Billy Dee Williams
April 6, 1937 (88 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
- 2024 · LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy as Landolorian (voice)
- 2024 · Icons Unearthed: Batman as Self
- 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)
- 2019 · Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Lando Calrissian
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? as Billy Dee Williams (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 · LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales as Lando Calrissian (voice)
- 2015 · Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal 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
- 2012 · Key & Peele as Billy Dee Williams
- 2010 · Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III as Lando Calrissian / Teacher (voice)
- 2010 · Barry Munday as Lonnie Green
- 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 · Fanboys as Judge Reinhold
- 2007 · Private Practice as Henry
- 2007 · General Hospital: Night Shift as
- 2006 · Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror as Pastor Charlie
- 2005 · Mind of Mencia as
- 2005 · Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
- 2005 · Bring Back... as Self
- 2005 · Robot Chicken as Billy Dee Williams / Fudge Turnover (voice)
- 2005 · Black in the 80s as
- 2004 · Lost as Self
- 2004 · Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy as Self
- 2003 · NCIS as Leroy Jethro Moore
- 2002 · Half & Half as Otis 'Omar Funk' Wright
- 2002 · Street Time as Charles White
- 2002 · Undercover Brother as Gen. Warren Boutwell
- 2001 · Scrubs as Billy Dee Williams
- 2000 · The Ladies Man as Lester
- 2000 · 18 Wheels of Justice as Burton Hardesty
- 1998 · The Hughleys as
- 1998 · That '70s Show as Pastor Dan
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1994 · Lonesome Dove: The Series as
- 1993 · Alien Intruder as Commander Skyler
- 1992 · The Jacksons: An American Dream as Berry Gordy
- 1992 · Martin as
- 1990 · In Living Color as
- 1989 · Batman as Harvey Dent
- 1987 · A Different World as Langston Paige
- 1987 · Wiseguy as
- 1985 · North and South as Francis Cardozo
- 1985 · Double Dare as Billy Diamond
- 1985 · Marvin & Tige as Richard Davis
- 1983 · Chiefs as Tyler Watts
- 1983 · Return of the Jedi as Lando Calrissian
- 1981 · Nighthawks as Matthew Fox
- 1981 · Dynasty as Brady Lloyd
- 1980 · The Empire Strikes Back as Lando Calrissian
- 1975 · Mahogany as Brian
- 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
- 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
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Performer
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · Star Wars Detours as Lando Calrissian (voice)
- 2025 · STZ as Broadcaster (voice)
- 2023 · Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount as Himself
- 2022 · Is That Black Enough for You?!? as Self
- 2021 · Stallone: Frank, That Is as Self
- 2020 · The Skywalker Legacy as Self
- 2019 · Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits as Self
- 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)
- 2015 · The Man in 3B as Cain
- 2011 · The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll as Ace Millstone
- 2010 · 3 Ways to Get a Husband as William
- 2009 · Pitching Man: Satchel Paige Defying Time as Narrator
- 2009 · Diary of a Single Mom as Uncle Bo
- 2008 · Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II as Lando Calrissian / Man (voice)
- 2008 · Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight as Self
- 2008 · iMurders as Robert Delgado
- 2007 · Constellation as Helms Boxer
- 2006 · Giraffes Can't Dance as
- 2005 · Merry F#%$in' Christmas as Self
- 2004 · When Star Wars Ruled the World as Self
- 2003 · Epoch Evolution as Ferguson
- 2003 · Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa as Narrator
- 2002 · It's Black Entertainment as Self
- 2002 · The Last Place on Earth as Dr. Davis
- 2001 · The Visit as Henry
- 2001 · Good Neighbor as Sgt. Paul Davidson
- 2000 · Fear Runs Silent as Sheriff Hammond
- 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
- 1997 · Afro Promo as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 · The Prince as
- 1996 · Moving Target as Detective Don Racine
- 1996 · Mask of Death as Agent Jeffries
- 1995 · Triplecross as Agent Oscar Pierce
- 1995 · Falling For You as Lieutenant Frank Lazaro
- 1993 · Message from Nam as Felix
- 1993 · Percy & Thunder as Ralph Tate
- 1993 · Marked for Murder as Capt. Jack Reilly
- 1992 · Giant Steps as Slate Thompson
- 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
- 1988 · The Return of Desperado as Daniel Lancaster
- 1987 · Deadly Illusion as Hamberger
- 1987 · Number One with a Bullet as Det. Hazeltine
- 1986 · Courage as Bobby Jay
- 1986 · Oceans of Fire as Jim McKinley
- 1986 · Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary as Self
- 1986 · The Right of the People as Mike Trainor
- 1985 · Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1984 · The Impostor as Matthew Raines
- 1984 · Fear City as Al Wheeler
- 1984 · Time Bomb as Jake Calahan
- 1983 · Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi as Narrator (voice) / Self
- 1983 · Shooting Stars as Douglas Hawk
- 1983 · Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever as Self
- 1980 · Children of Divorce as Walter Williams
- 1980 · The Hostage Tower as Clarence Whitlock
- 1979 · Christmas Lilies of the Field as Homer Smith
- 1977 · Scott Joplin as Scott Joplin
- 1976 · The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings as Bingo
- 1975 · Carter's Army as Pvt. Lewis
- 1974 · The Take as Sneed
- 1973 · Hit! as Nick Allen
- 1972 · Lady Sings the Blues as Louis McKay
- 1972 · The Final Comedown as Johnny Johnson
- 1972 · The Glass House as Lennox
- 1971 · Brian's Song as Gale Sayers
- 1970 · Lost Flight as Merle Barnaby
- 1959 · The Last Angry Man as Josh Quincy
- Future · Brown Sugar as Host - Narrator