles, California. After his death, a group of speakers paid tribute to Williams at a Red Carpet Memorial Tribute at Caribbean Cinemas in St. Thomas.
Filmography
Actor:
Fast Break (film) (1979) as Norman
3 Chains o' Gold (1994)
Soul of the Game (1996) as Grays Manager
Shades of Gray (2005) as Oscar
Wick (2010) as Orderly 1
Director:
Death Drug (1978)
Hot Potato (1976) (also screenwriter)
Five on the Black Hand Side (1973)
The Final Comedown (1972) (also screenwriter) (a.k.a. Blast!)
Writer:
Truck Turner (1974) (a.k.a.
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