Billy Dee Williams
April 6, 1937 (87 years old) in New York City, New York, USA
William December "Billy Dee" Williams Jr. (born April 6, 1937) is an American actor, voice actor, and artist. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Billy Dee Williams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2022 · Is That Black Enough for You?!? as Self
- 2021 · Stallone: Frank, That Is as Self
- 2015 · Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal as Lando Calrissian (voice)
- 2008 · iMurders as Robert Delgado
- 2004 · When Star Wars Ruled the World as Self
- 2001 · The Visit as Henry
- 1999 · The Contract as Senator Harmon
- 1998 · Hard Time as Leo Barker
- 1998 · Woo as Himself
- 1997 · The Fourth King as Gasparre
- 1997 · Steel Sharks as Adm. Jim Perry
- 1997 · Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery as Self
- 1996 · Moving Target as Detective Don Racine
- 1996 · Mask of Death as Agent Jeffries
- 1995 · Triplecross as Agent Oscar Pierce
- 1993 · Percy & Thunder as Ralph Tate
- 1993 · Alien Intruder as Commander Skyler
- 1993 · Marked for Murder as Capt. Jack Reilly
- 1991 · Driving Me Crazy as Max
- 1991 · Voices That Care as Self - Choir Member
- 1990 · Dangerous Passion as Lou
- 1990 · Secret Agent 00 Soul as Secret Agent Zero
- 1987 · Deadly Illusion as Hamberger
- 1987 · Number One with a Bullet as Det. Hazeltine
- 1986 · Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary as Self
- 1985 · Double Dare as Billy Diamond
- 1985 · Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1984 · The Impostor as Matthew Raines
- 1984 · Terror in the Aisles as Matthew Fox (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1977 · Scott Joplin as Scott Joplin
- 1976 · The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings as Bingo
- 1975 · Mahogany as Brian
- 1974 · The Take as Sneed
- 1973 · Hit! as Nick Allen
- 1972 · Lady Sings the Blues as Louis McKay
- 1972 · The Glass House as Lennox
- 1970 · Carter's Army as Pvt. Lewis
- Future · Star Wars Detours as Lando Calrissian
- 2024 · STZ as Broadcaster (voice)
- 2022 · LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation as Lando Calrissian (voice)
- 2021 · And Just Like That… as Lawrence Todd
- 2020 · LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special as Lando Calrissian (voice)
- 2020 · The Skywalker Legacy as Self
- 2019 · Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Lando Calrissian
- 2019 · Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits as Self
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? as Billy Dee Williams (voice)
- 2018 · Quincy as Self
- 2017 · Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That? as Two-Face (voice)
- 2017 · Batman Is Just Not That Into You as Two-Face (voice)
- 2017 · Dirty Dancing as Tito
- 2017 · The Lego Batman Movie as Two-Face (voice)
- 2016 · LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures as Lando Calrissian (voice)
- 2016 · LEGO Star Wars : The Resistance Rises as Lando Calrissian (voice)
- 2015 · The Man in 3B as Cain
- 2015 · LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales as Lando Calrissian (voice)
- 2014 · Star Wars Rebels as Lando Calrissian (voice)
- 2014 · The Lego Movie as Lando (voice)
- 2014 · The Rebels as Coach Paysinger
- 2013 · Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles as Lindo Calrissian (voice)
- 2012 · Comic Book Men as Self
- 2011 · The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll as Ace Millstone
- 2011 · Star Tours: The Adventures Continue as Lando Calrissian
- 2010 · Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III as Lando Calrissian / Teacher (voice)
- 2010 · Barry Munday as Lonnie Green
- 2010 · 3 Ways to Get a Husband as William
- 2009 · White Collar as Ford / Bradford Toman
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2009 · Titan Maximum as Adm. Bitchface (voice)
- 2009 · Modern Family as Himself
- 2009 · Glee as Andy Collins
- 2009 · Pitching Man: Satchel Paige Defying Time as Narrator
- 2009 · Fanboys as Judge Reinhold
- 2009 · Diary of a Single Mom as Uncle Bo
- 2008 · Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II as Lando Calrissian / Man (voice)
- 2007 · Private Practice as Henry
- 2007 · General Hospital: Night Shift as
- 2007 · Constellation as Helms Boxer
- 2006 · Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror as Pastor Charlie
- 2006 · Giraffes Can't Dance as
- 2005 · Merry F#%$in' Christmas as Self
- 2005 · Mind of Mencia as
- 2005 · Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
- 2005 · Bring Back... as Self
- 2005 · Black in the 80s as
- 2004 · Lost as Self
- 2004 · Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy as Self
- 2003 · Epoch Evolution as Ferguson
- 2003 · NCIS as Leroy Jethro Moore
- 2003 · Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa as Narrator
- 2002 · Half & Half as Otis 'Omar Funk' Wright
- 2002 · Street Time as
- 2002 · Undercover Brother as Gen. Warren Boutwell
- 2002 · It's Black Entertainment as Self
- 2001 · Scrubs as Billy Dee Williams
- 2001 · Good Neighbor as Sgt. Paul Davidson
- 2000 · The Ladies Man as Lester
- 2000 · Fear Runs Silent as Sheriff Hammond
- 2000 · 18 Wheels of Justice as Burton Hardesty
- 1998 · The Hughleys as
- 1998 · That '70s Show as Pastor Dan
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Afro Promo as Self (archive footage)
- 1995 · Falling For You as Lieutenant Frank Lazaro
- 1994 · Lonesome Dove: The Series as
- 1993 · Message from Nam as Felix
- 1992 · The Jacksons: An American Dream as Barry Gordy
- 1992 · Giant Steps as Slate Thompson
- 1992 · Martin as
- 1990 · In Living Color as
- 1989 · Batman as Harvey Dent
- 1988 · The Return of Desperado as Daniel Lancaster
- 1987 · A Different World as Langston Paige
- 1987 · Wiseguy as
- 1986 · Courage as Bobby Jay
- 1986 · Oceans of Fire as Jim McKinley
- 1986 · The Right of the People as Mike Trainor
- 1985 · North and South as Francis Cardozo
- 1985 · Marvin & Tige as Richard Davis
- 1984 · Fear City as Wheeler
- 1984 · Time Bomb as Jake Calahan
- 1983 · Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi as Narrator (voice) / Self
- 1983 · Chiefs as Tyler Watts
- 1983 · Shooting Stars as Douglas Hawk
- 1983 · Return of the Jedi as Lando Calrissian
- 1983 · Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever as Self
- 1981 · Nighthawks as Matthew Fox
- 1981 · Dynasty as Brady Lloyd
- 1980 · Children of Divorce as Walter Williams
- 1980 · The Hostage Tower as Clarence Whitlock
- 1980 · The Empire Strikes Back as Lando Calrissian
- 1979 · Christmas Lilies of the Field as Homer Smith
- 1975 · The Jeffersons as
- 1974 · Dinah! as Self
- 1974 · The Conversation as Man in Yellow Hat (uncredited)
- 1973 · The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
- 1972 · The Final Comedown as Johnny Johnson
- 1971 · Brian's Song as Gale Sayers
- 1970 · Lost Flight as Merle Barnaby
- 1970 · The Out-of-Towners as Clifford Robinson, Lost & Found Clerk
- 1969 · The New People as
- 1968 · The Mod Squad as
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Edward Tobin
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Nate Phelps
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as James Borden
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1961 · The Defenders as Private Austin George
- 1959 · The Last Angry Man as Josh Quincy
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self