Dwight Williams

Career Overview

Dwight Williams has 25 screen credits in a career dating back to 1970. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently The Hood Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Friday, Lean On Me, New Jack City. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

25

Known For

• 

  Friday
• 

  Lean On Me
• 

  New Jack City
• 

  Eddie Murphy Raw
• 

  Krush Groove
• 

  Girls Nite Out

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

• The Hood Collection (2 titles)
• Friday (1 titles)
• The Perry Mason TV Movie Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Chris Rock (2 collaborations)
• Clebert Ford (2 collaborations)
• Ice Cube (1 collaborations)
• Chris Tucker (1 collaborations)
• Nia Long (1 collaborations)
• Tommy Lister Jr. (1 collaborations)
• John Witherspoon (1 collaborations)
• Anna Maria Horsford (1 collaborations)
• Regina King (1 collaborations)
• Paula Jai Parker (1 collaborations)

Credits

• directing (17 credits)

  • With This Ring

    first assistant director

    directing
    2015
  • Friday

    first assistant director

    directing
    1995
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle

    first assistant director

    directing
    1994
  • New Jack City

    first assistant director

    directing
    1991
  • Lean On Me

    first assistant director

    directing
    1989
  • Eddie Murphy Raw

    first assistant director

    directing
    1987
  • Seize the Day

    first assistant director

    directing
    1986
  • Krush Groove

    first assistant director

    directing
    1985
  • Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom

    first assistant director

    directing
    1985
  • Girls Nite Out

    first assistant director

    directing
    1982
  • Hollow Image

    assistant director

    directing
    1979
  • Slow Dancing In The Big City

    assistant director

    directing
    1978
  • Greased Lightning

    second assistant director

    directing
    1977
  • Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

    assistant director

    directing
    1976
  • Countdown at Kusini

    assistant director

    directing
    1976
  • Amazing Grace

    second assistant director

    directing
    1974
  • The People Next Door

    assistant director trainee

    directing
    1970

• actors (1 credits)

  • Uncle P

    P.A.

    actor

    actors
    2007

• production (7 credits)

  • Hustle & Flow

    executive producer

    production
    2005
  • Baby Boy

    executive producer

    production
    2001
  • Dead Presidents

    unit production manager

    production
    1995
  • Poetic Justice

    associate producer

    production
    1993
  • New Jack City

    associate producer

    production
    1991
  • Krush Groove

    associate producer

    production
    1985
  • Frederick Douglass: An American Life

    co-producer

    production
    1985