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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy as Landolorian (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 · 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)
- 2017 · The Lego Batman Movie as Two-Face (voice)
- 2016 · LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures 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)
- 2013 · LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles as Lindo Calrissian (voice)
- 2012 · Comic Book Men as Self
- 2012 · Key & Peele as Billy Dee Williams
- 2011 · The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll as Ace Millstone
- 2009 · White Collar as Ford / Bradford Toman
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2009 · Modern Family as Himself
- 2009 · Glee as Andy Collins
- 2009 · Pitching Man: Satchel Paige Defying Time as Narrator
- 2009 · Fanboys as Judge Reinhold
- 2007 · Private Practice as Henry
- 2007 · Constellation as Helms Boxer
- 2006 · Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror as Pastor Charlie
- 2005 · The Boondocks as Himself (voice)
- 2005 · Mind of Mencia as
- 2005 · Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
- 2005 · Robot Chicken as Billy Dee Williams / Fudge Turnover (voice)
- 2004 · Lost as Self
- 2003 · NCIS as Leroy Jethro Moore
- 2002 · Half & Half as Otis 'Omar Funk' Wright
- 2002 · Street Time as Charles White
- 2001 · Scrubs as Billy Dee Williams
- 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 · Steel Sharks as Adm. Jim Perry
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1993 · Marked for Murder as Capt. Jack Reilly
- 1992 · Martin as
- 1991 · Voices That Care as Self - Choir Member
- 1990 · In Living Color as
- 1989 · Batman as Harvey Dent
- 1988 · The Return of Desperado as Daniel Lancaster
- 1987 · Deadly Illusion as Hamberger
- 1987 · A Different World as Langston Paige
- 1987 · Wiseguy as
- 1987 · Number One with a Bullet as Det. Hazeltine
- 1986 · Oceans of Fire as Jim McKinley
- 1985 · North and South as Francis Cardozo
- 1984 · Fear City as Al Wheeler
- 1983 · Return of the Jedi as Lando Calrissian
- 1981 · Dynasty as Brady Lloyd
- 1980 · The Hostage Tower as Clarence Whitlock
- 1980 · The Empire Strikes Back as Lando Calrissian
- 1979 · Christmas Lilies of the Field as Homer Smith
- 1977 · Scott Joplin as Scott Joplin
- 1975 · Carter's Army as Pvt. Lewis
- 1975 · The Jeffersons as
- 1974 · Dinah! as Self
- 1974 · The Conversation as Man in Yellow Hat (uncredited)
- 1973 · Hit! as Nick Allen
- 1973 · The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
- 1972 · Lady Sings the Blues as Louis McKay
- 1972 · The Final Comedown as Johnny Johnson
- 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
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Performer
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · Brown Sugar as Host - Narrator
- 2025 · STZ as Broadcaster (voice)
- 2024 · Icons Unearthed: Batman as Self
- 2023 · Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount as Himself
- 2022 · Is That Black Enough for You?!? as Self
- 2022 · LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation as Lando Calrissian (voice)
- 2021 · Stallone: Frank, That Is as Self
- 2020 · The Skywalker Legacy 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)
- 2017 · Dirty Dancing as Tito
- 2016 · LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises as Lando Calrissian (voice)
- 2015 · The Man in 3B as Cain
- 2014 · The Rebels as Coach Paysinger
- 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 · Titan Maximum as Adm. Bitchface (voice)
- 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 · General Hospital: Night Shift as
- 2006 · Giraffes Can't Dance as
- 2005 · Merry F#%$in' Christmas as Self
- 2005 · Bring Back... as Self
- 2005 · Black in the 80s as
- 2004 · Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy 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 · Undercover Brother as Gen. Warren Boutwell
- 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
- 1999 · The Contract as Senator Harmon
- 1998 · Hard Time as Leo Barker
- 1998 · Woo as Himself
- 1997 · The Fourth King as Gasparre
- 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
- 1994 · Lonesome Dove: The Series as
- 1993 · Message from Nam as Felix
- 1993 · Percy & Thunder as Ralph Tate
- 1993 · Alien Intruder as Commander Skyler
- 1992 · The Jacksons: An American Dream as Berry Gordy
- 1992 · Giant Steps as Slate Thompson
- 1991 · Driving Me Crazy as Max
- 1990 · Dangerous Passion as Lou
- 1990 · Secret Agent 00 Soul as Secret Agent Zero
- 1986 · Courage as Bobby Jay
- 1986 · Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary as Self
- 1986 · The Right of the People as Mike Trainor
- 1985 · Double Dare as Billy Diamond
- 1985 · Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1985 · Marvin & Tige as Richard Davis
- 1984 · The Impostor as Matthew Raines
- 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 · Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever as Self
- 1981 · Nighthawks as Matthew Fox
- 1980 · Children of Divorce as Walter Williams
- 1976 · The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings as Bingo
- 1975 · Mahogany as Brian
- 1974 · The Take as Sneed
- 1972 · The Glass House as Lennox
- 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
- 1967 · Coronet Blue as The Second Technician
- Future · Star Wars Detours as Lando Calrissian (voice)