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Billy Dee Williams

Acting

Billy Dee Williams

Billy Dee Williams is an actor born on April 6, 1937 in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi and Batman. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
April 6, 1937
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
比利·迪·威廉斯 · بیلی دی ویلیامز · William December Williams Jr.

Biography

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.

Filmography

  1. 2024LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxyas Landolorian (voice) · 1 episode
  2. 2022Is That Black Enough for You?!?as Self
  3. 2022LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacationas Lando Calrissian (voice)
  4. 2021And Just Like That…as Lawrence Todd · 1 episode
  5. 2020LEGO Star Wars Holiday Specialas Lando Calrissian (voice)
  6. 2020The Skywalker Legacyas Self
  7. 2019Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkeras Lando Calrissian
  8. 2019Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?as Billy Dee Williams (voice) · 1 episode
  9. 2018Quincyas Self
  10. 2017Dirty Dancingas Tito
  11. 2017The Lego Batman Movieas Two-Face (voice)
  12. 2017I Am Not Your Negroas Self (archive footage)
  13. 2016LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventuresas Lando Calrissian (voice) · 2 episodes
  14. 2015LEGO Star Wars: Droid Talesas Lando Calrissian (voice) · 2 episodes
  15. 2015Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothalas Lando Calrissian (voice)
  16. 2014Star Wars Rebelsas Lando Calrissian (voice) · 1 episode
  17. 2014The Lego Movieas Lando (voice)
  18. 2013LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chroniclesas Lindo Calrissian (voice) · 2 episodes
  19. 2012The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orangeas Sensei Carrot / Cucumber Referee (voice) · 1 episode
  20. 2012Comic Book Menas Self · 1 episode
  21. 2012Key & Peeleas Billy Dee Williams · 1 episode
  22. 2010Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode IIIas Lando Calrissian / Teacher (voice)
  23. 2010Barry Mundayas Lonnie Green
  24. 2009White Collaras Ford / Bradford Toman · 1 episode
  25. 2009Modern Familyas Himself · 1 episode
  26. 2009Gleeas Andy Collins · 1 episode
  27. 2009Fanboysas Judge Reinhold
  28. 2008Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode IIas Lando Calrissian / Man (voice)
  29. 2007Private Practiceas Henry · 1 episode
  30. 2006Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horroras Pastor Charlie
  31. 2005The Boondocksas Himself (voice) · 1 episode
  32. 2005Dancing with the Starsas Self - Contestant · 3 episodes
  33. 2005Robot Chickenas Billy Dee Williams / Fudge Turnover (voice) · 1 episode
  34. 2004Lostas Billy Dee Williams · 1 episode
  35. 2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogyas Self
  36. 2003NCISas Leroy Jethro Moore · 2 episodes
  37. 2002Undercover Brotheras Gen. Warren Boutwell
  38. 2001Scrubsas Billy Dee Williams · 1 episode
  39. 2000The Ladies Manas Lester
  40. 1998That '70s Showas Pastor Dan · 1 episode
  41. 1998Wooas Himself
  42. 1992The Jacksons: An American Dreamas Berry Gordy · 2 episodes
  43. 1992Martinas Billy Dee Williams · 1 episode
  44. 1990In Living Color1 episode
  45. 1989Batmanas Harvey Dent
  46. 1987A Different Worldas Langston Paige · 1 episode
  47. 1987Wiseguy1 episode
  48. 1985North and Southas Francis Cardozo · 3 episodes
  49. 1984Fear Cityas Al Wheeler
  50. 1983Return of the Jedias Lando Calrissian
  51. 1981Nighthawksas Matthew Fox
  52. 1981Dynastyas Brady Lloyd · 29 episodes
  53. 1980The Empire Strikes Backas Lando Calrissian
  54. 1975The Jeffersons1 episode
  55. 1974The Conversationas Man in Yellow Hat (uncredited)
  56. 1972Lady Sings the Bluesas Louis McKay
  57. 1971Brian's Songas Gale Sayers
  58. 1970The Out-of-Townersas Clifford Robinson, Lost & Found Clerk
  59. 1966Mission: Impossibleas Hank Benton · 1 episode
  60. 1953The Oscarsas Self · 1 episode