Billy Dee Williams
American actor · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1937 · age 89
William December Williams Jr., known as Billy Dee Williams, is an American actor, novelist and painter. He has appeared in over 100 films and television roles over six decades.
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In Search of TomorrowFilm2019
The Kelly Clarkson ShowSeries
Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerFilm, 2019Lando Calrissian2015
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of LothalFilm, Lando Calrissian (voice)2014
Star Wars RebelsSeries, Lando Calrissian (voice)2010
Barry MundayFilm, Lonnie Green2007
Private PracticeSeries, Henry2006
Snoop Dogg's Hood of HorrorFilm, Pastor Charlie2004
LostSeries, Billy Dee Williams2002
Undercover BrotherFilm, Gen. Warren Boutwell2001
ScrubsSeries, Billy Dee Williams1998
WooFilm, Himself1997
The ViewSeries1991
Driving Me CrazyFilm, Max1987
A Different WorldSeries, Langston Paige1986
Looney Tunes 50th AnniversaryFilm1984Black Filmmakers Hall of FameAward1983
Return of the JediFilm, Lando Calrissian1981
DynastySeries, Brady Lloyd1976
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor KingsFilm, Bingo1974
The ConversationFilm, Man in Yellow Hat (uncredited)1971
Brian's SongFilm, Gale Sayers1965
The F.B.I.Series, Edward Tobin1959
The Last Angry ManFilm, Josh Quincy1956
Tony AwardsSeries1937Born6 April 1937People around Billy
Carrie Fisher Also in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Anthony Daniels Also in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Harrison Ford Also in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Mark Hamill Also in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Ian McDiarmid Also in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Rob Cohen Produced Mahogany (1978)
Alec Guinness Also in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Frank Oz Also in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Peter Mayhew Also in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
David Prowse Also in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Irvin Kershner Directed Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Kenny Baker Also in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Lawrence Kasdan Wrote Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Richard Marquand Directed Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
George Lucas Directed Star Wars original trilogy (1977)
Berry Gordy Directed Mahogany (1978)
Tommy Lee Jones Duets: Two-Face and Harvey Dent
John Williams Wrote Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Jeremy Bulloch Also in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Kenneth Colley Also in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Denis Lawson Also in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Sidney J. Furie Directed Lady Sings the Blues and Hit!- Jack Purvis Also in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Conan O'Brien Also in Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II (2008)
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The Empire Strikes Back 1980
The Skywalker Legacy 2020
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal 2015
Return of the Jedi 1983
I Am Not Your Negro 2017
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
175 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Awards
About this person
He is best known for portraying Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars franchise and has also appeared in critically acclaimed and popular titles such as Mahogany (1975), Scott Joplin (1977), and Nighthawks (1981), as Harvey Dent in Batman (1989) and The Lego Batman Movie (2017), The Last Angry Man (1959), Carter's Army (1969), The Out-of-Towners (1970), The Final Comedown and Lady Sings the Blues, Hit! (1973), Fear City and Terror in the Aisles, Alien Intruder (1993) and The Visit (2000).
