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