
Billy Dee Williams
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 6, 1937 (age 89)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
William December "Billy Dee" Williams Jr. (born April 6, 1937) is an American actor, artist, and singer. He is best known as Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars franchise, first in the early 1980s, and nearly forty years later in The Rise of Skywalker (2019), marking one of the longest intervals between onscreen portrayals of a character by the same actor in American film history. He made his film debut in 1959 in The Last Angry Man starring Paul Muni, in which he portrayed a juvenile delinquent. His first big break was in the acclaimed television movie, Brian's Song in which he played Gale Sayers. In 1972 he played Billie Holliday's husband Louis McKay in Motown Productions' Holiday biopic Lady Sings the Blues. Diana Ross starred in Lady Sings the Blues opposite Williams; Motown paired the two of them again three years later in Mahogany. His work has earned him numerous awards and honors including three NAACP Image Awards, and the NAACP Lifetime Achievement award. He was inducted into the Black Filmmaker's Hall of Fame in 1984, and earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1985.
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Filmography

Brown Sugar
Movie · as Host - Narrator

Dark Empire
Movie · as Lando Calrissian
Diamonds on the Silver Screen
Movie · as Self

Star Wars Detours
TV · as Lando Calrissian (voice) · 1 ep

STZ
Movie · as Broadcaster (voice)

LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the Past
TV · as Landolorian (voice) · 2 eps

LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy
TV · as Landolorian (voice) · 1 ep

Icons Unearthed: Batman
TV · as Self · 6 eps

Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount
Movie · as Himself

LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation
Movie · as Lando Calrissian (voice)

Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Movie · as Self

In Search of Tomorrow
Movie · as Self

Stallone: Frank, That Is
Movie · as Self

And Just Like That…
TV · as Lawrence Todd · 1 ep

The Skywalker Legacy
Movie · as Self

LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
Movie · as Lando Calrissian (voice)

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Movie · as Lando Calrissian

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
Movie · as Self

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
TV · as Billy Dee Williams (voice) · 1 ep

The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Quincy
Movie · as Self

The Lego Batman Movie
Movie · as Two-Face (voice)

Dirty Dancing
Movie · as Tito

Batman Is Just Not That Into You
Movie · as Two-Face (voice)

Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That?
Movie · as Two-Face (voice)

I Am Not Your Negro
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises
TV · as Lando Calrissian (voice) · 1 ep

LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
TV · as Lando Calrissian (voice) · 2 eps

The Man in 3B
Movie · as Cain

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Movie · as Lando Calrissian (voice)

LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales
TV · as Lando Calrissian (voice) · 2 eps

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Lego Movie
Movie · as Lando (voice)

The Rebels
TV · as Coach Paysinger · 1 ep

Star Wars Rebels
TV · as Lando Calrissian (voice) · 1 ep

LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles
TV · as Lindo Calrissian (voice) · 2 eps

Comic Book Men
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Key & Peele
TV · as Billy Dee Williams · 1 ep

The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange
TV · as Sensei Carrot / Cucumber Referee (voice) · 1 ep

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
Movie · as Ace Millstone

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
Movie · as Lando Calrissian / Teacher (voice)

Barry Munday
Movie · as Lonnie Green

3 Ways to Get a Husband
Movie · as William

Fanboys
Movie · as Judge Reinhold

Pitching Man: Satchel Paige Defying Time
Movie · as Narrator

Diary of a Single Mom
Movie · as Uncle Bo

White Collar
TV · as Ford / Bradford Toman · 1 ep

Titan Maximum
TV · as Adm. Bitchface (voice) · 5 eps

Celebrity Ghost Stories
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Glee
TV · as Andy Collins · 1 ep

Modern Family
TV · as Himself · 1 ep

iMurders
Movie · as Robert Delgado

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
Movie · as Lando Calrissian / Man (voice)

Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
Movie · as Self

Constellation
Movie · as Helms Boxer

General Hospital: Night Shift
TV · 24 eps

Private Practice
TV · as Henry · 1 ep

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
Movie · as Pastor Charlie

Giraffes Can't Dance
Movie

Merry F#%$in' Christmas
Movie · as Self

Mind of Mencia
TV · 1 ep

Bring Back...
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Black in the 80s
TV · as Self · 3 eps

Dancing with the Stars
TV · as Self - Contestant · 3 eps

Robot Chicken
TV · as Billy Dee Williams / Fudge Turnover (voice) · 1 ep

The Boondocks
TV · as Himself (voice) · 1 ep

When Star Wars Ruled the World
Movie · as Self

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Movie · as Self

The Maintenance Man
Movie · as Melven

Lost
TV · as Billy Dee Williams · 1 ep

Epoch: Evolution
Movie · as Ferguson

Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa
Movie · as Narrator

NCIS
TV · as Leroy Jethro Moore · 2 eps

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest, Self - National Unfriend Day Spokesperson, Self - Commemorative Plate Spokesperson · 1 ep

