Billy Dee Williams
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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.
Known for
Credits
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
as Lando Calrissian
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
as Lando Calrissian
The Lego Movie (2014)
as Lando (voice)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
as Lando Calrissian
Batman (1989)
as Harvey Dent
The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
as Two-Face (voice)
The Conversation (1974)
as Man in Yellow Hat (uncredited)
Fanboys (2009)
as Judge Reinhold
Dirty Dancing (2017)
as Tito
Undercover Brother (2002)
as Gen. Warren Boutwell
Nighthawks (1981)
as Matthew Fox
Dangerous Passion (1990)
as Lou
The Skywalker Legacy (2020)
as Self
Courage (1986)
as Bobby Jay
I Am Not Your Negro (2017)
as Self
Number One with a Bullet (1987)
as Det. Hazeltine
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004)
as Self
LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special (2020)
as Lando Calrissian (voice)
The Contract (1999)
as Senator Harmon
The Out-of-Towners (1970)
as Clifford Robinson, Lost & Found Clerk
Driving Me Crazy (1991)
as Max
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
The Ladies Man (2000)
as Lester
LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation (2022)
as Lando Calrissian (voice)
The Man in 3B (2015)
as Cain
Barry Munday (2010)
as Lonnie Green
Fear City (1984)
as Al Wheeler
Dark Empire (—)
as Lando Calrissian
Quincy (2018)
as Self
Deadly Illusion (1987)
as Hamberger
Voices That Care (1991)
as Self - Choir Member
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (1983)
as Self
Marked for Murder (1993)
as Capt. Jack Reilly
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror (2006)
as Pastor Charlie
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary (1986)
as Self
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (1983)
as Narrator (voice) / Self
Mahogany (1975)
as Brian
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II (2008)
as Lando Calrissian / Man (voice)
Diary of a Single Mom (2009)
as Uncle Bo
Woo (1998)
as Himself
It's Black Entertainment (2002)
as Self
Brian's Song (1971)
as Gale Sayers
Stallone: Frank, That Is (2021)
as Self
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
as Louis McKay
Is That Black Enough for You?!? (2022)
as Self
Hit! (1973)
as Nick Allen
Merry F#%$in' Christmas (2005)
as Self
Steel Sharks (1997)
as Adm. Jim Perry
Constellation (2007)
as Helms Boxer
The Right of the People (1986)
as Mike Trainor
The Glass House (1972)
as Lennox
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
as Lando Calrissian (archive footage)
The Hostage Tower (1980)
as Clarence Whitlock
The Final Comedown (1972)
as Johnny Johnson
Scott Joplin (1977)
as Scott Joplin
Alien Intruder (1993)
as Commander Skyler
The Last Angry Man (1959)
as Josh Quincy
Message from Nam (1993)
as Felix
Falling For You (1995)
as Lieutenant Frank Lazaro
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
as Bingo
Hard Time (1998)
as Leo Barker
The Visit (2001)
as Henry
The Take (1974)
as Sneed
Carter's Army (1975)
as Pvt. Lewis
Epoch: Evolution (2003)
as Ferguson
Mask of Death (1996)
as Agent Jeffries
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll (2011)
as Ace Millstone
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III (2010)
as Lando Calrissian / Teacher (voice)
Percy & Thunder (1993)
as Ralph Tate
Fear Runs Silent (2000)
as Sheriff Hammond
Oceans of Fire (1986)
as Jim McKinley
STZ (2025)
as Broadcaster (voice)
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal (2015)
as Lando Calrissian (voice)
Shooting Stars (1983)
as Douglas Hawk
Batman Is Just Not That Into You (2017)
as Two-Face (voice)
Triplecross (1995)
as Agent Oscar Pierce
Good Neighbor (2001)
as Sgt. Paul Davidson
Time Bomb (1984)
as Jake Calahan
Secret Agent 00 Soul (1990)
as Secret Agent Zero
The Last Place on Earth (2002)
as Dr. Davis
Moving Target (1996)
as Detective Don Racine
iMurders (2008)
as Robert Delgado
The Fourth King (1997)
as Gasparre
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight (2008)
as Self
Giraffes Can't Dance (2006)
Actor
The Prince (1996)
Actor
The Impostor (1984)
as Matthew Raines
The Maintenance Man (2004)
as Melven
When Star Wars Ruled the World (2004)
as Self
Lost Flight (1970)
as Merle Barnaby
The Return of Desperado (1988)
as Daniel Lancaster
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery (1997)
as Self
Children of Divorce (1980)
as Walter Williams
Giant Steps (1992)
as Slate Thompson
Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount (2023)
as Himself
Afro Promo (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
Christmas Lilies of the Field (1979)
as Homer Smith
Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That? (2017)
as Two-Face (voice)
Marvin & Tige (1985)
as Richard Davis
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits (2019)
as Self
Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa (2003)
as Narrator
3 Ways to Get a Husband (2010)
as William
Brown Sugar (—)
as Host - Narrator
Pitching Man: Satchel Paige Defying Time (2009)
as Narrator