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Billy Dee Williams
Actor

Billy Dee Williams

6 Apr 1937Born
89Age
130Credits
New York City, New York, USABirthplace

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.

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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

The 80 most recent of 130 credits.

  1. TBABrown SugarFilm: Host - Narrator
  2. TBADark EmpireFilm: Lando Calrissian
  3. TBAStar Wars DetoursSeries: Lando Calrissian (voice) (1 episode)
  4. 2025STZFilm: Broadcaster (voice)
  5. 2025LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the PastSeries: Landolorian (voice) (2 episodes)
  6. 2024LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the GalaxySeries: Landolorian (voice) (1 episode)
  7. 2022LEGO Star Wars Summer VacationFilm: Lando Calrissian (voice)
  8. 2021And Just Like That…Series: Lawrence Todd (1 episode)
  9. 2020LEGO Star Wars Holiday SpecialFilm: Lando Calrissian (voice)
  10. 2019Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerFilm: Lando Calrissian
  11. 2019Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?Series: Billy Dee Williams (voice) (1 episode)
  12. 2017Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That?Film: Two-Face (voice)
  13. 2017Batman Is Just Not That Into YouFilm: Two-Face (voice)
  14. 2017Dirty DancingFilm: Tito
  15. 2017The Lego Batman MovieFilm: Two-Face (voice)
  16. 2016LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker AdventuresSeries: Lando Calrissian (voice) (2 episodes)
  17. 2016LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance RisesSeries: Lando Calrissian (voice) (1 episode)
  18. 2015The Man in 3BFilm: Cain
  19. 2015LEGO Star Wars: Droid TalesSeries: Lando Calrissian (voice) (2 episodes)
  20. 2015Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of LothalFilm: Lando Calrissian (voice)
  21. 2014Star Wars RebelsSeries: Lando Calrissian (voice) (1 episode)
  22. 2014The Lego MovieFilm: Lando (voice)
  23. 2014The RebelsSeries: Coach Paysinger (1 episode)
  24. 2013LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda ChroniclesSeries: Lindo Calrissian (voice) (2 episodes)
  25. 2012The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying OrangeSeries: Sensei Carrot / Cucumber Referee (voice) (1 episode)
  26. 2012Key & PeeleSeries: Billy Dee Williams (1 episode)
  27. 2011The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' RollFilm: Ace Millstone
  28. 2010Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode IIIFilm: Lando Calrissian / Teacher (voice)
  29. 2010Barry MundayFilm: Lonnie Green
  30. 20103 Ways to Get a HusbandFilm: William
  31. 2009White CollarSeries: Ford / Bradford Toman (1 episode)
  32. 2009Titan MaximumSeries: Adm. Bitchface (voice) (5 episodes)
  33. 2009GleeSeries: Andy Collins (1 episode)
  34. 2009Pitching Man: Satchel Paige Defying TimeFilm: Narrator
  35. 2009FanboysFilm: Judge Reinhold
  36. 2009Diary of a Single MomFilm: Uncle Bo
  37. 2008Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode IIFilm: Lando Calrissian / Man (voice)
  38. 2008iMurdersFilm: Robert Delgado
  39. 2007Private PracticeSeries: Henry (1 episode)
  40. 2007General Hospital: Night ShiftSeries (24 episodes)
  41. 2007ConstellationFilm: Helms Boxer
  42. 2006Snoop Dogg's Hood of HorrorFilm: Pastor Charlie
  43. 2006Giraffes Can't DanceFilm
  44. 2005Mind of MenciaSeries (1 episode)
  45. 2005Robot ChickenSeries: Billy Dee Williams / Fudge Turnover (voice) (1 episode)
  46. 2004LostSeries: Billy Dee Williams (1 episode)
  47. 2004The Maintenance ManFilm: Melven
  48. 2003Epoch: EvolutionFilm: Ferguson
  49. 2003NCISSeries: Leroy Jethro Moore (2 episodes)
  50. 2003Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal VirtuosaFilm: Narrator
  51. 2002Half & HalfSeries: Otis 'Omar Funk' Wright (1 episode)
  52. 2002Street TimeSeries: Charles White (2 episodes)
  53. 2002Undercover BrotherFilm: Gen. Warren Boutwell
  54. 2002The Last Place on EarthFilm: Dr. Davis
  55. 2001ScrubsSeries: Billy Dee Williams (1 episode)
  56. 2001The VisitFilm: Henry
  57. 2001Good NeighborFilm: Sgt. Paul Davidson
  58. 2000The Ladies ManFilm: Lester
  59. 2000Fear Runs SilentFilm: Sheriff Hammond
  60. 200018 Wheels of JusticeSeries: Burton Hardesty (44 episodes)
  61. 1999The ContractFilm: Senator Harmon
  62. 1998Hard TimeFilm: Leo Barker
  63. 1998The HughleysSeries: Jerry Rose (2 episodes)
  64. 1998That '70s ShowSeries: Pastor Dan (1 episode)
  65. 1997The Fourth KingFilm: Gasparre
  66. 1997Steel SharksFilm: Adm. Jim Perry
  67. 1996The PrinceFilm
  68. 1996Moving TargetFilm: Detective Don Racine
  69. 1996Mask of DeathFilm: Agent Jeffries
  70. 1995TriplecrossFilm: Agent Oscar Pierce
  71. 1995Falling For YouFilm: Lieutenant Frank Lazaro
  72. 1994Lonesome Dove: The SeriesSeries (2 episodes)
  73. 1993Message from NamFilm: Felix
  74. 1993Percy & ThunderFilm: Ralph Tate
  75. 1993Alien IntruderFilm: Commander Skyler
  76. 1993Marked for MurderFilm: Capt. Jack Reilly
  77. 1992The Jacksons: An American DreamSeries: Berry Gordy (2 episodes)
  78. 1992Giant StepsFilm: Slate Thompson
  79. 1992MartinSeries: Billy Dee Williams (1 episode)
  80. 1991Driving Me CrazyFilm: Max

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