Undercover Brother
Movie · as Gen. Warren Boutwell

It's Black Entertainment
Movie · as Self

The Last Place on Earth
Movie · as Dr. Davis

Half & Half
TV · as Otis 'Omar Funk' Wright · 1 ep

Street Time
TV · as Charles White · 2 eps

Good Neighbor
Movie · as Sgt. Paul Davidson

The Visit
Movie · as Henry

Scrubs
TV · as Billy Dee Williams · 1 ep

Fear Runs Silent
Movie · as Sheriff Hammond

The Ladies Man
Movie · as Lester

18 Wheels of Justice
TV · as Burton Hardesty · 44 eps

The Contract
Movie · as Senator Harmon

Hard Time
Movie · as Leo Barker

Woo
Movie · as Himself

That '70s Show
TV · as Pastor Dan · 1 ep

The Hughleys
TV · as Jerry Rose · 2 eps

Steel Sharks
Movie · as Adm. Jim Perry

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Movie · as Self

Afro Promo
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

The Fourth King
Movie · as Gasparre

The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Mask of Death
Movie · as Agent Jeffries

Moving Target
Movie · as Detective Don Racine
The Prince
Movie

Triplecross
Movie · as Agent Oscar Pierce

Falling For You
Movie · as Lieutenant Frank Lazaro

Lonesome Dove: The Series
TV · 2 eps

Alien Intruder
Movie · as Commander Skyler

Marked for Murder
Movie · as Capt. Jack Reilly

Message from Nam
Movie · as Felix

Percy & Thunder
Movie · as Ralph Tate

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

Giant Steps
Movie · as Slate Thompson

Martin
TV · as Billy Dee Williams · 1 ep

The Jacksons: An American Dream
TV · as Berry Gordy · 2 eps

Driving Me Crazy
Movie · as Max

Voices That Care
Movie · as Self - Choir Member

Secret Agent 00 Soul
Movie · as Secret Agent Zero

Dangerous Passion
Movie · as Lou

In Living Color
TV · 1 ep

Batman
Movie · as Harvey Dent

The Return of Desperado
Movie · as Daniel Lancaster

Deadly Illusion
Movie · as Hamberger

Number One with a Bullet
Movie · as Det. Hazeltine
Diana Ross: Red Hot Rhythm and Blues
Movie · as Self

Wiseguy
TV · 1 ep

A Different World
TV · as Langston Paige · 1 ep

Courage
Movie · as Bobby Jay

Oceans of Fire
Movie · as Jim McKinley

Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
Movie · as Self

The Right of the People
Movie · as Mike Trainor

Marvin & Tige
Movie · as Richard Davis

Night of 100 Stars II
Movie · as Self

North and South
TV · as Francis Cardozo · 3 eps

Double Dare
TV · as Billy Diamond · 7 eps

Fear City
Movie · as Al Wheeler

Time Bomb
Movie · as Jake Calahan

The Impostor
Movie · as Matthew Raines

Return of the Jedi
Movie · as Lando Calrissian

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
Movie · as Narrator (voice) / Self

Shooting Stars
Movie · as Douglas Hawk

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Movie · as Self

Chiefs
TV · as Tyler Watts · 3 eps

Late Night with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Nighthawks
Movie · as Matthew Fox

Dynasty
TV · as Brady Lloyd · 29 eps

The Empire Strikes Back
Movie · as Lando Calrissian

The Hostage Tower
Movie · as Clarence Whitlock

Children of Divorce
Movie · as Walter Williams

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
Movie · as Lando Calrissian (archive footage)

Christmas Lilies of the Field
Movie · as Homer Smith

Scott Joplin
Movie · as Scott Joplin

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Movie · as Bingo

Mahogany
Movie · as Brian

Carter's Army
Movie · as Pvt. Lewis

The Jeffersons
TV · 1 ep

The Take
Movie · as Sneed

The Conversation
Movie · as Man in Yellow Hat (uncredited)

Dinah!
TV · as Self · 2 eps

Hit!
Movie · as Nick Allen

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Lady Sings the Blues
Movie · as Louis McKay

The Final Comedown
Movie · as Johnny Johnson

The Glass House
Movie · as Lennox

Brian's Song
Movie · as Gale Sayers

Lost Flight
Movie · as Merle Barnaby

The Out-of-Towners
Movie · as Clifford Robinson, Lost & Found Clerk

The New People
TV · 1 ep

The Mod Squad
TV · 1 ep

Coronet Blue
TV · as The Second Technician · 1 ep

Mission: Impossible
TV · as Hank Benton · 1 ep

The F.B.I.
TV · as Edward Tobin, Nate Phelps, James Borden · 1 ep

The Defenders
TV · as Private Austin George · 1 ep

The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps

The Last Angry Man
Movie · as Josh Quincy

Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep

The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep







